Then he was an aggressive perfectionist whose single-minded self-belief contributed to his Anfield downfall.
Five years on, Blechacz still has that single-minded pursuit of clarity and brilliance at the keyboard.
After he made a decision, he would be very single-minded until it got done.
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He is a very single-minded guy, and that will be vitally important in the days ahead.
Cooperation is vital as the enemies appears single-minded in their desire to destroy you.
Eagles fans, single-minded and not easily satisfied, would no doubt prefer a different trophy next year.
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Perhaps because he has ignored some important social issues in his single-minded pursuit of euro membership.
Their characters' stoic acceptance of those burdens and their single-minded drive have become the Dardennes' trademarks.
Sadly for Sri Lanka, only the army is single-minded about what to do with the Tigers.
Schools want more than just "quant jocks" or single-minded financial experts, said Scott Shrum, director of M.
Capello's single-minded approach reminds Lampard of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, now in charge at Inter Milan.
The single-minded Tarrin, supported as ever by Chuan, indicated he would brook no deviation from his program.
They grieved for a time when leadership was defined by a single-minded, straightforward sense of purpose and direction.
"This generation is very focused and they will achieve their goals with single-minded purpose, " says a leading psychoanalyst.
But sceptics note that rich, single-minded Finland is over budget and behind schedule with its new nuclear-power plant.
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But that needs single-minded focus by the government on dealing with the country's economic bottlenecks and social needs.
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Frank is to be commended and honored for his single-minded focus and total dedication to this nation's security.
They are single-minded in their relentless, unapologetic desire to maximize government spending.
"You have to be single-minded, strong and knowledgeable about football and I think Tony fits those requirements, " he said.
But sometimes the single-minded pursuit of entrepreneurial dreams requires taking down another entrepreneur.
He is one of the most ruthless, single-minded and fiercely-driven personalities in football.
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Additionally, a single-minded focus on deficits and debt makes tax increases more likely.
If it all seems a bit single-minded at times, that's not a failing.
But a single-minded focus on repeal could backfire as a Republican governing strategy.
His rugged, single-minded approach (forehand crosscourt, forehand crosscourt 1, 000 times) snuffs out Federer's style and versatility, rendering them frustratingly useless.
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The single-minded pursuit of shareholder value, measured over the short term, has been enormously destructive for strategy and value creation.
"We used it to our advantage then, with every worker cooperating and getting together for a single-minded purpose, " says economist Noguchi.
That in turn was part of a bigger vision, the single-minded drive to turn Malaysia into a developed nation by 2020.
They ribbed him for his single-minded obsession with whey, a watery cheese by-product best known as a scene-setter in a nursery rhyme.
But, now that ROI and revenue figure so prominently on the business agenda, are we running the risk of becoming too single-minded?
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