Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic) Jones and Dawn Burrell and others was going to be pretty
source:
COCA
Entry:
1063
Example:
Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic) Jones and Dawn Burrell and others was going to be pretty tough.
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Male
Race/Ethnicity:
Black
Age:
49
Level of Education:
College (Graduate, B.S. degree)
Home Community, Town, or State:
CA (Los Angeles)
Location Collected:
Television
Year:
2000
Relation to Addressee:
panelist to host
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.4
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: ABC Good Morning America.
Full Context: extremely tough. But it just -- it didn't work out. And I just thought that it would be a good chance to try to make a fifth Olympic team. FORD: Bobby, what'd you think as -- as not only Jackie's husband but -- but perhaps, more importantly, as her coach about this notion of her coming out of retirement and trying out again for the Olympics? Mr-KERSEE: Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic) Jones and Dawn Burrell and others was going to be pretty tough. But you know, after competing for 20 years, trying to represent your country in the Olympic Games, it wasn't about medals, it wasn't about, you know, fame or fortune. It was about trying to represent the United States in the Olympic games for the fifth time. And if we had a shot at it,