1.  Any player who has a brain knows that salaries have gone up on a regular basis."

2.  Any respectable farmer knows you can't count on a decent crop of new potatoes unless they're planted while chilly nights are still dark and long.

3.  Any student of Pavlovian conditioning knows boxing's pack of fans will pant and pant and pant but always come up with $39.95 for Bowe-Holyfield.

4.  Cubs first baseman Mark Grace knows the new ball has helped make Wrigley Field's confines friendlier than ever.

5.  Cuffy's mother knows his adult life has been marked by difficulties.

6.  Culpepper knows that loyalty is one of the cornerstones for a successful life.

7.  Department officials know they will be under a microscope with lawmakers and the public should the funding package pass.

8.  Cuomo knows that his preachments here are running against the prevailing mood.

9.  Currency dealers know that French, German, Italian and other European business executives want a stronger greenback to help their exports.

10.  Current players know that many of their predecessors have gone to college and the NFL, and that the same is possible for them.