J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
James Louis "J. J." Johnson was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 January 1924
CountryUnited States of America
chance delivered fair promised schools
A lot of schools didn't look at me because of my size, but they promised to give me a fair chance here and they delivered once I was here.
believe fans negative people saw support
There was some negative press, but then it made my fans and the people that saw it the way I did believe in me more and support me more.
anybody sell
There was never a consideration to sell it to anybody else.
agreement apart far major sides
There was no agreement. The two sides were too far apart on all the major issues.
football solid talent team
They're a solid football team to play someone our size, ... They've got a lot more talent than we have.
forced issue seniors
They really forced the issue and made it happen. The seniors willed us to win.
eyes island mistakes position
You're out there on an island all by yourself. All eyes are on you. Everything is magnified. All mistakes are seen. It's you. It's the position now, the position to play.
feelings hurting
You're hurting my feelings right now, seriously. Is he down?
affected flood urban vast
This is the first urban flood that has affected such a vast and industrialized region,
affected flood urban vast
This is the first urban flood that has affected such a vast and industrialised region.
none
This is something none of us could've predicted.
hard rewarding
This is one of the more rewarding deployments we've been on. A lot of hard work.
confidence focus game gives night responding road scoreboard scoring watching
After not scoring (Wednesday) night and responding like that, it gives us a little confidence before this long road trip. I'd like to see us take the focus off scoreboard watching and standings watching. We've got to get our game going.
balls few ground hard
Some seeing-eye ground balls, there's nothing you can do about that. I did give up a few hard hits.