Thomas Gardner
Thomas Gardner
Col. Thomas Gardnerwas an American political figure and soldier...
against fight good half hard hole ourselves struggled struggling
We struggled in the first half and we put ourselves in a hole. That's something we've been struggling with the whole year. When you put yourself in a hole against a good team, it's going to be hard to fight back.
happened justify leader perspective played power second team today totally
I need to do everything in my power to show that I'm with this team. As a leader of the team you really can't justify what happened today (Saturday). I have a totally different perspective on my team. They showed a lot of heart. Hopefully, I can get back in there and play the same way they played in the second half.
accustomed conscious early effort games gone heart hurt losing people played players streak throughout tried
I think it was just a conscious effort just to play better. I think if we had played like this throughout this losing streak a lot of games would have gone differently. I thought tonight, after the game a lot of players really hurt because of the loss. Early with a loss, we'd just get accustomed to it. This is a game that really hurt because I think that people really played their heart out and really tried to win.
coach definitely earlier
I said earlier that if coach Watkins is here, I would definitely come back.
areas enjoy frustrated laugh losses player spots
You always as a player are going to be frustrated when things don't end up the way you want them to. We're out there to have fun, and with our losses it hasn't been fun, but you've got to find spots and areas where you can laugh and still enjoy being out there on the court.
cap eight games jimmy nine owe season senior teammates
Where is there to quit? We've still got eight or nine games left. The season is still not over. I owe it to Jimmy and Cap (Kevin Young), it's their senior seasons, and to myself and my teammates not to quit.
quick ready trying turnaround win
We take a win any way we can get it right now. We're 5-4; we're trying to end up 7-4 before conference. Now we've got a quick turnaround to get ready for Oakland and Calvin Wooten, who's averaging 24.