Tom Peterson
Tom Peterson
Tom Petersonwas an American retailer, pitchman, and television personality from Portland, Oregon. Peterson opened his first store in 1964, which grew to a regional consumer electronics, home appliance, and furniture chain in the 1970s. His memorable television commercials and unusual promotions made him a widely recognized personality in the Portland area by the 1980s, leading to several cameo appearances in the films of Gus Van Sant...
couple people played since
He's doing well. He's working hard. Sometimes people say to him, 'You've got all of the experience.' But it's been a couple of years since he played (internationally).
critical ourselves
We've got to let ourselves play well at critical times in the match. Sometimes, we didn't even get swings.
best chance fighting host prove team
We are fighting for the chance to host while they (the Warriors) are out to prove they are the best team in the league.
decided happened
He happened to like us, I think. He decided he wanted to come to Provo.
alive both column hold hopes hosting huge loss teams tied weekend win
This weekend is a huge deal. We're tied in the loss column and we have to win both to keep our hopes alive of hosting the MPSF championship. We're really the only two teams that hold their own destiny.
against ball beach few good perception shot team weeks
We need to get better ball control, but we feel we're getting better. The whole team has the perception that we're a different team than even a few weeks ago. We've got a good shot to play well against Long Beach State.
absolutely fan fire fun played struggling whatever
We've been struggling lately, struggling with questioning ourselves. Who should be in the line-up, who should be doing what. Whatever it was, I think they were all on fire and they just played incredible. If you're a UH fan it was absolutely fun to watch.
errors magical played settled sorts
We made all sorts of errors in the first game. We were nervous. We just settled down after that and played the way we can. There wasn't anything magical about it, we just played better.
ball becomes court deal driven gets harder mental practiced sails sea serve serving team
Serving becomes very different at sea level. At altitude, the ball sails farther. The ball gets driven into the court at sea level. Our serve becomes harder and it's a mental deal as well. But the other team (UCLA) is much more practiced at serving at sea level.
chemistry consistent ensure focus good intensity played receive serve tournament trying
The tournament was a good experience. We've been trying to focus on serve and serve receive and to ensure our chemistry and intensity are good over time. I thought we played with chemistry and were consistent for the most part this weekend.
expect high host losing matches tournament
These matches are really important. We can't be losing and expect to have a high seed. We want to host a first-round tournament match.
hard ivan whether
Ivan is still sore. It's hard to say whether he'll play.
building few improved last matches prepare program
This is a much improved team. They have been building their program the last few years and have a very competitive team. We need to prepare very well for them and not have a let down. These are big matches for us.
arts carnegie facility great hall hear lure magnet national performers programs propel sounds students
This is a facility that will propel the arts programs at USU into national and international attention. It will be a magnet to lure people. We will get great performers who want to perform in a hall like this. Students can hear what it sounds like to perform in Carnegie Hall.