Will Witherspoon
Will Witherspoon
William "Will" Cordell Witherspoonis a retired American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans...
conference games last learned
We play 18 conference games and it's such a long season. We learned a lot from that last season.
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If you have a hard time caring about a kid that looks different than you, then they will have a hard time relating to you. I think the first component to building relationships is the ability to care. Most kids don't care how much you know until you show them how much you care. The first thing for me is I care about kids, and I think they see that so it makes it easier for me to relate to them no matter what they look like or what their background might be.
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It's not like our need for him went away because he was hurt. It still was there, and sometimes there in greater fashion. What has happened is that other guys have been burdened with more of a role than they are fully ready for yet.
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It?s hard to just come out there and lose; we?re trying to win every game. North Carolina is a good team?but it hurts; every game hurts to lose.
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After we played Stanford, I thought that was it. But the foot started feeling a little bit better, and I wanted to be out there.
hard relationship
It's hard having kids. It's hard having a job. It's hard having a relationship - for anybody.
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We were doing the best we can to patch it all together when the game started, when he had no fouls. When he goes out . . . it's difficult. It's great to get those (other) guys some experience, but it's not a stress-free experience.
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We kept playing harder as the game went on, that's something you have to do. You have to believe you're going to come back. We weren't necessarily playing well but we played harder and that gave us a chance.
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You know, I'm just trying to matter and live a good life and make work that means something to somebody, and you have all made me feel that I have accomplished that tonight. So thank you so much for this honor.
fun
I was having a lot of fun, but I'm having even more fun now.
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I started to look at George Mason before the selections came out. Just talking to different people from different leagues, some people said to me.
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On a given day you're not sure who their best player is, and they probably don't know. It certainly gives us a challenge.
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I'm trying to make it cool to be a good girl.
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If we can come out with enough energy, we will certainly have a chance to succeed. They are playing with a great deal of energy, just a tremendous amount of energy, and we're going to have to work hard to come up with that level of energy to give us a chance.