At first, I didn't want to do it. I wanted to make my own footsteps. But coming behind my brother and my father, it's a great situation for me in my hometown. |
Coach Brady told us before the start of the season that no one was going to feel sorry for us because of Katrina, so we had to be prepared. That's the way we approached it. |
He loves that kind of thing. He does those things to get people laughing and make people feel good. |
He told us that the team we played in the first round wouldn't care about Katrina. They would be trying to win the game. |
He used to be just fat. Chubby. He was a ballplayer, but he was chubby. Now, he's taller. He's still big, but he's a great basketball player. He's not just a big guy in the middle. |
He went through a lot of trials and tribulations. He would get hate mail slipped under his dorm room door and there would also be graffiti on his door. Through it all he was always strong and he's passed that down to me. I really can't imagine what it would be like to go through something like that. |
He's definitely the toughest guy I've ever had to defend. I tried not to let him feel me and see where I was. |
He's definitely the toughest I've ever had to defend. I got six hours sleep (thinking about it Wednesday night). |
I felt like it was a very long time. |
I really can't imagine what it would be like to go through something like that. Hopefully his strength has been passed on to me. |
I saw some stuff I never thought I'd see during Katrina, but volunteering helped bring us together as a team. |
I was just trying to get a hand in his face and contest all his shots, or make him pass the ball back out. I'm a defensive player. This is what I live for. |
I was surprised because he pump-faked more than I thought he would. When I had my hands up, he threw the ball out a lot more than I thought he would. He'd get a shot and he'd go up, and I'd put my hand up. I wouldn't foul him, and he'd throw the ball out to his teammates. I thought he was going to shoot a lot more than he did. |
I watched a lot of film on him to see what he does to get open. |
I'm a defensive stopper. That's what I live for. |