Eric Zastoupil
Eric Zastoupil
drop gap
I was about to drop on my knees. There's a two-second gap there where everything went blank.
basketball drops entire hands humble john possession roof time
Getting John was an all-around blessing. His basketball I.Q. is through the roof and he's humble about it. Your hands better be up any time John has the ball. He won't look at you the entire possession and still he drops it right in your hands.
happening moment
I was frozen. There was nothing else happening for a moment there.
physical
It's physical and rough. That's the way I like to play.
block game guy mental mind
Its all mental inside. Sometimes, I'll let the guy guarding me block my first shot. It's a mind game down there.
blank seemed
There was nothing going on in this place for it seemed like eternity. Everything just went blank in my mind.
dinner exhausted legs remember twitching
As a team, this is what we live for. I remember at dinner after the Duncanville game, we were completely exhausted and our legs were still twitching for more.
atmosphere best coach state watch
Coach Inman told us he comes to watch state every year, and that this is the best atmosphere of any of the sports. He wasn't lying.
kept motto remembered state won
Our motto was, 'Let's make history,' or at least that was the unofficial motto. We kept saying, let's do something profound. We did. Well be remembered. We'll be back here in 25 years being remembered for this. We won the state title. We are the state champions.
afraid appreciate exactly holds love says win
He said we could win state. He says what we're all thinking. We love that he's not afraid and holds nothing back. He says exactly what he's thinking. You've got to appreciate that.
guess putting win
I guess we're putting Plano on the map. We are one win away.
again knocked lost teeth time
The first time I lost my teeth was in hockey. I got them knocked out again this year.