J. M. Roberts
J. M. Roberts
John Morris "J. M." Roberts CBEwas a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979 to 1985 he was vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985 to 1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West...
contested definitely guys hard played throughout
I thought it was a hotly contested game. I thought our guys battled hard, played hard throughout the whole game. ... It definitely was not a 16-point game.
both charged hearts intense played teams
This was a very intense game. I thought both teams played their hearts out. In a very charged atmosphere, I thought both teams played well at times and not so well at times.
played security together trust
We've played together long enough that we have trust and a lot of security with each other,
expect played since small together town
It was kind of what you would expect in a small town back then. Many of us had played together since Little League.
energy played
We played with a lot of energy. We played with a lot of passion.
defensive great hard played scoring time
They played really hard. We played hard in spurts. It's the first time in a long time we got outplayed. We're not a great scoring team. When we don't have a defensive mind-set, we're in trouble.
best games might played
This might have been one of the best games he's played for us.
played quarter
After the first quarter we played right with them.
bunch came fires large range start
Through the years we had a bunch of large range fires that would start in the county. This was about the only one that actually came into town.
good normally practice shots took within
We were patient. We took good shots. We took shots within rhythm. We did things that we normally practice every day and that is why we were successful.
basketball care job pressure taking
We have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball, but their pressure had a lot to do with it.
amount effort hard hard-work man tremendous wish work
We wish Cedric the best. He is a young man who put in a tremendous amount of hard work and effort in representing St. John's basketball.
city developed difficult dry dust eventually felt plan
We felt that the plan that the city eventually developed was workable. Controlling dust is a very difficult thing at best, particularly here in the Southwest during dry times of the year.
fold handed matter road situation teams tried understand win
I've tried to get them to understand that on the road you have to take the game. You have to win it. It's not going to be handed to you no matter what the situation is, and teams are not going to fold at home. You must take the game.