Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard
James Clifford "Jim" Pollardwas an American basketball player and coach...
death expect higher seen toll
We expect the death toll to be higher than anything we've ever seen before.
authorized death expect higher seen toll
What I'm authorized to say now is we expect the death toll to be higher than anything we've ever seen before.
calls friction realistic
Friction calls are some of the most realistic calls there are.
hands hard palms
When you get up on that stage, you're nervous. Your hands are shaking, your palms are sweaty. It's hard to keep control.
When you get up on that stage, you're nervous.
almost wish
It's almost a storybook kind of rescue. I wish all were like that.
higher
It's going to be much higher than anything we've ever seen.
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I know if I'd played somewhere else, I would've scored many more points, ... but George was such a dominant player, you just had to take advantage of a force like that. And he played his heart out. In my lifetime I've seen only two centers who could just take charge of a game, who could put so much fear in other players that they stayed away from the middle. One was Bill Russell. The other, and he was even more dominant, was George Mikan.
early report
The first report is always a little off. It's really too early to tell.
building damage virtually
The damage is catastrophic and widespread. There's virtually not a building here in Gulfport that's not substantially damaged.
certainly cooperation deaths grateful major tragedy
The major tragedy is that a lot of the deaths were preventable. But we're certainly grateful for the cooperation that we did get.