Johnny Gray
Johnny Gray
JohnLee Gray, Jr.was an American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. A four-time-Olympianin 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a meet in Koblenz. That time puts Gray as the #13 performer of all time. He came seventh in the 1984 Summer Olympics, fifth in 1988, and won the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992. In 1993 Gray was one of the favourites to win a gold medal at the...
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There was a stretch when we'd get some energy, but they'd come right back and hit a three. They are a great shooting team. They hit their shots, and unfortunately, we didn't hit ours. They hit five more threes than us, and that's the difference right there.
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I've loved March Madness since I was in elementary school. Basketball is a team game, and whatever team plays best that night deserves to win. That's the beauty of college basketball. You look around the country and see underdogs beating top teams.
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It feels great, especially against an undefeated team from the Big 12. They're not undefeated for no reason. Now, they have a blemish on their record, and it's thanks to us and our team.
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To tell you the truth, I felt it in warm-ups. Sometimes in warm-ups you hit shots, but tonight just felt a little different. It felt like tonight might be the night.
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The Big West Tournament is basically a new season. Teams have new life, and whichever team plays the best deserves to win. That's college basketball. That's the beauty of it.
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It was so close I could taste it. I could taste victory. It was within our grasp, and then it slipped away.
coming
There was no way I was coming out of this game.
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A sense of urgency came over the team. Once a team gets down like we did, you just have to keep doing what you're good at.
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This feels incredible. We're going to the dance, and I love to dance. They say I'm the best dancer on the team.
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He has the best jump hook I've ever seen. When he's active and fighting for the ball, fighting for position, no one can stop him.
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He got a good look. Whitey makes that shot 80 percent of the time.
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He gets the utmost respect from everyone on the team. He's always on the ground, going for loose balls. He's bumping, he's battling. It definitely shows his character and how he wants to contribute to this team.
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My rhythm felt really good. My teammates were finding me, and luckily I knocked down some shots.
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I didn't feel it as much during the game because of the adrenaline. During timeouts, that's when it starts throbbing, but the win definitely takes a lot of the pain away.