Kurt Thomas
Kurt Thomas
Kurt Vincent Thomasis an American retired professional basketball player. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward-center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas Christian University...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 October 1972
CityDallas, TX
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I don't even think about getting traded. I always hear my name being mentioned, but the New York is still across my chest.
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Coming back and playing again this week should help us out. The course in Toledo is similar to the one we won at earlier in the year at Youngstown State. We are heading in the right direction right now. We are working hard and it should pay off soon.
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Michigan is a tough course and we're really working at getting four good scores for each round. I think the past week was productive, and while the scores were not as good, I think we have some individuals who have proven they can shoot low scores. If we can do that, we will be competitive with everyone this weekend.
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It doesn't take long when you've got Steve. You just plant your feet and stay steady and wait for the ball.
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We clamped down on him. We took him out of his game.
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Getting off to an early lead was our main focus, especially with them playing last night. We wanted to jump on them early and take their legs out from under them.
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One of the big things we wanted to do was get out there early and jump on them, especially knowing that they played last night.
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Monday, we came out and played pretty decent. When Tuesday came around, we played in the rain for about an hour and a half. We did not do as well during that. We finished in seventh, which is respectable, but we know we are capable of doing better.
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I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you're striving to do your best.
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Unbelievable. We just got some tough calls. But we can't worry about that.
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We just hate to lose tonight on a tough call that could have gone either way.
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We had a disappointing finish, and I think we expected a better result from this weekend. The team played well at times, but we also had to deal with a high score in the second round.
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We have been relying on team effort, not so much as one individual. Everyone stepped up at Ball State and they all played pretty even, as indicated by their scores. We need to improve our short game, though. That was what hurt us the most at Ball State, and we lost some shots around the green. Our course management will be the key to our success this weekend.
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I've just really been focusing on playing defense and rebounding and not worrying about the offense. That's been the biggest thing. I think I was forcing and rushing my shot. Now, I'm just relaxing and when it comes, I let it fly.