Mark French
Mark French
Mark Frenchis a retired Australian sprint cyclist. He started cycling competitively relatively late at the age of 15, in 1999...
bit break ethic joe needed shots stick tonight work
Joe has been off a little bit -- not in his work ethic -- but shots have been missing, his stick has been breaking. I think tonight is what he needed to break out of a little slump.
bit gained given goal guys knew momentum point sure turning
I called a time-out because I thought it could be a big turning point of the game. We had already given up a goal when we were dead, now if we give up a goal 5 on 3, that could be all she wrote. I wanted to make sure we knew what we were doing. And the guys competed hard, and we gained a little bit of momentum from (killing) that.
With all those power-play opportunities, I thought we could probably take over the game. And we did.
aspects certainly found game gave good jason leadership mark puts struggled team
We certainly struggled in a lot of aspects of the game tonight, that's not the way you want to go into the playoffs. But we still found a way to win, and that's the mark of a good team. When you have leadership like Jason can present, he puts the team on his back and gave us the win.
caused guys injuries mental number physical sit speaks
You can't do what he's done and not play through a number of injuries that would have caused a lot of other guys to sit out. It speaks to his physical and mental toughness.
chances puck result second seemed shot wall
We shot the puck more than we usually do, and we got a lot of second chances. Usually, those second chances result in goals. But it seemed like there was a wall up tonight.
beating cooperate grab start time
Of course, any time he didn't cooperate with them, they would grab him and start beating him again.
few positives serious
One of the few positives is that it wasn't more serious than it was.
discipline good lack poorly program radio reflects team
I apologized to my team for my lack of discipline, and then I went on the radio and apologized there. It reflects poorly on the program and I think we have a good program.
champions crazy felt hung kids maybe nice roll showing supposed thanks tough
Maybe they are these young crazy kids and they didn't know they were supposed to wilt. At that point, we felt like, 'OK, here it comes. We're going to go on a roll and it will be, Nice job, Riverside, thanks for showing up.' But they hung tough and did what champions do.
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Is tonight's event a pr campaign to save Mark French's job? You know I'll get a job wherever I need a job. I'm resourceful, I've got talent, and I've got skills. I'm here to help Tulsa Public School teachers defend themselves.
experience knowing leave people
People leave this whole experience really knowing more about their community.
hard night performance played
I think we played really hard tonight. I thought our performance was like night and day from (Thursday) night.
character talk
The actors are in character. They don't talk about the character; they talk as the character. It's really an interesting effect.