Rudy Morrow
Rudy Morrow
build relationships work
Even now I don't like to work out by myself. It's just about the relationships you build with people.
came harder hone sophomore time worked
When I came back my sophomore year, I had probably worked harder than any other summer. I think that was because I never had time to hone my skills, I had never had time to concentrate on one sport.
hard individual medals nice people share team type worked
You have people to share it with. I'm just a team type of person. It's nice to have individual medals but having something that you can share with someone else who has worked as hard as you have, is something special.
moves pick pushed score
Rudy and I would play one-on-one and he would just pick me apart. He would tell me what moves he was going to make and he would still score on me. No one had really pushed me like that before.
bus entire event finished jogging lap last until warming
That was because it was the last event of the day and it was an entire lap around the track. Your not jogging that lap either. I could never rest. I was never finished until the bus was warming up.
basketball chose felt improve successful surprised
That surprised a lot of people, that I chose basketball because I was technically more successful at track. Basketball was just something I felt I could improve on.
believe freshman judy leading miller senior year
Judy Miller was a senior my freshman year and she was our leading scorer. She told me that I was next. Are you going to believe that when you're a freshman? I don't know.
athletes family growing natural plus
I come from a family of athletes so It was just natural growing up. Plus I come from a big family so there was always someone to play with.
awards freshman happy hungry loved mouth player selected week
I loved it. I was very happy to be selected Freshman of the Year. Then you get hungry and you want to get all the awards like player of the week and all that. That got my mouth watering.
side until
I had it in me the whole time. But you just didn't see that side of me until then.
body coaches good played round sports track year
Track is a sport where your body will get a little worn. But I played sports all year round and we had good coaches and training.
conference drop indoor less order season successful time
They had already had their indoor season and been practicing. So I was less prepared. I can't drop out of a conference tournament. Plus, in order to be a successful student, you just don't have time for everything.
freshman gold short year
After my freshman year when I got the gold in the 200 I was really excited. The 100 was a little too short for me.
juices love running
I just started to get more competitive juices in that sport. Running is running, that's just it. If you don't love running, then it's not for you.