Tom Peterson
Tom Peterson
Tom Petersonwas an American retailer, pitchman, and television personality from Portland, Oregon. Peterson opened his first store in 1964, which grew to a regional consumer electronics, home appliance, and furniture chain in the 1970s. His memorable television commercials and unusual promotions made him a widely recognized personality in the Portland area by the 1980s, leading to several cameo appearances in the films of Gus Van Sant...
accolades believe coaches five guys recognized respect shows talent team
When we get accolades we believe it is a team award. To have five guys recognized shows the respect other coaches have for the talent on our team.
best both chance fighting host line match prove team
We both have a lot on the line this weekend. We're fighting for the chance to host a first-round match while they (Hawaii) are out to prove they're the best team in the league.
against playing road sure tomorrow
We have to go on the road against No. 2 (Cal Irvine) but first is tomorrow night. We have to make sure we're playing better each night. That's who will come out on top, who's playing better at the end.
bounce contend national tomorrow tough whether
We'll see tomorrow whether or not we can contend for a national championship. We need to come out and show we can bounce back from a tough loss.
confident frame good players talent tough
I think the players are in a pretty good frame of mind. We're confident in our talent and all of that. If we want to put it together, we're very tough for anybody.
crucial missed points seemed serves together wrong
They put it together at the right times. We missed serves at the wrong times and at crucial points they seemed to get better. They outplayed us mentally.
against ball bottom critical fifth game line missed played second serves six team
The bottom line is that at critical times, the other team had better ball control. We played a lot better in the second match. We missed six serves in the fifth game and you just can't do that against a team like Hawaii.
busting crunch easy forget happens intensity longer matches matters periods start time win
Actually, I think it's what happens before crunch time that matters more. It's so easy to forget about that. We need to be busting our butts before crunch time. That's when we'll start to win those matches is when we play the same intensity for longer periods of time.
building few improved last matches prepare program
This is a much improved team. They have been building their program the last few years and have a very competitive team. We need to prepare very well for them and not have a let down. These are big matches for us.
arts carnegie facility great hall hear lure magnet national performers programs propel sounds students
This is a facility that will propel the arts programs at USU into national and international attention. It will be a magnet to lure people. We will get great performers who want to perform in a hall like this. Students can hear what it sounds like to perform in Carnegie Hall.
allowed came crowd game mistake somewhere
I thought somewhere in the 20's in Game 4, we started to play better. It came down to if they (UCSB) would make a mistake and they did. That allowed our crowd to get into the game and get us going.
felt guys presence
His stats weren't all that great, but the guys felt his presence very much.
couple people played since
He's doing well. He's working hard. Sometimes people say to him, 'You've got all of the experience.' But it's been a couple of years since he played (internationally).
ball certain close game points roller tonight
Our game tonight was like a roller coaster. We were up at certain points in the game and at other times we were down -- we were down to close out ball games.