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...
ball good house offensive passed poorly team
We're a good offensive team but we passed the ball poorly and we weren't very good with ball control. It was disappointing for a team to come into our house and overpower us like that.
best hawaii team
I think Hawaii is the real deal. They may be the best team going we'll face.
best fast run team
I think, maybe, they're the best team in the country. They run a very fast offense, and they're very well coached.
best chance fighting host prove team
We are fighting for the chance to host while they (the Warriors) are out to prove they are the best team in the league.
ball becomes court deal driven gets harder mental practiced sails sea serve serving team
Serving becomes very different at sea level. At altitude, the ball sails farther. The ball gets driven into the court at sea level. Our serve becomes harder and it's a mental deal as well. But the other team (UCLA) is much more practiced at serving at sea level.
alive both column hold hopes hosting huge loss teams tied weekend win
This weekend is a huge deal. We're tied in the loss column and we have to win both to keep our hopes alive of hosting the MPSF championship. We're really the only two teams that hold their own destiny.
against ball beach few good perception shot team weeks
We need to get better ball control, but we feel we're getting better. The whole team has the perception that we're a different team than even a few weeks ago. We've got a good shot to play well against Long Beach State.
competing diego division hard hardest respect san team work
UC San Diego is the only Division II team competing in our league. While they are at a disadvantage in that aspect, they work very hard and are very well coached. We want to go in there and play our hardest and show that we respect them.
ball beat excellent good namely needed played team
It's not how we wanted to end the season. We played a very good team that is excellent at their place. They did the things they needed to do to beat us, namely ball control. Congratulations to them. They are well coached.
biggest game great helping momentum needed positive team turn volleyball win
It was a great comeback. The biggest positive was that we showed we could win by committee. We were a team and we were helping each other. Everyone did what was needed to get the momentum on our side. Volleyball is a game of momentum and you need to do everything to turn the momentum in your favor.
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 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.
bite given good league stanford team
Stanford is a scrappy, hardworking team. They may not have a very good record, but any team in this league can bite you on any given night. We don't want to be outworked by them. We will have to play well to win.