Will Witherspoon
Will Witherspoon
William "Will" Cordell Witherspoonis a retired American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans...
believe game gave harder kept played playing
We kept playing harder as the game went on, that's something you have to do. You have to believe you're going to come back. We weren't necessarily playing well but we played harder and that gave us a chance.
best effort game gave history near tough tremendous
We really gave it a tremendous effort on the backboard. It's a tough place to play, there's a lot of history in this building. We did our best to try to give them the game near the end.
admit category disease found gave mom nickname
I have to admit I was dismayed when I found out 'type A' refers to a category of risk for heart disease - I thought it was just a nickname my mom gave me!
far rough worried
She's having some rough times. He doesn't want to be too far away. We're worried about her.
love money people somewhere
You always feel like there's going to be more money somewhere else. But it's like anything else. There are going to be people who like you, some people are going to love you and some people are going to think you're OK.
game gets hope last panther stuff time until worked
I hope this was not my last game in a Panther uniform. It's a long time from now until all of that kind of stuff gets worked out. So we'll just go day-by-day.
bring definitely family free marty owe realistic talked understand whatever
I definitely think it's realistic for me to be back. Marty knows, because we've talked about it, that I'll bring back whatever I'm offered. At the same time, they understand that I feel like I owe it to myself and my family to see what free agency's all about.
acting signed
When I signed on, I just signed on to do the acting part,
tough
We weren't tough enough under the basket. That was the difference.
ability embrace knew mature notion struggled
We knew Calvin had the ability. Where he struggled was his maturity. He had to embrace the notion that he had to mature more. I told him once he did, the sky's the limit.
focused game last next soon team thinking year
As soon as last year's game ended, I started thinking about the next year and getting back to state. We were all so focused as a team this year to win.
coaching creating music sounds
At that point, music was very organic. It wasn't about synthesizing sounds or creating a computer. It was about storytelling and interpretation and performance. There was a lot of that kind of coaching going on.
best game goes great guys patch together
We were doing the best we can to patch it all together when the game started, when he had no fouls. When he goes out . . . it's difficult. It's great to get those (other) guys some experience, but it's not a stress-free experience.
great higher lead met program team wants
When we met as a team he wanted to know what was on our minds. He realizes we have a great program and wants to lead us to a higher level.