Xavier Perkins
Xavier Perkins
coming felt heard underdog
We felt coming up here that we were the underdog because no one's heard of us.
left sure
I'm sure we didn't have anything left in the tank.
met seem seemed
It was just the way I was treated. When I first met him, it didn't seem like he only wanted me for basketball. It seemed like he wanted to get to know me.
expected
I'm not emotional. I expected this. I'm comfortable now.
took week
It took me about a week to get over it.
judge people side
Of course, you have people who already see you one way and already judge you, but that's the other side of me that people don't know. That's just me being me.
stress taken
Now I can pretty much be me. It's just a lot of stress taken off, I feel relieved.
shot
I got to feel with him, I got a shot to play professionally.
attention pay
I didn't pay attention to time. That's my error. I put it on my shoulders.
coaches coaching experience far mainly
Mainly just the coaching staff. I didn't have to go far away. The coaches with experience know what they're doing.
best coaches great
Mr. Doherty has to be one of the best coaches around and has been around some great coaches.
difficult mastering
It wasn't that difficult to learn, but mastering it is another thing.
bonded jump saw time took
We bonded from jump really. The first time I saw him - new kid, not really used to the environment. We took him in, my family. He's like my little brother.
arena seen shoot team
I haven't seen any team shoot in this arena like they did the first half.