We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that.
Quotes about freshmen (16 Quotes)
In our minds, the freshmen have all the ability in the world. It's just that they have to be thrown into the fire this year. We try to let them know, even though you're freshmen and you've never set foot on this field or caught a pass at Delaware, that means nothing. You can't use that excuse out there Saturday.
I've got 15 freshmen who four weeks ago didn't know what a lacrosse stick was. The girls have been great and the administration has been very supportive. Really, the biggest challenge is that we're in a district with teams from Orlando.
It's a good teaching day, a fundamentals day, and an evaluation day. And there's a lot to evaluate. We have eight defensive starters back, but we have a new system, so we're looking for the guys with the athletic ability to help out there. We're sorting personnel, getting to know the freshmen, and figuring out where players can best fit in the program.
You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.
The ability to be able to move girls in and out of games, depending on the situation, has been very helpful. I don't want to say we're winning because of the freshmen, but it's a nice opportunity to have all those girls with us.
Universities are full of knowledge the freshmen bring a little in and the seniors take none away, and knowledge accumulates.
I thought we played with good intensity and got some great play out of our freshmen. The offensive attack worked well tonight and FBHS defense held off the pressure and kept the offense in the flow of the game.
If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself.
It's all about athletes, especially with girls. If you can get an athlete out there that can just transfer ability, be coordinated and understand and do the mechanics and the techniques, you'll be OK. And they learn it really quick. This year I had 20 freshmen girls and I could have kept 20, that's how into the game they are.
Good years lie ahead. The freshmen throughout the conference - they're good, but they had to go through a maturation process while playing. They will continue the process during the off-season.
It's asking a lot of these freshmen to be asked to step up and play in a varsity game, but we have a lot of confidence in their ability.
You're talking about a kid who's mature beyond her years. It's her toughness mentally and her ability to perform under pressure situations, including pressure free throws. She does things that a lot of freshmen just don't do.
I guess I'm one of the few guys not surprised they're playing the way they are. I knew that both kids were confident in their ability to play right away. We've asked them to do more than most freshmen are asked to do. I'm pleased and proud of the way they're playing.
We have some upperclassmen nursing injuries and it was nice to see our freshmen step up and contribute. They're gaining a lot of experience and confidence, despite the adversity.
I look for our freshmen to contribute a lot in the relays. We also need them to get into the finals in their respective events, to knock other people out of position to score. Some of the younger athletes, like Lauren Scott , Steven Bach and Terrell Thompson , have the ability to do that. At the Big Ten meet, I tell all of our athletes to focus on beating bodies, not on jumping a certain distance or running a certain time. If you focus on beating people, those things will come.