John Petersen Quotes (8 Quotes)

We've been told that the company is doing well, but it can always do better. The business would be better because of the changes they're making. I'm sorry I was of the people that were let go, but I already have other irons in the fire. This will give me the chance to try something I wasn't able to do before in a 9 to 5 job.

We've struggled lately from the floor, but tonight they felt good.

Not only is Coach Pearl one of the very best coaches in the nation, but more importantly, he has become a great ambassador for our university during his tenure at Tennessee.

We didn't react well on defense. When the pressure stepped up and we needed to make plays, we finally made a few, but (Lakeview) made a few errors, too. It wasn't just all our stellar play.

They were shooting the ball extremely well. They controlled the game. Every time we'd make a spurt, they'd have an answer.

We expected to do well, and I think we executed what we wanted to do. Our goals were similar to last weekend -- definitely finding that internal boat character.

There've been rumors of planned layoffs for the past few weeks. Kara invited me to her office this morning and both her and someone from HR said my position didn't exist anymore, and they explained the severance package to me, and the package was very generous. Kara made it as humane as possible. I had as much time as I needed to say goodbye to my colleagues.

I think this week is going to be really competitive between our boats on the water and extremely focused. There will probably be some lineup switches, some seat racing, and trying out some new guys, which is good, because it keeps people on edge a little bit.