Larry Davis Quotes (45 Quotes)


    We'll see how he feels and see what we can do Friday. Tomorrow is a no-throw day. This was a very happy day though. He's close to his normal velocity, and we went out with the idea he would throw at a level where he felt comfortable.

    No team has ever won it playing on four consecutive days. Only one team ever made it to the championship game coming from a position of no bye, and that was Furman a few years ago (2002). Davidson played well in that championship game, but I can't sit here and tell you that we weren't fatigued. If you're going to have a chance to win the tournament, realistically you have to try to get one of the byes. That's your best shot.

    It has squeezed us unbelievably. If for some reason the NCAA rule doesn't pass at 28 or 28 games, it will be real interesting.

    This one may take a while. It's pretty sore. He didn't come in feeling very chipper today.

    We came back from the Christmas break and tried to concentrate on playing at a pace we wanted to play at.


    The Army is capable of running the software, but if it breaks, it is our expertise that allows us to fix it.

    This may be the first American city built in the 21st century. New Orleans has the opportunity to be a model for the country. ... Here's our chance.

    Throwing is one issue, but covering bases and getting his running back is a big point of concern. It was already starting to swell by the time I got to him (on the field), and putting him on an airplane didn't do him any favors.

    Rich did very well. He got a little tired at the end. That is to be expected, but he didn't hurt. We'll see how he feels tomorrow and go from there. There is no plan.

    You have to start with somebody. It's like getting up in the morning and biting the head off a frog, as my dad used to tell me. Nothing worse can happen to you the rest of the day.

    Everything has to go perfect. We're working toward that date. We'll see if we make it.

    We're building up the business as a gift shop. And the other difference for us is the player appearances.

    There was no pain. He did feel some weakness and that's totally normal.

    I thought tonight we played with more poise than at anytime this season. We were able to play that way on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court and, as a result, we were able to win a close game.

    Obviously this is a great victory. Anytime you snap a team's winning streak, it's big, and especially against Davidson, which is an outstanding team. I'm just happy for our players. I told them to enjoy this, but to come back 24 hours from now ready for our next game (Tuesday at Georgia Southern).


    In every game before Christmas except the Asheville game, we played well, but we had games in the second half down the stretch where we lost our poise a little bit. We didn't get shots we wanted. We overreacted.

    It's our job as coaches and their job as players to take a deep breath.

    With only seven home games in conference this season, each win is precious. For us to come out and get a win over the defending league champion, it is especially big. Chattanooga has a talented and athletic team. I'm very proud of what our guys accomplished tonight.

    He's going to be sore tomorrow. If he's not sore tomorrow, I'll be very surprised.

    They may have been mentally tired from exams (Furman's winter term ended last week) or from the grind of the season and the pressure of every game down the stretch.

    Just about anyone can pass if they have a home computer and are a quick study.

    Given our situation and the number of guys we need - and I know we've already got a couple of commitments - I'm guessing it's going to be the end of May before we have our roster ready.

    It was great to see us come out focused and ready to play this afternoon. We showed a lot of patience, especially at the beginning of the second half, and that was the difference.

    These are exceedingly minor injuries that take an exceedingly long time to heal. And as much as you want to have somebody fit into your schedules and you want them to play, this injury has a mind of its own.

    He did very well. It was a limited workout, but there was no soreness and pain.

    We're going to change our approach to this. We'll help him withstand the pain.

    Another entrance, exit, doesn't matter where. There should be another way in or out in case of an emergency.

    We're battle-tested and have been through all kinds of experiences. We experienced the high of a very good start, then like most teams around the country, we hit a spot where we weren't playing as well. We've battled through that, and it's been a little up and down at the end.

    He will be back. I would like to see him back out there in under three weeks. We'll try to figure out everything we can do to speed this up. Fortunately, it's a non-displaced fracture and it's fairly stable right now, so he'll be able to take some light batting practice, doing his throwing, some aerobic stuff on a bike and possible work out in a swimming pool. So when he's pain-free and the doctors clear him, he should be ready to play.

    (The session) went very well. It didn't hurt (Harden). He didn't feel as strong as he'd like to, but that's normal.

    We've got a lot of basketball left to play with six conference games, and in our league, the tournament is everything anyway.

    We understand the mindset and what we're getting into. We're like the warranty specialists willing to fix it on location.

    He'll be available shortly. Right now, he's pretty pain free.

    They either work or they don't. Some people get no relief at all. ... This isn't the end-all, be-all.

    Communication is the key during any disaster, ... We want to have a plan and we want to be prepared if anything like that should ever happen here.

    We didn't have the intensity level we needed. Early in the game we kept giving them second shots. They'd convert on them, and that broke our back a little bit, then we'd come down and couldn't convert on a couple of shots we had. It snowballs a little bit. You get a little frustrated, and Davidson gets a little confident, and all of a sudden it's easy to chuck up those three's and make them.

    Bobby has a tendency to have the injuries that are not very common.

    I have to check if I can legally do it on the same bid. The company said they could do it for 24,975.

    Experience is better than certification alone, but I used it to get my foot in the door. If I hadn't had that certification, they wouldn't have looked at my resume.

    It's a great thing for us. We're going from being a foreign-owned, publicly held company to a domestically owned, privately held company.

    Everything is intact. We have to give it a few days so it doesn't get dirty or infected. It could be a week or so. We have to let it heal up, but we anticipate a week.

    The planning committee is the first step to making us better prepared, ... We must continue to stay alert and work closely together.

    I'm not going to even put a number on it.

    To say the College of Charleston game is any bigger than any of the rest we have left is a hype statement. Every one of them down the stretch matters.


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