Today's Blue & White - QUOTES OF THE YEAR
*HAPPY HOLIDAYS*
The officers, board of directors and staff of The Citadel
Brigadier Foundation join those in the Department of Athletics in
wishing you and your family and safe and enjoyable Christmas and
holiday season while offering similar wishes for a happy, healthy
and prosperous New Year.
One of the more popular sections of our weekly Today’s Blue & White is the “They Said It” segment. Here are several statements and/or quips that comprise our “Quotes of the Year” issue for 2012. And stay tuned because, as expected, there will be more in 2013, beginning with the January 4 issue.
2012's Quotes of the Year
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Thomas Warren |
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Shanna Couch |
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Coach Gerald Dixon |
Coach William C. Smith |
| Coach Chuck Driesell |
Former Wrestling Graduate Assistant Jesse Ruiz |
Coach Fred Jordan |
Julie O'Meara |
Coach Smith |
Andy Clawson |
Aaron Miller
“It made me a better man. It made me the man I am today. … It was a different experience, that’s for sure. But I felt that going there would prepare me for life. ... It was very good discipline. It was good life lessons. … I also felt that if I worked hard enough, I would get noticed playing football, too. And that’s what happened. It (The Citadel) made me the man I am today.”
- Former cornerback Cortez Allen, now a starter for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, on his four years at The Citadel.
- Coach Kevin Higgins, on winning.
- Veteran football coach, Mike Ayers, after the Terriers held on to defeat The Citadel, 24-21.
- Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby, on the discussion of serving beer at home football games.
- Coach Kevin Higgins, on quarterback Ben Dupree.
- Kicker Thomas Warren, on his game-winning field goal that helped The Citadel upset No. 3- ranked Georgia Southern at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
- Lt Gen John Rosa, president of The Citadel, on the college being named the top public university in the South for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report.
"This is an exciting time for Shanna and The Citadel. This postgraduate scholarship award puts Shanna in very elite student-athlete company nationally and we couldn't be more proud of her and the coaches, professors and support staff that helped make this possible for her."
- Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby, on first-honor gradate Shana Couch becoming the first female from The Citadel to receive a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
“It’s a process every day to come back. It’s not the injury that ruins athletes’ careers; it’s their mentality coming back from the injury.”
- Senior defensive lineman Derek Douglas, who was working hard to rehabilitate a torn ACL.
"It touches my heart to be able to work for a cause in which so many people benefit. There is no more satisfying benefit in life than to give back, and hard work and sweat is sometimes a bigger gift than money."
- Assistant football coach Gerald Dixon, who helped coordinate the football team’s volunteer activity with Habitat for Humanity.
"I am very pleased that so many of my shooters received academic awards from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association. It shows their dedication to practice as well as their class work."
- Rifle coach William C. Smith, on eight of his shooters attaining academic honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association.
“I’m proud of my guys. They battled for 40 minutes. That’s all you can ask as a coach of your players.”
- Coach Chuck Driesell, after the Bulldogs fell to Western Carolina in the opening round of the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament in Asheville.
"It's unbelievable how Odie soaks everything in. In a matter of months, he has transformed himself into a totally different athlete."
- Assistant wrestling coach Jesse Ruiz, on heavyweight Odie Delaney.
“I like this ballclub. We’re young, but being young is no excuse. It’s just an early opportunity.”
- Baseball coach Fred Jordan, on his “young” team.
"It's a good way to calm down. Taking as many class hours as
I do, you get really stressed. Coming in here and focusing on
a target and nothing else in the world, it's really calming."
- Julie O'Meara, a junior who is The Citadel's first female drillmaster, on her sport of rifle.
"It's made a huge difference. It helps in recruiting, and it helps attract national level teams to come in here. We've had Alaska-Anchorage, Mississippi, Air Force, TCU, Nevada-Reno, all the top teams. This is probably the top facility in the country."
- Rifle coach William C. Smith on the Inouye Marksmanship Center on campus.
And the quote of the year (and every year)?
“Any chicken that isn’t fried gave up his life for nothing.”
- Veteran Director of Sports Medicine Andy Clawson.
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Publishers........................Jerry Baker & Larry Leckonby
Editor..............................Andy Solomon
Layout/Distribution.........Brian Gargone
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