Dives Quotes

(Also,) I`m doing a lot of good stage dives, ... I`ve been getting a lot of good air, landing halfway into the crowd and getting passed around. But I`ve got to take off my necklace because I got choked one night by someone grabbing my necklace from behind. That was kind of irritating. But the audience gets so loud and there`s so much energy when I do that, so it`s a good way to end the show.

If the receiver is tight, you play an outside technique -- do not backpeddle. We got beat and the ball is under thrown. If he catches up and dives, instead of pushing him, we`re OK.

We did five solid dives '” they weren`t amazing '” but they were good enough. As well as we did at the worlds, it was tough to get up again.

He just has great hands. I think he has some of the best hands on the team, including wideouts. He goes up and gets in the air. Hopefully he keeps that up during the year. He has been doing it since he got here. If he can continue to do that, it will be another weapon for us. He dives for the play. You would think that it would be Dorien (Bryant) out there. He is a big boy, and if you throw it out there, he will go get it for you.

This one was more nerve-wracking than last year, because I`m retiring from diving after nine years. I was only behind by five points (to Harmon), but I knew my last dives were real strong.