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 Posted: 08/02/08 3:21 am ::: |
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| "I had to step up to the plate and have a good tournament," said Augustus, who will join former LSU All-American Sylvia Fowles on the U.S. team. "I don't know why my team in Russia didn't want to let me go but they found out after I didn't show up for practice. I wasn't about to jeopardize my Olympic opportunity. I had worked too hard and needed one more training session before I actually qualified." |
Different players have different priorities. Augustus will be joining Taj McWilliams-Franklin with Galatasaray this winter...
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| Posted: 08/02/08 4:11 am ::: |
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| Someone that goes to that length just to get a chance at a roster spot - that's someone who seriously wants to be there, someone who will sacrifice, someone you're happy to have on your team when the pressure is on and there's a gold medal at stake.
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fanof33
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| Posted: 08/02/08 11:44 am ::: |
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| Someone that goes to that length just to get a chance at a roster spot - that's someone who seriously wants to be there, someone who will sacrifice, someone you're happy to have on your team when the pressure is on and there's a gold medal at stake. |
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fanof33
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| Posted: 08/02/08 11:50 am ::: |
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| "I had to step up to the plate and have a good tournament," said Augustus, who will join former LSU All-American Sylvia Fowles on the U.S. team. "I don't know why my team in Russia didn't want to let me go but they found out after I didn't show up for practice. I wasn't about to jeopardize my Olympic opportunity. I had worked too hard and needed one more training session before I actually qualified." |
Different players have different priorities. Augustus will be joining Taj McWilliams-Franklin with Galatasaray this winter... |
WhAT COUNTRY IS THAT...ISREAL?_________________ https://twitter.com/#!/1stnlast <---- Follow me!
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bullsky
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| Posted: 08/02/08 12:01 pm ::: |
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| "I had to step up to the plate and have a good tournament," said Augustus, who will join former LSU All-American Sylvia Fowles on the U.S. team. "I don't know why my team in Russia didn't want to let me go but they found out after I didn't show up for practice. I wasn't about to jeopardize my Olympic opportunity. I had worked too hard and needed one more training session before I actually qualified." |
Different players have different priorities. Augustus will be joining Taj McWilliams-Franklin with Galatasaray this winter... |
WhAT COUNTRY IS THAT...ISREAL? |
I think it's Turkey.
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| Posted: 08/02/08 12:26 pm ::: |
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Seimone is awesome. I'm glad she's on our team.
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| “One of the best perimeter players in the league might say they need me but Seimone didn’t have that approach. She was going to do what it took.” |
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...Big ones I might add 
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