Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Dallas Cowboy LB Bradie James on ESPN 103-Dallas

Thanks to trickblue from a sport forum:

They cut into the interview after it had already started...James:

(1) When I got here it was different. They stressed playing a perfect game, and that is not the way I was brought up to play.Nothing is perfect. (2) Last year it all made sense to me and I got it. Coach started calling me Bradie instead of something else.
(3) You were an honor student at LSU. You are pretty smart) I'm not that smart.
(4) I can personally identify with the rookies this year as I was in the same boat. I encourage them and try to help them along.
(5) Getting these young guys to make a contribution has been great for us.
(6) Demarcus and Kevin now get my old name at practice.
(7) I was always one of the best players wherever I played. The NFL was an eye-opener for me.
(8) In preparing for the playoffs, you can't have a "We'll get them next year" mentality. You got to go through mini-camp, offseason conditioning, mini-camp again, training camp and the season. The time to win in the playoffs is this year.
(9) Zim is a different kind of guy, you don't want to be on his bad side. He can get under your skin and he knows it. He will ride you all day and follow you around hounding you.