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Post by nyline on Dec 12, 2015 17:58:01 GMT -5
We've posted a match write-up, but because of its theme -- Respect -- wanted to create a separate thread. Here's the link: Respect: Shoji for Rose, Rose for Shoji; Penn State and Hawaii for Each Other; For the 2015 Penn State Team
And here's an excerpt:
Respect
What we took away from Penn State’s 3-0 loss to Hawaii in last evening’s NCAA Regional semifinal in Des Moines Iowa was one word: respect. Most striking may have been the deep respect that Penn State’s head coach Russ Rose, and Hawaii’s head coach Dave Shoji, showed for the other.
Perhaps taking after their coaches, or perhaps because they value excellence and appreciate it in others (more on that notion, below), the players for both teams showed they both respected and honored the other team.
Which leaves us with the always complex relationship between a sports team and its fans. We hope that if Penn State fans take one thing from this season, its that the 2015 Penn State Team earned the right to be shown respect.
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, knows a little something about respect. To underscore our theme, we’ve included this 1967 rendition of her monster hit:
Dave Shoji on Hawaii’s Win, Russ Rose and Penn State
If anyone had any doubts about Hawaii head coach Dave Shoji’s respect for Penn State head coach Russ Rose and the Nittany Lion program, Shoji’s post-match press conference should have spiked them, blocked them, then spiked them again:
Asked how it felt to get his first career win against Russ Rose, Shoji said:
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Post by bob2061 on Dec 12, 2015 19:27:37 GMT -5
Minnesota is crushing Wahine in regionals. Wahine can't beat Gopher block. Shoji looks like he is totally bewildered. There is no adjustment against this domination. There is no substitute for talent with experience.
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Post by nyline on Dec 12, 2015 19:34:48 GMT -5
Minnesota is crushing Wahine in regionals. Wahine can't beat Gopher block. Shoji looks like he is totally bewildered. There is no adjustment against this domination. There is no substitute for talent with experience.True |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2015 19:38:20 GMT -5
Absolutely love the coach Paterno quotes. I'm going to copy and past them here for everyone's benefit.
After a loss in a big match, like Penn State’s loss last night to Hawaii, it’s easy to focus only on the lack of success, and lose sight of the larger life-goal: excellence. As Joe Paterno put it:
There are many people, particularly in sports, who think that success and excellence are the same thing. They are not the same thing. Excellence is something that is lasting and dependable and largely within a person’s control. In contrast, success is perishable and is often outside our control.
If you strive for excellence, you will probably be successful eventually. People who put excellence in the first place have the patience to end up with success.
An additional burden for the victim of the success mentality is that he is threatened by the success of others and he resents real excellence. In contrast, the person that is fascinated by quality is excited when he sees it in others.
(quoted on Good Reads.com)
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Post by bob2061 on Dec 12, 2015 20:09:14 GMT -5
Minnesota is crushing Wahine in regionals. Wahine can't beat Gopher block. Shoji looks like he is totally bewildered. There is no adjustment against this domination. There is no substitute for talent with experience.True I was a little too hasty. Nickki Taylor almost single handedly led the Wahine to a 26-24 win with 11 kills in set 3. Wow, she should have gotten NPOY. Wahine now leads in set 4. This is a great match. Wahine up 6-3. |
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Post by nyline on Dec 12, 2015 20:14:26 GMT -5
I was a little too hasty. Nickki Taylor almos single handedly led the Wahine to a 26-24 win with 11 kills in set 4. Wow, she should have gotten NPOY. She is really good. |
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Post by bob2061 on Dec 12, 2015 20:42:09 GMT -5
Santana takes over late in set 4 and Gophers win match 25-21. Seriously, the Wahine was much better than I had thought but they tired out against the big block. Santana had 26 kills hitting .438 or something silly like that.  |
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