Fisher DeBerry Quotations

It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well.

It's very obvious to me the other day that the other team had a lot more Afro-American players than we did, and they ran a lot faster than we did, ... It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me they run extremely well.

It gave them their own opportunity voluntarily to do it in their own special way, to have their own special thoughts. We respect the decision from the Air Force. Praying is a personal thing anyway.

Going into Washington we probably know less about this team than any,

Our team stayed in a little truck stop up there once and in the restaurant there, you could have your food prepared two ways: fried or deep-fried.

It's obvious we didn't tackle very well. We were in position all night to make plays and we couldn't tackle.

I realize the things I said might have been hurtful to many people and I want everyone to understand that I never intended to offend anyone.

He sends them a letter expressing his appreciation to them for their inspiration, guidance and encouragement for him being at the academy. It is not a motivational ploy to try to get our football team excited to play our opponent. If you're not excited about playing Wyoming then you are brain dead.

It's up to us to go out and play 60 minutes of the kind of football that I think this football team is capable of playing. . . . They've got some great players, but I think we've got some great players, too.

Your opponent has a lot to do with that. We knew we were playing a good team. I told my wife before I left home that we were more ready to play than we've been in a long time.