Gibby allows us just to go out and play the game. All he asks is that we play hard. He knows, being a former player, that you're going to struggle. For a manager to understand that and still stick with you, and let you get through it, it's huge, because you know he's behind you 100 percent.
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This is the first time for a lot of us to go out and really have a chance to compete against the best. We've got a shot.
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