ASK THE BADGERS
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
What were your thoughts
on the postgame
interview by Seattle's
Richard Sherman after the
NFC Championship Game?
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MELVIN GORDON // SOPHOMORE // FOOTBALL
"I've been there before ― I've never done it like that (spoken out in an interview)
― but it's just being in the game. He's a competitor. That's just his competitiveness coming out. He probably shouldn't have gone about it the way he did, but
it happened. I'm not mad at him. You make the last play to win the game for
your team to go to the Super Bowl, emotions are going to be high."
MICHELLE MUELLER // SOPHOMORE // SOFTBALL
"I didn't think it was good. I've always been a big believer in letting your
actions speak for you. He made a great play, but the interview ruined it."
ANNMARIE BROWN // JUNIOR // WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
"I was initially shocked, but after thinking about the context of the interview, I love it. Sherman's reaction was of pure passion and expressed
the heat of the competition. It isn't too often that you see athletes express their true emotions, which is why I believe so many people have
no respect for Sherman now. His play supported his words throughout
the season that he was the best cornerback in the league. I think he
went a little far with slamming an opponent, but his words weren't part
of a script, he expressed his love for the game."
SAM DEKKER // SOPHOMORE // MEN'S BASKETBALL
"It made me laugh. I know it rubbed a lot of people the wrong
way, but I kind of liked it. In the heat of the moment you saw his
enthusiasm and passion. Overall I just thought it was funny."
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VARSITY January 23, 2014
