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Serby’S SUNDAyQ&A with... .
Q: Howlong would yougo
Jets first-round draft Quinton Serby’S SUNDAyQ&A with.. Quinton A: My stepfather. 73
without seeing your mom?
Coples, who dealt with questions A: Afew months.
of motivation leading up to the NFL
Draft, is welcomed to New York with Q: Wasthat hardfor you?
aQ&A session with SteveSerby. A: Ididn’t knowthe man Iwas
Q: Do youwant to be great? staying with. ... Iknew him as far as
comfortable-wise, but my mom’s
A: Yes. my backbone, she’s all Igot.
Q: Do youthink youcan be great? Q: Tell me about her. New York Post, Sunday, April 29, 2012
A: Yes. ... Ithink with hardwork,
A: That’s astrong independent
keeping God first, and trusting and
woman willing to do anything
believing in the coaching staff that
Ihave right now. Idefinitely trust
faith. The perseverance that
she did throughout my life,
they’regonna bring out the best Gholston. I’m Quinton Coples, and as asenior so youwouldn’t get for her kids. Definitely big on
and the other things that she
out in me and makemeagreat other than TomBrady? all the expectations the fans have hurt? overcame while Iwas in school,
player. A: Each 16 of ’em that’s on the for me, I’m looking forwardtotry A: That’s afalse accusation while my sister wasinschool,
Q: What would yousay the best schedule(smile).All of ’em. That’s and exceed them. whoever said that. At the end of is just amazing. ... She went out
the dayyou can’t playthis game
apart of my job now.
way to motivate youis? Q: Youthink Julius Peppers of football scared, or on the safe and got twoorthree jobs when
we didn’t have no food, or we
A: Hard-nosed,hands-on. Just Q: Howwould youdescribe your is moreofafinesse guy and side, because that’s whereyou do couldn’t have nothing to eat.
let me knowhow it is from the on-field mentality? you’remoreofapowerguy? get hurt and youget put out. nypost.com
beginning. Iwant to knowthe A: Crazy. A: Iwould saythat from what I’ve Q: Youhave alot of confidence
truth, and only the truth. Q: Crazy how? seen on film. Q: What drives you? in yourself. Whyisthat?
A: Pride. Being whereIcome
Q: Which is better: sacks, or sex? A: Just don’t be thinking. Igot Q: When did youmeet Lawrence from, the things that I’vebeen A: What I’vebeen through. What
I’veseen in life. That’s what
A: Sacks. my mission —Igot the playin Taylor? through in life, the people that motivates me, that’s what makes
Q: Whyisthat? my head, Igot my response to A: He came and spokeatachapel depend on me in my community, me have confidence.
whatever the offensivelinemen
A: Youcan’t describe the feeling giveme, and Igotta get to the in my junior year. my family ... that keeps me going.
that youget when youhave sacks. quarterback. One of those three Q: What did youtakefromthat? Q: The things you’vebeen Q: Boyhood idol?
But when youhave sex, it’s a things is gonna happen. A: Aman who’s passionate through in life? A: Michael Jordan.
moment feeling. But when youget about God and understands that A: Just hardtimes. ... My mom Q: Howgood abasketball player
asack, the moment sticks with you. Q: Describethe transformation God helped him to his success, had to leave me and go to school were youinhigh school?
Q: Describe what that moment that takes place from the cool, regardless through all the situations to go work, and drivetrucks, so A: Iwas avery good basketball
calm and collected gentleman
feels like. youare when youput on the that he’s been through, God still thereforeIhad to stayhome by player.
A: It just gives youanadrenaline uniform. is the one he can myself, and get myself together. Q: Who did youget offers from?
rush that youhave to get another A: Once Iput on the pads on and depend on. Ihad to provide for myself. Ihad A: Virginia Tech, N.C. State.
to leave home in 11th grade to
one, or you’rethirsty,and you’re that helmet, it’s all business. Q: The makeagood decision for me to
just dying to get another sack. report go to Hargrove Military Academy. Q: In Kinston,N.C,. Iread that
Q: Anyfavorite sacks? Q: Describewhat youbecome. that you Things of that nature. thereisnorush hour traffic. ...
Howwill youadapt to New York
A: (Pause) ATransformer, Iguess
A: There’s two. First one is Iwas youcould say(laugh). Yeah, it’s protected City?
Q: Your mom wastrained to
in ninth grade. Iwas in JV,we something similar likethat, where yourself for drivetrucks? A: (Chuckle) Well ,you know,
the draft
were playing a4-A powerhouse they’rejust acar one A: Yeah, she had aClass Clicense. we’recurrently in New Jersey....
team, J.H. Rose from Greenville, dayand then they can Idefinitely don’t plan on going to
N.C., and basically,Iwas on the just transfer into this Q: So youwerehome with the city battling traffic every day,
right side, came from his blind monster. who? so it’s definitely aconvenience for
side, it wasright beforehalftime, me to be here.
he dropped back and ... it wasme Q: What would
versus him. One of the loudest youtell Jets fans Q: Your favorite team wasthe
sacks that Ieverhad. worried youmight Steelers?
just the way he wasmoving
Q: Washehurt? be the next Vernon A: IgrewuponJerome Bettis,
Gholston?
A: Yeah, he washurt. A: No, I’m not the defenses. ... Fell in love with Ben
Q: Howhurt? next Vernon Roethlisberger, and Bill Cowher,
A: He didn’t finish the game. tradition of winning and they kept
and howthey just kept the
Q: Do youhate quarterbacks? doing things right, and it wasjust
A: On the field, yeah. ... It’s like unbelievable to watch.
they’rejust the worst people ever Q: Three dinner guests?
once you’reonthe field. It’s like A: Martin Luther King, Barack
Ihave to do something to ’em, I Obama, Bill Gates.
have to hurt ’em. They’retrying to
hurt my teammates and me in a Q: WhyBill Gates?
sense, so Ihave to makesurethat A: He’s definitely a
they don’t do that. successful man. ... He’s
done alot of great things for
Q: What wasthe other favorite this country,and he’s amulti-
sack? billionaire. Ithink he’d just have
A: My freshman year in college,
Isacked JimmyClausen from alot of insight that Iwould be
NotreDame, first sack. interested in learning about.
Q: Tell me about that one. Q: Favorite movie?
A: “American Gangster.”
A: Going against atough right
O-tackle, and Icame around, and Q: Favorite actor?
went on the field. Ididn’t really A: Denzel Washington.
knowthe game likesome of my
teammates did, and I’m just going Q: Favorite actress?
up the field and squeezing the A: Meagan Good.
pocket, and JimmyClausen stepped Q: Areyou going to be a
up, and Ispinned backwards and quarterback’s worst nightmare?
went right theretohim. A: Yessir. That’s my name.
Q: Who aresome other UPI
quarterbacks youwant to sack
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