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Quotes
“We called it The Jungle.”
- A former resident describing Hank’s neighborhood in the Raymond Rosen Projects.
“The Ruins.”
- City fathers’ name for the Raymond Rosen Projects.
“I told Hank, ‘If you’re going to go to the basket, do so like it’s the last thing you’re ever going to do on this Earth.”
- Stan Morrison, former coach, USC, on instructions he gave Hank.
“God blessed Paul Westhead with Hank and Bo.”
- Tommy Lewis on the transfer to LMU of Hank and Bo Kimble.
“There was nothing ordinary about Hank Gathers. He was a walking thunderbolt.”
- Paul Westhead, former LMU coach.
“I have the heart of a lion.”
- Hank Gathers to Bryant Gumble on the Today Show.
“This is my house.”
- Hank Gathers emphatic warning to Lakers star Magic Johnson during a pick-up game at Gersten Pavilion.
“If someone told me I had a fifty-fifty chance of dying if I ever played basketball again, I wouldn’t play. Hank would.”
- Bo Kimble
“I broke their damn machine. There’s nothing wrong with my heart I’m still the strongest man in America. I’ve got the heart of a lion.”
- Hank Gathers to his teammates days after fainting during UCSB game in December, 1989.
“Hank loved to gamble.”
- Peter Priamos, attorney and friend of Hank Gathers.
“It’s better to be a live broadcaster than a dead basketball player.”
- Dr. Charles Swerdlow to Hank Gathers, December, 1989.
“We can’t understand how someone that strong could die so young.”
- Jeff Freyer after Hank’s death
“We went to him for points. We went to him for rebounds. He was the very essence of who we are.”
- Paul Westhead on Hank Gathers, March, 5, 1990 Press Conference.
“Welcome to Hank’s House.”
- Paul Westhead’s opening remarks at Gathers memorial service in Gersten Pavilion, March, 6, 1990.
“It’s dedication time. Go out and do it for Hank.”
- Derrick Gathers, during Hank’s funeral in Philadelphia, imploring LMU to play in the NCAA Tournament.
“Goodnight sweet Prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
- Paul Westhead’s closing remarks at Hank’s funeral.
“There’s something other than basketball going on here.”
- Paul Westhead after LMU’s improbable win in the NCAA Tournament without Hank Gathers.
“This is for you, Hank.”
- Bo Kimble to CBS cameras on his planned left-handed free throw in tribute to his fallen friend and teammate during the NCAA Tournament.
“We’re doing it for Hank.”
- Terrell Lowery after LMU defeated defending National Champion Michigan in NCAA Tournament.
“Hank found his bliss here.”
- Paul Westhead during LMU commencement address, May, 1990
“Hank Gathers left us with his dreams.”
- Barry Zepel, LMU, Sports Information Director, 1990.
“I just knew it was him. I had no doubt about it at all. I still don’t.”
- former LMU cheerleader Michelle Stabile describing incident at Gersten Pavilion, January, 2004, fourteen years after Hank’s death.
“He is there.”
- Bo Kimble’s comment on reports of a “presence” or “spirit” at Gersten Pavilion believed to be Hank Gathers. |
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