WT: Yes, I am. There are a lot and, you know, when I go out and play, that’s another way I try to be an example. I try to let people see Jesus through me. And you rarely ever see me get an attitude, upset. (Applause)
RR: Well, I’ve watched you. Of course I watched you play at the University of Oklahoma. I watched you play right here in Mabee Center. I remember watching you during–several years ago–your senior year at ORU I saw you play right here in Mabee Center.
WT: My junior year.
RR: Well, during the NCAA tournament. (Right) Was that your junior year that I saw you here?
WT: Right, that’s the last time. RR: You played right here. That’s right, that’s right, right here in Mabee Center. And I noticed that when you got a foul called on you or something perhaps went the wrong way or something, maybe you got a call that maybe you didn’t deserve, you never got upset. Certainly you didn’t let it show on your face. You just acted like you had the attitude of, all right, we’re going to regroup, we’re going to get them in the end. Is that your attitude?
WT: And that’s the attitude, I think that’s Jesus working through me. (Applause)
RR: Now, Ted, I want to ask you, is this the kind of young man you’re looking for to play basketball for Oral Roberts University?
TO: You know, Richard, when I, when I came here the sign outside as I drove on the campus talked about mind, body and spirit. And I think that Wayman epitomizes the thing, the concept that we’re talking about. Yes, this is exactly what we want. We want great athletes here at ORU. We want to do our job to be sure that they grow in their spiritual life and we want them to graduate. And some of these days after you finish spending all that money, I want you to go back and finish. You know, Wayman left a year early and I know his goal is to finish that degree because it’s a matter of pride that he can go around the rest of his life and say, “Not only was I a great basketball player, but I graduated from my university.”
