Getting Over The Butterflies
Posted Nov 21, 2005
Remember the first time you had to speak on a school project in front of your class. Remember how prepared you thought you were, yet how nervous you got when the moment unfolded. Now multiply that times 100 or 1,000 and that's how North Carolina freshmen Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Ginyard, Bobby Frasor and Danny Green must have felt Saturday night in UNC's season opener against Gardner-Webb in front of close to 20,000 fans.
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