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Interview with Justin Berry - Redstar Player of the Game
(Dewalt 4/28/05)
HeinekenLacrosse.com:
Justin congratulations on being named the Redstar
Player of the Game vs. Dewalt/Lax World. You’re
Towson’s all-time leader in face-off wins,
led them to a final four appearance, were named
a college All American, and later drafted and
played for the New Jersey Pride of the MLL.
But clearly, winning the Redstar Player of the
Game award is your greatest lacrosse achievement
so far. What went through your head when you
were presented with the Heinekeg trophy?
Justin Berry:
What went through my mind…huh,
well I am surprised you have to ask…clearly
I was thinking, “its about freakin time”.
I am the heart and sole of this team, I believe
I have said it before, I am the best looking
the most talented, therefore clearly the most
important. Don’t sleep on my skills….
HeinekenLacrosse.com: Some
of your teammates refer to you as a bit of a
“redneck at heart.” Is that a certain
mentality and mindset that you bring into a
game? Is it more show than substance, or is
it really a way of life? Or perhaps it’s
just a bad choice in hats.
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Justin Berry:
I fancy myself as a metro-redneck….I
grew up in Chestertown Maryland also known as Gods
Country, round these parts we don’t wear shoes
unless we have to and we skipped school growing up
for the first day of each Huntin’ season. There
are still places in Chestertown that only accept CASH
and if I wore some pastel colored polo shirt I would
be beat to a pulp and left in the front of the establishment
to warn other striped shirt wearing sissys not to
come in. Definitely a part of my on field persona…if
you anger me I will unleash a fury unimaginable to
most of humanity, I believe my opponents understand
that since the first thing I usually say to them is
“You the one datt called my momma a %@@”.
If I had my choice I would have Charlie Daniels playing
in my helmet . . .of course that is so I wouldn’t
have to hear Pugh on the field.
HeinekenLacrosse.com: You seemed
to have trouble with some groundballs tonight. You
were winning draws cleanly but picking up the ball
proved troublesome at times. Would you attribute that
to the field conditions or was it perhaps a bit of
“1-handed laziness” on your part?..
Justin Berry:
I will not even reply to this
nonsense…
HeinekenLacrosse.com: Everyone knows
about your face-off abilities, but you seemed to surprise
Dewalt tonight with a couple tricks up your sleeve.
One behind the back goal, in which quite honestly
it looked like you didn’t even know where you
were shooting. And another move, which I don’t
think has ever been attempted outside of a skills
competition, where you apparently completed a between
the legs split dodge. Now, you’re generally
known as a very reserved and modest player, but there
seemed to be some mustard on that hot dog tonight.
What say you?
Justin Berry:
You are correct; I am a VERY
reserved player. I chose to let my actions speak;
I do not talk trash or taunt my competition (I am
too BIG for that) however even I couldn’t stay
quiet after my flurry of offensive thunder. Generally
I like to play the roll of Face-off GOD, but what
most don’t know is that I am easily the best
Middie on the team…I mean sure Parker is bigger
and faster, Turner is angrier, and Murray plays like
the smooth aftertaste of Grand Manier, but lets be
honest When I want a goal I get one…. Make no
mistake however, I am here to steal no ones thunder,
I will clamp until my offensive genius is needed…clearly
it was against Lax World/Dewalt.
HeinekenLacrosse.com: I noticed
you and some teammates discussing this weekends War
on The Shore between Salisbury and Washington. As
a current coach at Washington, has it caused any problems
having 12 Salisbury alumni on the roster? Do they
make you sit in the back of the bus, or has the green
and white bond of Heineken teammates superseded this
ancient rivalry?
Justin Berry:
They don’t mess with me….they
all know that they cant take me, therefore they kiss
my Tiger rear so I don’t beat there Sky Rat
butts….
HeinekenLacrosse.com: Can you tell
us something the fans don’t know, but would
love to know about one of your teammates?
Justin Berry:
Andy Murray secretly wants to
be ME, he sits in his room at home and wears a Towson
Jersey that he stole in 2001 from our locker room
and paints his face, while repeating to a mirror “My
name is Justin Berry, I have the Fastest Hands in
the Game, women love me and their men wish they WERE
me.”
HeinekenLacrosse.com: Where does
Justin Berry go from here?
Justin Berry:
I think I will go directly to the War on the Shore,
where there will undoubtably be signs reading “Coach
Berry for president” and “Put in Coach
Berry”….Oh and of course “Coach
Berry is SOOOO HOT” I believe lacrosse fans
all over miss seeing me in a major way…I would!
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