Someday they'll fight back, he figures. With only one year of varsity experience, Ng is hardly a seasoned veteran. But he acts like one. He walks with a muscle-bound swagger, stands ramrod straight and looks you in the eye. He has to, he says.
Champions do that.
You have to show how confident you are and how much pride you have in yourself. I'm not going to let these guys see me tired because letting them see me tired gives them an excuse to be tired. His name is already on the rafters. It's one of only six others on the third-place list. Ng looks at it with disgust.