Today I read an article from the Lariat online. The article was “Bryce Petty believes Baylor can win Big 12″ and talked about how Bryce Petty believes Baylor can win the Big 12 through teamwork and perfecting their game. Throughout this Petty was quoted numerous times. I believe that all these quotes really added to the story and made what Petty believes credible. One quote was:

“It’s fun to see your name on that type of thing, but really it just goes back to this team,” Petty said. It’s all pointed back to them. If you go back and look at film, I really haven’t done anything. It’s been Tevin [Reese]. It’s been A.G. [Antwan Goodley]. It’s been those guys out front. It’s been Lache [Seastrunk]. You know I think the Heisman is a great deal, but it’s really a team effort to get you there.”

This quote was in reference to Petty being tied in 9th place for Heisman already on HeismanPundit. By giving credit entirely to the team it really adds to Petty’s character and shows that he is playing for the team instead of himself. By quoting Petty it also becomes very clear what his goals and aspirations are.

“Really, just a Big 12 championship, that’s what I want to do,”

Good quotes make it so that there is no misunderstanding in what a person thinks or wants to do. Throughout this article quotes like that are used.

While quotes provide depth to an article I would not want to be quoted in a newspaper. I have had many of my friends either be misquoted or have their quotes edited to fit the agenda of the author or the article and I do not want this to happen to me. Unless I could review my quote to ensure it was what I said and not out of context I am fine never being quoted in a newspaper.