University of Georgia Athletics
Quick Chat: Terry Godwin
August 25, 2017 | Football, The Frierson Files
By John Frierson
UGAAA Staff Writer
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Georgia wide receiver Terry Godwin for what turned out to be an interesting, fun and illuminating Q&A. It was a great conversation, one that's lost to history because for some reason my recorder didn't record.
I don't know why it happened but it was surely my fault, so something that I looked forward to transcribing and sharing with Georgia fans instead became something fairly special that was lost. Luckily, our conversation wasn't a one-shot deal.
After practice Thursday, the junior from Hogansville, Ga., a small town of around 3,000 people located a little north of LaGrange, was again sitting across from me, and again giving thoughtful and unexpected answers. Here's some of what he had to say:
Frierson: Going through preseason now, in 2017, how much different is it for you versus the first time you experienced it two years ago?
Godwin: It gets a lot easier. After that first year, the game starts slowing down and you start noticing the little things that you have to do to make you great — the things that you wouldn't see as a freshman or as a kid in high school.
Frierson: When you first get here and it's all new and everyone around you is really, really good, how much of a factor are your nerves? And does that every really go away?
Godwin: To be honest, I haven't had any nerves since I've been here. I don't know why, but ever since I've been playing this game I haven't had any nerves, because I know I'm going to go out there and do my best. When I go out on that field I lay it all out on the line for my team, so I know I won't have any regrets after the game. I just go out there and lay it all on the line.
Frierson: One of the questions I asked you last time was, if you could be the best in the world at anything, what would it be? And you said you wanted to be the best pool player. Would you like to revise that answer or are you sticking with it?
Godwin: I'm going to keep it being pool, because we've got a big pool table downstairs (in the locker room) and if you ask anyone on the team, I'm always the first one to go to the pool table. No matter how many times I lose or how many times I win, I'm going to be the first one on there.
If I get that technique down and become one of those great guys, I would probably try to have a career. There's not really any wear and tear on your body; it's all about angles and geometry.
Frierson: Who's the best pool player on the team?
Godwin: I would have to say it's between Aaron Davis and Shakenneth Williams; those two, man, I've beaten them maybe once a piece since I've been here. There's just something about them, I don't know.
Frierson: In your time at Georgia, who's the best cook? Who's impressed you the most with their skills in the kitchen?
Godwin: There's really on two teammates whose food I've eaten, Roquan Smith and Javon Wims, and between those two I'd have to go with Roquan. I don't know how, but he's a mean cook. I mean, he's not better than me, but as far as those two I'd have to go with Roquan.
Frierson: What's your best dish?
Godwin: Lasagna. My mom, she taught me how to make that back in high school. I just always loved lasagna whenever she makes it; I don't make it quite like she does, but it's close, it's getting there.
Frierson: What's something from your childhood that you really miss? Was there a toy that meant a lot to you or maybe a good friend that you don't really see anymore?
Godwin: The thing I miss is just that neighborhood community, when whenever someone's outside playing basketball there's a group of y'all out there playing and having fun just playing ball. I kind of miss that, because now you're on to a mature level and you don't have that much time to go do things like that. There's school, football and then recover your body.
Frierson: Is the locker room kind of like that, a place where guys can hang out together or maybe compete with each other in things like pool?
Godwin: It is, but really it's during the summer, when we have our offseason, some of the guys on the team, we'll go over (to the Ramsey Center) and have a 5-on-5 basketball game. That kind of brings the team closer together and brings back that childhood memory.
Frierson: Is everybody always trying to get (high school basketball star Lorenzo Carter) on their team?
Godwin: I haven't seen Lorenzo in Ramsey since Leonard Floyd was here. Whenever they went in there, it was Lorenzo Carter, Leonard Floyd, Davin Bellamy and a couple more guys — they really had an all-star team and no one could beat them.
I used to always try to get a group of skilled smaller guys, like me, Dominick Sanders, Jarvis Wilson, Isaiah McKenzie and I can't remember our fifth guy, but those four right there, we're going against anybody. We might be small, but we're going to run the floor.
Frierson: Do you have a favorite spot on campus?
Godwin: It's the Tate Student Center, and actually it's the overlook of Sanford Stadium, so you're looking right down there, right on the "G". Just walking past that every day, it gives me chills.
Frierson: What's the best skill you have that isn't really a skill of any value?
Godwin: To be honest, I'm really a boring person, so I really don't do much. But I would probably say the best thing, that's not sports related, is cleaning. (laughs)
Frierson: Your roommate must love that.
Godwin: Actually, before practice we were walking over here and talking about how we've got to go to Sam's and get a couple of things, go back home and clean. We're on top of it; if you come in our apartment, it's clean. Whenever our moms come, they'll be like, did y'all have girls come over and do this or did y'all do this?
We'll go buy candles and things to sit in the house; not like a female scent but that sweet, welcome-home smell.
Frierson: You love to clean, you can make a good lasagna and you would be the world's best pool player if you could — there's a lot going on there that's not boring.
Godwin: A fun fact about cleaning, the cleanest person on the team is Dominick Sanders. When I say clean, I mean spotless. There's no dust; if you walk in and you have your shoes on, he'll tell you to take your shoes off at the door. His locker downstairs, everything's folded up and neatly put in his locker. He's one of those. ... There's a couple of guys that are really neat, but Dom tops the line. He's No. 1.
(This Q&A was lightly edited for length and clarity.)
UGAAA Staff Writer
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Georgia wide receiver Terry Godwin for what turned out to be an interesting, fun and illuminating Q&A. It was a great conversation, one that's lost to history because for some reason my recorder didn't record.
I don't know why it happened but it was surely my fault, so something that I looked forward to transcribing and sharing with Georgia fans instead became something fairly special that was lost. Luckily, our conversation wasn't a one-shot deal.
After practice Thursday, the junior from Hogansville, Ga., a small town of around 3,000 people located a little north of LaGrange, was again sitting across from me, and again giving thoughtful and unexpected answers. Here's some of what he had to say:
Frierson: Going through preseason now, in 2017, how much different is it for you versus the first time you experienced it two years ago?
Godwin: It gets a lot easier. After that first year, the game starts slowing down and you start noticing the little things that you have to do to make you great — the things that you wouldn't see as a freshman or as a kid in high school.
Frierson: When you first get here and it's all new and everyone around you is really, really good, how much of a factor are your nerves? And does that every really go away?
Godwin: To be honest, I haven't had any nerves since I've been here. I don't know why, but ever since I've been playing this game I haven't had any nerves, because I know I'm going to go out there and do my best. When I go out on that field I lay it all out on the line for my team, so I know I won't have any regrets after the game. I just go out there and lay it all on the line.
Frierson: One of the questions I asked you last time was, if you could be the best in the world at anything, what would it be? And you said you wanted to be the best pool player. Would you like to revise that answer or are you sticking with it?
Godwin: I'm going to keep it being pool, because we've got a big pool table downstairs (in the locker room) and if you ask anyone on the team, I'm always the first one to go to the pool table. No matter how many times I lose or how many times I win, I'm going to be the first one on there.
If I get that technique down and become one of those great guys, I would probably try to have a career. There's not really any wear and tear on your body; it's all about angles and geometry.
Frierson: Who's the best pool player on the team?
Godwin: I would have to say it's between Aaron Davis and Shakenneth Williams; those two, man, I've beaten them maybe once a piece since I've been here. There's just something about them, I don't know.
Frierson: In your time at Georgia, who's the best cook? Who's impressed you the most with their skills in the kitchen?
Godwin: There's really on two teammates whose food I've eaten, Roquan Smith and Javon Wims, and between those two I'd have to go with Roquan. I don't know how, but he's a mean cook. I mean, he's not better than me, but as far as those two I'd have to go with Roquan.
Frierson: What's your best dish?
Godwin: Lasagna. My mom, she taught me how to make that back in high school. I just always loved lasagna whenever she makes it; I don't make it quite like she does, but it's close, it's getting there.
Frierson: What's something from your childhood that you really miss? Was there a toy that meant a lot to you or maybe a good friend that you don't really see anymore?
Godwin: The thing I miss is just that neighborhood community, when whenever someone's outside playing basketball there's a group of y'all out there playing and having fun just playing ball. I kind of miss that, because now you're on to a mature level and you don't have that much time to go do things like that. There's school, football and then recover your body.
Frierson: Is the locker room kind of like that, a place where guys can hang out together or maybe compete with each other in things like pool?
Godwin: It is, but really it's during the summer, when we have our offseason, some of the guys on the team, we'll go over (to the Ramsey Center) and have a 5-on-5 basketball game. That kind of brings the team closer together and brings back that childhood memory.
Frierson: Is everybody always trying to get (high school basketball star Lorenzo Carter) on their team?
Godwin: I haven't seen Lorenzo in Ramsey since Leonard Floyd was here. Whenever they went in there, it was Lorenzo Carter, Leonard Floyd, Davin Bellamy and a couple more guys — they really had an all-star team and no one could beat them.
I used to always try to get a group of skilled smaller guys, like me, Dominick Sanders, Jarvis Wilson, Isaiah McKenzie and I can't remember our fifth guy, but those four right there, we're going against anybody. We might be small, but we're going to run the floor.
Frierson: Do you have a favorite spot on campus?
Godwin: It's the Tate Student Center, and actually it's the overlook of Sanford Stadium, so you're looking right down there, right on the "G". Just walking past that every day, it gives me chills.
Frierson: What's the best skill you have that isn't really a skill of any value?
Godwin: To be honest, I'm really a boring person, so I really don't do much. But I would probably say the best thing, that's not sports related, is cleaning. (laughs)
Frierson: Your roommate must love that.
Godwin: Actually, before practice we were walking over here and talking about how we've got to go to Sam's and get a couple of things, go back home and clean. We're on top of it; if you come in our apartment, it's clean. Whenever our moms come, they'll be like, did y'all have girls come over and do this or did y'all do this?
We'll go buy candles and things to sit in the house; not like a female scent but that sweet, welcome-home smell.
Frierson: You love to clean, you can make a good lasagna and you would be the world's best pool player if you could — there's a lot going on there that's not boring.
Godwin: A fun fact about cleaning, the cleanest person on the team is Dominick Sanders. When I say clean, I mean spotless. There's no dust; if you walk in and you have your shoes on, he'll tell you to take your shoes off at the door. His locker downstairs, everything's folded up and neatly put in his locker. He's one of those. ... There's a couple of guys that are really neat, but Dom tops the line. He's No. 1.
(This Q&A was lightly edited for length and clarity.)
John Frierson is the staff writer for the UGA Athletic Association and curator of the ITA Men's Tennis Hall of Fame. You can find his work at: Frierson Files. He's also on Twitter: @FriersonFiles and @ITAHallofFame.
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