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They have been playing well at home this year, and I think home court advantage will help them, but ...
DAVE CALLOWAY We've all played some tough teams and not played up to our potential. I think the district season wi...
ALAN KIRK I remember last year we looked on screen and we saw we had to play Connecticut on their home court. ...
GANIYAT ADEDUNTAN Last year, I thought they played us really well. They played us pretty physical. I think they'll giv...
ANDREW WHITWORTH It's awesome that we got a home game. Our crowds have been awesome all year, and they really give us...
HANNA ZAVECZ We've played better at home generally, but I don't think we've played this well consistently all sea...
CHRIS HERNANDEZ We have to re-establish our home-court advantage. This is a huge game for us.
JOAN BONVICINI I think both teams are capable, certainly, of starting on the road and winning the series. You alway...
BRUCE CASSIDY I think both teams are capable, certainly, of starting on the road and winning the series, ... You a...
CASSIDY Any time you play at home you have an advantage, but this year especially with our fans showing up a...
JAMES VILADE They all played well for us tonight and will obviously help our football team this year.
MICKEY MCCARTY We have played very well at home all season. For whatever reason, we play much more confident when w...
CHRIS REED It's huge. They gave us two hard games back-to-back on our home court. We defended it and showed how...
LESLIE CRANE I think being on our home court, having more fans here and everything like that will be a huge benef...
MALLORY VOELKER Kevin is very comfortable on the court. He's been starting since he was a freshman. Dave and Brent p...
JOHN BRADY When we have an opportunity to play the larger schools, they see the difference is just not there. B...
DANA ALTMAN This is a very intimate arena where the stands come right down to the floor and I like that. It's go...
CARROLL DAWSON I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third ...
JASON CAMPBELL I think it's remarkable for a team to go on the road at Hudson and then go on the road at Mayfield a...
JASON HALL When you're at home, you have to defend your home court. Whatever home court advantage we have, it's...
JASON COLLINS Definitely being on your home court is an advantage for us, but we'll still need to get our turnover...
KRISTEN KOVESDY Going into halftime, I didn't think I played well and I know the coaches didn't think I played well....
DEVRINE BARNES We've played 4 of 5 on the road. We need to be at home. But our main focus is making sure we're play...
BRIAN HOBERECHT I think about it all the time. Someone had to lose the game. They played better than us that day, an...
SHANNON BROWN Overall this was a really good game for us. This is such a tough conference, and winning on the road...
BRAD JACKSON You put your name on something, it becomes yours, you have some ownership in it. When something is y...
LEE MELCHIONNI This was huge. We have to protect our home court and this keeps us in second place.
JASON SCANLAN I think our fans totally help us. We love playing on our field. It's a definite advantage for us. Ou...
CHELSEA BAKER Gonzalez played so well for us tonight. I thought Andrew was the key at both ends of the court.
ANDY WOODLEY We have played at home and it doesn't seem to be a hindrance to us, but it does for the other teams....
BO WILLIAMS Everyone wants home-field advantage, but you don't want it be unfair to the kids or anyone else. Foo...
DEREK BREWER I think this will help us play well. Sometimes when we play at home we can stagnate, but playing in ...
GEORGE ARROYO Miami is still a tough team without Shaq, and Wade proved that. We had to grind it out in the end to...
STEPHEN JACKSON I thought our kids played well. To play a team like this (Benton Central) which has lost only one ga...
FLAVA SIRK You have to give South Caldwell all the credit. They wanted it more and they took it from us on our ...
LLOYD CHURCH I think we're too relaxed at home. If we keep the same intensity we have when we go on the road and ...
JANEVIA TAYLOR It's so great to be able to participate in this meet at home. I think being on our own turf will len...
BOB CONKLING We've talked a lot about defending our home court. That's one advantage we will have.
GLEN DRURY The kids just played well. I still think, we've talked all year about this, our best hockey is ahead...
BRENDAN FLAHERTY That might help us. The Steelers have played great on the road in the playoffs, but this might be th...
SHAUN ALEXANDER We really don't have a home field. So they're all on the road for us.
BEN BEASLEY It's always been a home-court advantage for us to play at 7,000 feet. You throw in 4,000 - or maybe ...
MIKE ADRAS The sixth man. They've been there for us all year. We wanted them to run on the court with us but th...
GARRETT WILLIAMSON It was a good learning experience since we have several players who have never played before. They h...
DOUG ELLIS Knowing we can go out on the road and play in a hostile environment like this and play to the end .....
PHIL ANDERSON This will be a good turning point for us. Tonight was the most consistently we have played all year ...
BECKY EMRICH We've probably played better on the road than at home.
CHRIS GIVENS It does feel good. We've had all those ties and losses but we played well. Byron is getting better a...
LENNY GLASSTETTER We like having the tournament at home. I think it gives us an advantage.
JUSTIN BRADLEY They have the home court advantage because they have [three-walled] glass courts which can be diffic...
RADHIKA AHLUWALIA![]()
The home-field advantage in baseball, to me, I don't understand. I had to play as well on the road a...
WILLIE MAYS They have played together for a while. They know each other on and off the court.
SHARON DILLON In this league you can't factor in a home-court advantage. It's probably pretty equal on both ends.
CHARLES ZANDERS I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla...
TIM BAUER Take care of our home court and see if we can get a win or two on the road.
CARRIE GRAF We practiced all week at Rust College and Jackson State, so we're used to the 94-foot court. This ki...
CLEVIN HANNAH It will be a good tournament for us. A lot of the girls have played there. They're familiar with the...
KATHERINE MOWAT We'll be home at Hilton and that's always a good place to play. We'll leave it all on the court.
ROSS MARSDEN I was hoping they would win, so it would be undefeated vs. undefeated. It's still a huge game. It's ...
JEN RIZZOTTI We've both beaten each other at home. I like our chances on a neutral court.
ANDY HARMON I think we played a lot better tonight on both ends of the court. We rebounded well, and hit some sh...
GREGG JENSEN The guys gave it their all out there on the court. They played with a lot of heart.
KURT STELLFOX I think they all played pretty well tonight, but my two girls in the middle really rebounded well. H...
FRED HOGAN Definitely we feel we can play with them. Miami, we've played well against them. Detroit, they've pl...
CLIFFORD ROBINSON I know our players are very proud of Mac Court and they love to defend it with passion and pride. It...
BEV SMITH They have a 3-1-1 half-court trap that sent us into a frenzy the last time we played them. We had be...
LOI LUTES I think it'll be a good test for us. We've always played well against them and they have a great fie...
JULIE MCGRAW This will be a good test for us. It will show we can play at home on the road and four games in seve...
JAKE BAUER It was a big win against an opponent that's seeded higher than us in the playoffs on their home cour...
KARL GEISINGER We left it all on the court. I'm proud of how they played today and all season. I wouldn't want any ...
JULIANNE BERRY I think that the team really pulled it together for our last home match. We all played great.
ERIN KATIMS This is great because we lost to them earlier in the season at home and you don't forget someone cel...
BRIANN MCDONOUGH We really wanted to win this game. It was a big game at The Pit, in our home court. It was a huge de...
JANA FRANCIS This was a great road win for us. I thought it was one of the better games we've played all year. Of...
JOEL FEY We have to win 80-90 percent of our conference home games. Last year although we didn't play many at...
EMILY COOMBE Home-court advantage has helped for the most part. We play with a little more confidence at our plac...
RON ALDY We played well on defense. We were able to hold them in check pretty well in the half court. But ove...
DON MORELAND We've got to win at home. If you can take care of your home court and get some splits on the road, y...
JOSE FERNANDEZ![]()
This group is inexperienced, but once they start practicing together more, I think the sky is the li...
RICK PITINO We just have a great friendship on and off the court, and that's what I think makes us such great pa...
NATE EMGE My main focus now is my grades. Lately, all my time is spent either on the court or sitting at home ...
ARMON JOHNSON The kids played an outstanding game. They looked sharp all game long. We did a great job of putting ...
DANA BRUTON They played very well and we didn't. Life on the road is tough when you don't play well and the othe...
ED MCKINNEY We've played a brutal schedule and we've played seven of nine games on the road, so getting some hom...
DOUG FOOTE I think we won because we played at home. They played really well. We're not that much better than t...
JACK BLICKENSDERFER I just think all of us have matured over the years. We're all just getting better. We have a better ...
CRYSTAL MURDAUGH I think we probably played our best game of the year. We had to against a team like that. A lot of t...
MIKE WALDO She's been a team player all year, and last year when Meghan got hurt, she really stepped up and pla...
COACH MARY RAMSEY![]()
Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. ...
VIN SCULLY We have to defend our home court. That's critical. Every team says that. But it's vital to win at ho...
DALE LAYER We got them back on their home court and it feels wonderful.
ASHLEY JOSEPHSON It's a great barometer for not only what is happening with our team at the moment but what could hap...
GENO AURIEMMA We played a very good team tonight, on their home court. Statistically, the longer you're on the roa...
HENRY BIBBY They played better defense, and they blocked better than we did. We didn't get into our offense enou...
AL WARDEN I never went down there [to watch a state tournament game] so I don't know what that will be like, b...
KADERO TERRELL It was great. We had nothing to lose. We all played our hearts out. It was just a great experience o...
AMANDA WARD We extended our half-court defense in the second half and I think it was the best half-court defense...
BRODIE FLAHERTY They're (Montana) no doubt the class of the league. For us, it's a home game. In any league race, yo...
MIKE ADRAS Although we are on the road for much of November, December and part of January, if we can pick up so...
CHARLIE COLES This game means a lot to our whole team, specifically our defense, because we feel they took advanta...
ERIC HENDERSON
DAVE CALLOWAY We've all played some tough teams and not played up to our potential. I think the district season wi...
ALAN KIRK I remember last year we looked on screen and we saw we had to play Connecticut on their home court. ...
GANIYAT ADEDUNTAN Last year, I thought they played us really well. They played us pretty physical. I think they'll giv...
ANDREW WHITWORTH It's awesome that we got a home game. Our crowds have been awesome all year, and they really give us...
HANNA ZAVECZ We've played better at home generally, but I don't think we've played this well consistently all sea...
CHRIS HERNANDEZ We have to re-establish our home-court advantage. This is a huge game for us.
JOAN BONVICINI I think both teams are capable, certainly, of starting on the road and winning the series. You alway...
BRUCE CASSIDY I think both teams are capable, certainly, of starting on the road and winning the series, ... You a...
CASSIDY Any time you play at home you have an advantage, but this year especially with our fans showing up a...
JAMES VILADE They all played well for us tonight and will obviously help our football team this year.
MICKEY MCCARTY We have played very well at home all season. For whatever reason, we play much more confident when w...
CHRIS REED It's huge. They gave us two hard games back-to-back on our home court. We defended it and showed how...
LESLIE CRANE I think being on our home court, having more fans here and everything like that will be a huge benef...
MALLORY VOELKER Kevin is very comfortable on the court. He's been starting since he was a freshman. Dave and Brent p...
JOHN BRADY When we have an opportunity to play the larger schools, they see the difference is just not there. B...
DANA ALTMAN This is a very intimate arena where the stands come right down to the floor and I like that. It's go...
CARROLL DAWSON I am hopeful that some changes at second and third doubles positions, a new varsity player at third ...
JASON CAMPBELL I think it's remarkable for a team to go on the road at Hudson and then go on the road at Mayfield a...
JASON HALL When you're at home, you have to defend your home court. Whatever home court advantage we have, it's...
JASON COLLINS Definitely being on your home court is an advantage for us, but we'll still need to get our turnover...
KRISTEN KOVESDY Going into halftime, I didn't think I played well and I know the coaches didn't think I played well....
DEVRINE BARNES We've played 4 of 5 on the road. We need to be at home. But our main focus is making sure we're play...
BRIAN HOBERECHT I think about it all the time. Someone had to lose the game. They played better than us that day, an...
SHANNON BROWN Overall this was a really good game for us. This is such a tough conference, and winning on the road...
BRAD JACKSON You put your name on something, it becomes yours, you have some ownership in it. When something is y...
LEE MELCHIONNI This was huge. We have to protect our home court and this keeps us in second place.
JASON SCANLAN I think our fans totally help us. We love playing on our field. It's a definite advantage for us. Ou...
CHELSEA BAKER Gonzalez played so well for us tonight. I thought Andrew was the key at both ends of the court.
ANDY WOODLEY We have played at home and it doesn't seem to be a hindrance to us, but it does for the other teams....
BO WILLIAMS Everyone wants home-field advantage, but you don't want it be unfair to the kids or anyone else. Foo...
DEREK BREWER I think this will help us play well. Sometimes when we play at home we can stagnate, but playing in ...
GEORGE ARROYO Miami is still a tough team without Shaq, and Wade proved that. We had to grind it out in the end to...
STEPHEN JACKSON I thought our kids played well. To play a team like this (Benton Central) which has lost only one ga...
FLAVA SIRK You have to give South Caldwell all the credit. They wanted it more and they took it from us on our ...
LLOYD CHURCH I think we're too relaxed at home. If we keep the same intensity we have when we go on the road and ...
JANEVIA TAYLOR It's so great to be able to participate in this meet at home. I think being on our own turf will len...
BOB CONKLING We've talked a lot about defending our home court. That's one advantage we will have.
GLEN DRURY The kids just played well. I still think, we've talked all year about this, our best hockey is ahead...
BRENDAN FLAHERTY That might help us. The Steelers have played great on the road in the playoffs, but this might be th...
SHAUN ALEXANDER We really don't have a home field. So they're all on the road for us.
BEN BEASLEY It's always been a home-court advantage for us to play at 7,000 feet. You throw in 4,000 - or maybe ...
MIKE ADRAS The sixth man. They've been there for us all year. We wanted them to run on the court with us but th...
GARRETT WILLIAMSON It was a good learning experience since we have several players who have never played before. They h...
DOUG ELLIS Knowing we can go out on the road and play in a hostile environment like this and play to the end .....
PHIL ANDERSON This will be a good turning point for us. Tonight was the most consistently we have played all year ...
BECKY EMRICH We've probably played better on the road than at home.
CHRIS GIVENS It does feel good. We've had all those ties and losses but we played well. Byron is getting better a...
LENNY GLASSTETTER We like having the tournament at home. I think it gives us an advantage.
JUSTIN BRADLEY They have the home court advantage because they have [three-walled] glass courts which can be diffic...
RADHIKA AHLUWALIA
The home-field advantage in baseball, to me, I don't understand. I had to play as well on the road a... WILLIE MAYS They have played together for a while. They know each other on and off the court.
SHARON DILLON In this league you can't factor in a home-court advantage. It's probably pretty equal on both ends.
CHARLES ZANDERS I think Detroit is overall a better team than they were last year, and last year Cleveland State pla...
TIM BAUER Take care of our home court and see if we can get a win or two on the road.
CARRIE GRAF We practiced all week at Rust College and Jackson State, so we're used to the 94-foot court. This ki...
CLEVIN HANNAH It will be a good tournament for us. A lot of the girls have played there. They're familiar with the...
KATHERINE MOWAT We'll be home at Hilton and that's always a good place to play. We'll leave it all on the court.
ROSS MARSDEN I was hoping they would win, so it would be undefeated vs. undefeated. It's still a huge game. It's ...
JEN RIZZOTTI We've both beaten each other at home. I like our chances on a neutral court.
ANDY HARMON I think we played a lot better tonight on both ends of the court. We rebounded well, and hit some sh...
GREGG JENSEN The guys gave it their all out there on the court. They played with a lot of heart.
KURT STELLFOX I think they all played pretty well tonight, but my two girls in the middle really rebounded well. H...
FRED HOGAN Definitely we feel we can play with them. Miami, we've played well against them. Detroit, they've pl...
CLIFFORD ROBINSON I know our players are very proud of Mac Court and they love to defend it with passion and pride. It...
BEV SMITH They have a 3-1-1 half-court trap that sent us into a frenzy the last time we played them. We had be...
LOI LUTES I think it'll be a good test for us. We've always played well against them and they have a great fie...
JULIE MCGRAW This will be a good test for us. It will show we can play at home on the road and four games in seve...
JAKE BAUER It was a big win against an opponent that's seeded higher than us in the playoffs on their home cour...
KARL GEISINGER We left it all on the court. I'm proud of how they played today and all season. I wouldn't want any ...
JULIANNE BERRY I think that the team really pulled it together for our last home match. We all played great.
ERIN KATIMS This is great because we lost to them earlier in the season at home and you don't forget someone cel...
BRIANN MCDONOUGH We really wanted to win this game. It was a big game at The Pit, in our home court. It was a huge de...
JANA FRANCIS This was a great road win for us. I thought it was one of the better games we've played all year. Of...
JOEL FEY We have to win 80-90 percent of our conference home games. Last year although we didn't play many at...
EMILY COOMBE Home-court advantage has helped for the most part. We play with a little more confidence at our plac...
RON ALDY We played well on defense. We were able to hold them in check pretty well in the half court. But ove...
DON MORELAND We've got to win at home. If you can take care of your home court and get some splits on the road, y...
JOSE FERNANDEZ
This group is inexperienced, but once they start practicing together more, I think the sky is the li... RICK PITINO We just have a great friendship on and off the court, and that's what I think makes us such great pa...
NATE EMGE My main focus now is my grades. Lately, all my time is spent either on the court or sitting at home ...
ARMON JOHNSON The kids played an outstanding game. They looked sharp all game long. We did a great job of putting ...
DANA BRUTON They played very well and we didn't. Life on the road is tough when you don't play well and the othe...
ED MCKINNEY We've played a brutal schedule and we've played seven of nine games on the road, so getting some hom...
DOUG FOOTE I think we won because we played at home. They played really well. We're not that much better than t...
JACK BLICKENSDERFER I just think all of us have matured over the years. We're all just getting better. We have a better ...
CRYSTAL MURDAUGH I think we probably played our best game of the year. We had to against a team like that. A lot of t...
MIKE WALDO She's been a team player all year, and last year when Meghan got hurt, she really stepped up and pla...
COACH MARY RAMSEY
Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. ... VIN SCULLY We have to defend our home court. That's critical. Every team says that. But it's vital to win at ho...
DALE LAYER We got them back on their home court and it feels wonderful.
ASHLEY JOSEPHSON It's a great barometer for not only what is happening with our team at the moment but what could hap...
GENO AURIEMMA We played a very good team tonight, on their home court. Statistically, the longer you're on the roa...
HENRY BIBBY They played better defense, and they blocked better than we did. We didn't get into our offense enou...
AL WARDEN I never went down there [to watch a state tournament game] so I don't know what that will be like, b...
KADERO TERRELL It was great. We had nothing to lose. We all played our hearts out. It was just a great experience o...
AMANDA WARD We extended our half-court defense in the second half and I think it was the best half-court defense...
BRODIE FLAHERTY They're (Montana) no doubt the class of the league. For us, it's a home game. In any league race, yo...
MIKE ADRAS Although we are on the road for much of November, December and part of January, if we can pick up so...
CHARLIE COLES This game means a lot to our whole team, specifically our defense, because we feel they took advanta...
ERIC HENDERSON
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I have raced against the clock since I went into advertising at the age of eighteen. 
Cynics will say there are no good people out there. And if you read the papers and watch TV news you... 
I can't believe George Bush might be president. 
This election ain't no stinkin' TV show. 
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Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just ... 
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Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. 
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Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal. 
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The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. 
The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony. Everything works in co... 
Expect victory and you make victory. 
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