I was most impressed with how dominant we were. My kids gave up only four points all night and two came on escapes where we let them up. We're battle tested, rested and healthy.
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DOUG STIVERSON One of our goals was to have a quarter where we only gave up nine points or less. Instead, we only g... JASON ASBELL I was hoping they would. We were counting on points from our middle weights. We came out great, and ... EVAN ROBINSON We came in at halftime and that's all we were talking about, getting a shutout. We were really disap... MICHAEL LEWIS I've raised three kids: my wife and I have three kids. I've observed through direct contact ... CHRIS HADFIELD Our special teams were super. I mean we gave up a (long) kickoff return, which was not good. Before ... CLAY JORDAN We took some bad shots that led to transition points. Those were the points of the game that were mo... BRYANT DILLON We played real well. We were up after one quarter and with about two minutes left in the half we led... BILL HOLLAND Singletary and Reynolds score half of their points, so we knew they were the key to their victories ... AKIN AKINGBALA I know the kids are disappointed. We were genuinely excited as a program to play them again. I can't... ED DALTON He only gave up three escapes and then he basically just took them back down. JADE GRIBBLE She is sugar, curiosity, and rain. E. LOCKHART Kurt only gave up four points on his feet in 34 matches. The only other points he gave up were from ... BRIAN PETERSON They were magnificent. We were strong up front, but to be honest I was impressed with every player's... GEOFF RICHARDS I think both teams kind of settled in defensively. We came out flat. Even though at halftime I was d... BOB HORODYSKI We were good all over the ice really. We were all over them, but we couldn't bang one by him. We pla... JOE BALDAROTTA I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles wer... GEORGE LOPEZ If we rested three or four players and then got beaten by two points, we'd be kicking ourselves. CRAIG BELLAMY It was Senior Night, it was for second place in the conference, we were coming off a really bad loss... MATT GORDON I thought we did a great job and our kids wrestled well. My hat's off to San Clemente ---- they were... ARNOLD ALPERT I was seven for eight on three pointers in the first half. I ended up sitting most of the second hal... BROCK ZYLSTRA When I was growing up in Mississippi - it was good Southern food... but I also grew up with a Greek ... CAT CORA We came up from architectural school and within four or five days we were building. We were doing ou... JIM SANFORD We were exhausted after making up 15 points. I think we needed two possessions more. KAREN BYRNE All of us were pretty miserable [tired] but we knew we were playing for first place. We jumped on th... KYLE COULING Our intensity level was up. We've been waiting four years for this night. We were wanting to kill wh... JAMI SAFRIT I was really impressed with the kids at halftime and how they were so calm and focused. They knew th... KURT FAUST We didn't like the way we gave up yardage last week, but we liked how the kids played in the red zon... CLAY NORTH We had 10 errors and only gave up three earned runs. It was pretty bad. We didn't show up -- period.... LINDSAY MCCARGAR We got a lot of those points out of our defense. We put a little pressure on them. We scored 22 poin... DON ALLEN Our kids are aware of where these teams are ranked. But I think this team will show up and play. The... DARON SCHOENROCK It was a battle of two young teams with only one senior playing a varsity match from either team. Mo... KATHI BEACH It was a prolonged 14-0 run. We gave up too many lay-ups, and our turnovers turned into points for t... ANDREW TENCLEVE I was so happy when I looked up and saw two minutes left on the clock. We had been up all game, but ... LONNIE BARTLEY My dad worked nights mostly and while we were growing up, and my mother also worked, so there were t... SCOTT KELLY I was very happy with our defense. In three of the quarters they had four, five, and five points, an... PAM ADAMS I am extremely happy with the playing (on Saturday). This was a tournament we thought that we could ... ALLISON SPENCE That was huge. They were out there putting points up, and that's where the air kind of came out of t... JEFF WALTON Down by three I thought we were in a good situation, but then the third quarter was kind of a repeat... DENNIS CROMER It seemed like we gave it to them. We came out at halftime and let them take it again. It was kind o... CRAIG CHAMBERS What happened was that teams were being manufactured and assembled. Most of the good players were on... BILL READER In the second game we were behind by 20 points and Tesch came in with 14 straight points in a row an... JACKIE WAGNER Our defense worked hard out there, and I was impressed with their ability to cause so many turnovers... CALLIE OREBO Their heads were down when we were making big shots and big plays. We had them on their heels and we... CHARLES RICHARDSON Water came in and then the ceiling collapsed. We were really shaken up last night. BEVERLY JOHNSON I was blown away. I knew the kids were really motivated. We had reached our goal before lunch and we... KYLE RIGSBY Lafayette gave us fits in the first half. They can really score some points. I was happy with how we... TOM MARRYOTT We found a way to scrap and win ugly. Two nights ago we were on fire, but tonight we had to earn som... DOMINICK ROMERO We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up ... JOAN BAEZ My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple... DWIGHT GOODEN I was very impressed with the kids from Community. They came ready to play from the opening whistle ... DOUG PRICE It's a proud moment for us. We were very impressed, and I'm sure we'll continue to be impressed with... DOUG WEIGHT The 800 was, without a doubt, our best race of the night. Hayes had a real good night for us and he ... BRIAN DUNLAP Rusty Wolfe may have only scored seven points, but they were a big seven points. He came up big for ... TERRY YOUNGBAUER I don't know where we were defensively. I don't think we've given up 75 points to anyone all year. I... CARI STRANGE I think the key for [our play in the second half] was that we picked it up on defense. We were able ... FAEZA BOUDERRA We came very close to taming Lyon but eventually we gave two points away. It's frustrating but we we... FRANCIS GILLOT It started when we gave up 36 points in the second quarter. We were playing uphill from that point. ... JASON KIDD The kids just came out focused and played hard. We had one little hiccup giving up a goal, but the k... RON AHART ESPN called it hideous. I asked Coach Mears for his permission and he gave me his blessing. I plan o... BRUCE PEARL I was impressed with the kids and the bus driver. They stayed calm and were more concerned with why ... DAN BURNS Everybody I grew up with has incredible self-confidence and self-assurance. We were all loud, outspo... GABY HOFFMANN I lost my mother and my brother when I was 15 in two separate car accidents. I was doing well at sch... MANU BENNETT We came out here and we tried our best, and just executed our offense. We knew that we were a big un... BOB LUTZICK But that's the kind of team we were that year. We were seven games out at the All-Star break. Califo... GEORGE BRETT They were up nine. We cut into the lead, but they came back with two 3-pointers back-to-back. You ca... SEIMONE AUGUSTUS It stinks that we won the first two and ended up with a split. I just feel like we had them right wh... ROBBIE WINE Mark began the appointment process back in the fall. This is just a huge honor, and we were all very... JASON STANLEY When we got the ball back with about five minutes left, I asked the guys up top if we should go for ... RON ADAMS I would get on the bike every morning and ride around downtown with a knapsack on my back and litera... LINDSAY GRAY In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the... RICHARD MCCABE We are not giving up. If PSV loses next week and we win we are only four points behind. Then all is ... ERWIN KOEMAN I was really impressed with how many balls we dug up tonight, ... And I think we're hard to match up... CHRIS LAMB We talked about how lackadaisical we came out last game. Coach [Willard] Coker told them they were N... DAVE ROBBINS I was fortunate growing up on the farm. My parents were very understanding and backed me up all the ... KRIS WALTER I think they had more kids show up than we did. They wanted it more than we did. They weren't missin... DARAH HUFFMAN We were so pumped up last night for our two girls. I think they were just as pumped up for their gir... BILLY WALLER I thought those guys came in and did a great job moving on offense. It didn't signal that we were pa... JAKE KRAUSE We all fully expected to be in Indianapolis despite what happened the last couple games with the clo... JOSH BOONE Tornado warning sirens were blaring, young kids were scared and we were wondering where we would be ... JOE ABRAHAM We were running short routes all night and we saw their corners biting up, GREG JENKINS We went up there at the start of the season and basic-ally gave away two points after being 2-0 up a... SCOTT MCDONALD I used to dress up in my mom's old clothes and play with these kids from the neighbourhood and m... HEATHER GRAHAM I guess the best way to sum up the night was to say we were inept. We couldn't do a thing offensivel... GREG VOCK I really thought we came back in a hurry. I looked up and we were down 16. Then it was six and four.... KURT CUNNINGHAM [Connecticut] came out and played hard, they were fired up. We came out flat compared to what we wer... CARRIE MASON When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly g... MAEVE BINCHY At one point, we had a father and two sons on a porch, and they were having a barbecue, and they tol... JOSEPH DEFILLIPO I'll give them a lot of credit, they did have tenacity, but our big problem, we were uptight all nig... MIKE PROVENZANO The first half has always been as battle with East Burke. But in the third quarter we came out and s... JEFF PARHAM When it started, we were just kids and we were working around Gainesway, and we learned a lot there ... FRANK TAYLOR I was playing acoustic bossa nova music in a trio, and Tucker was the DJ that night. He came early a... SOPHIE HAWLEY-WELD I was really excited. I was under control and didn't realize how nervous I would be until I got out ... FAUSTO CARMONA
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