This can really set the tone for us for the rest of league.

It set the tone for the rest of the game, ... We used it as a motivator and never looked back.

We set a miserable tone from the start.

It was important to set the tone (early). We just didn't want them hanging around, so we wanted to put away their hopes for an upset.

We try to tone down the 'Alan is so great' kind of stuff. We don't want him to get a big head, and he doesn't have one. Alan is a very balanced person.

You've got to set a tone early. We didn't set that tone early last year and it lasted the whole year.