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This is our year to win it. We've been starting since the ninth grade. Last year we really thought w...
DHANMITE SLAPPEY I thought our defense would be able to stop the run better than we did last year (a 60-34 loss). Tha...
DON BEEBE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ...
HOWARD LUTTON I thought we had the same type of effort tonight that we did last night, we just made more baskets. ...
BRENT BREDE Last year, we were able to get all the games on television.
JUDY MCGORTY Last year we thought we were finally going to turn the corner ... we actually saw a slight decline i...
DON HOLECEK I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER Experience gets you excited. Now guys know what to do to win. We were young last year, but we can't ...
GALVIN MORRIS At halftime, they were calm. There was no finger pointing, no sense of panic. You could tell nobody ...
BRUCE WASEM Last year we targeted 13,8 million but unfortunately, because of the tsunami, we were only able to a...
JUTHAMAS SIRIWAN This is the team that I thought I had last year. This team was capable of being able to do this last...
CINDY STEIN I think we got too excited. We thought we were gonna win. We needed to keep playing.
EVAN SYNSTAD Last year he couldn't even swim his shoulders were so bad. [He's] come back from being top five in t...
DYLAN EVANS We were young last time, too, and we ended up being 4-12 the next year. I'd like to think we'll be b...
BRIAN URLACHER I told them not to worry. Last year we had four minutes to come back. This year, we had 40. I though...
DENNIS COSTELLO We were here all year. We were ready, willing and able to meet and now it's too late.
DONNA HAYES We liked that we were underdogs. Everyone expected us to win it last year, but now people are lookin...
COREY CLAITT We're going to be a good team this year and we expect to win, ... So we're not real content with jus...
JASON MILLER I thought we were going to win. Some calls were tough against us, some calls were fair. We had a 2-0...
JAROMIR JAGR We're going to change our philosophy on defense. We were a little passive last year. We have some ki...
TED JACKSON Who would've thought we'd be here right now? We were 7-12 three-and-half weeks ago, but we were 8-2 ...
SCOTT KERSTETTER Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ We are definitely not here to get third place. We're there to win the whole thing. We wanted to win ...
KATIE FROST![]()
We thought in the first year we were going to be able to get everybody off the streets.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win....
JAMES SHULER This was a big win for us. We haven't been able to take advantage of other team's mistakes this year...
DEBBIE HOLCOMBE We were a little too sloppy in all three periods to be able to squeak out a win.
DON CAHOON You need to be able to win on the road. That was a big part of our run last year.
ELGIN REID Expectations don't bother us, because we expect to win ourselves. Given our experience last year, wi...
CASEY BLAKE But many of the players were veterans who had the training last year. I thought the meeting went wel...
CHARLES WHITCOMB Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this ye...
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER I may not be where I was last year, but I'm where I need to be. That's a good sign, but it's not abo...
C.J. WILSON Last year the ball bounced our way a little more, and we were able to take advantage of it. The only...
ALGE CRUMPLER Last year we wanted to win one game. This year we want to win the state championship.
BRAD LOWE My dad's having some trouble, but he was able to be here, ... The last time he saw me play (in perso...
CHARLES GREENE Last year, there were definite leaders in the district, but this year, it's wide open. It's kind of ...
DENA MONTINI After finishing runner-up last year, it was nice to win it this year. We came from way back to do it...
DAN PFLIGLER Last year in the spring it was an alternator belt that broke when we were leading that took us out o...
KURT BUSCH Last year seven of our eight losses were by one goal. With experience they're the ones we expect to ...
LARRY YOUNG To win both in the same year I think is an unbelievable achievement. I thought I would be able to do...
DAN WHELDON We knew that there were a lot of us (whose contracts) were up this year; we knew there was a lot of ...
AARON KAMPMAN![]()
It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We'...
LESLIE MOONVES I thought there were a lot of positives out there. I think we're much improved over last year, but w...
DANNY HOPE![]()
Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being t...
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON We won last year, we're going to win this year, we're going win for years to come.
ED HARTWELL They make a lot of plays and feed on turnovers. Last year, they were able to do that, and this year,...
BRIAN GRIESE Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay — this year shouldn't be as close. They...
DAVE HOLMES Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay this year shouldn't be as close. They ...
DAVE HOLMES It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON Everyone knows were a good team. We're the same team we were last year. We could have won either one...
DONNIE EDWARDS I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we k...
ALEXIS WILLIAMS You can only remember the disappointments of last year but we're just trying to move on and not thin...
CRAIG FITZGIBBON In the second half, we were able to use more of the field and get our offense going. It's our second...
MARKUS ROEDERS We gave up a big lead, which is the sign of a young team, but we were able to get the win which is m...
MARC JACKSON A lot of it comes from our team chemistry. Last year and this year, we just all like being together....
ELYSE STOLLER Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought w...
KYLE LEWIS The only thing that we can control is if we win. We were hoping that [Winthrop] would lose, but as l...
JACK LEASURE Realistically, we thought of this as a game that we should be able to come in and win. With the expe...
GREG HETHERINGTON I thought we learned our lesson last year at Michigan . We can't turn the ball over and expect to wi...
ED HINKEL Last year, we scored 21.8 points per game. That should be good enough to win most games, but we got ...
MATT MULLER Winning the Italian Cup also gave us more confidence, serenity. I thought we were on that level last...
MASSIMO MORATTI We're really looking for someone to bust loose. We have quite a few guys who were right on the edge ...
CRAIG FULLER We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE Coming in the tournament last year, we felt a lot of pressure. We felt like we had to win, we were s...
BRENDAN WINTERS Which means it should be close.
HANK DESLAURIER Our goal was to put one person into the second day (finals) to legitimize the tournament.
HANK DESLAURIER Those games were used to challenge us. But this is our district to lose. We know we should be the te...
HANK DESLAURIER And for what? Nobody gets into coaching for the money, but it helps, and you start to say is it wort...
HANK DESLAURIER Jeanette's got that killer instinct. John is a little more laid-back. But they're both great players...
HANK DESLAURIER He obviously doesn't have to come to practice, but he hasn't missed a training session this year. Th...
HANK DESLAURIER He's surprised me. He can play anywhere. That gives us one potent sub off the bench now.
HANK DESLAURIER It could have been 6-1, 6-2.
HANK DESLAURIER He's playing pure motion right now. He's very eager to contribute.
HANK DESLAURIER We thought we could get to the offensive boards. I thought we were a little bit bigger than they wer...
JIM COLE It's fun to win and you play to win. Amazingly, when I went to spring training, the thought was to w...
HAL MCRAE My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've ...
SALLY PEARSON This is going to be the best defense that Miami has ever had. We were all able to play last year and...
BRYAN PATA I thought it would be pretty awesome to win my last match ever. Going out with a win was a great thi...
GREGG NURRENBERN I really thought we were in good shape there. P-Rod didn't feel that great on the court, but I still...
JAY LAPIDUS We're a lot more comfortable. More than that, we have higher expectations. We know that we are capab...
KAREN COOK It was important to win again tonight. We tamed a team who did us some great harm last year. We can ...
FLORENT MALOUDA We were at the lowest of lows last year. We couldn't get any lower. This year we are looking to make...
JOE MINUCCI![]()
I thought we were going to come back and win the game all the way. It was a flip of the coin game th...
WILLIAM BOOTH Defensively I thought we played well enough to win. But we turned the ball over too many times and m...
JOEL SANKEY We were good enough to win, to beat the national champion last year. You just got to hand it to Jame...
BOBBY LAMB We're finding ways to win and you have to hand that to our first-year players. We didn't win every o...
DYLAN HUNTER I'm expecting, anticipating, that we will be using instant replay next year. It hasn't officially be...
KARL BENSON We were tired, but I thought they were too. They just had one guy that kept hitting.
JASON HENRY This is the best defensive team I've had. I thought we'd be able to defend and keep it in the 50s an...
GREGG PETROCELLI We have a very impressive schedule this year. Last season, I think we managed to sneak up on people,...
AL COLBERT I actually thought we were going to win in overtime. I couldn't believe that we didn't win the game.
LES MILES Being able to win both those events helped us more than just the 10 points each win got us. They sho...
JOSH SALADINO We were Cinderella last year; now everybody knows about us. There's no surprise. It's kind of funny....
JOAH TUCKER We were pretty close. We had a lot of games that we had a chance to win and couldn't get over the hu...
STEVE WAMMER We had to work this year. Last year we had some pretty fast horses and any one of these athletes cou...
BYRON KNOX Last year, we were looking for guys who could play right away. This year, we are still thin at some ...
AARON RASSET Last year we were kind of in awe of playing down there. This time we're going down there to win a ga...
BENJIE WOOD The first couple of games we couldn't hang on to the ball. Last week, we were able to take advantage...
JEFF ROPER
DHANMITE SLAPPEY I thought our defense would be able to stop the run better than we did last year (a 60-34 loss). Tha...
DON BEEBE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knock...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game, ... This is a big win for the program — a huge win. We were knoc...
FRANKLIN PIERCE Defense was the name of the game. This is a big win for the program a huge win. We were knocking ...
HOWARD LUTTON I thought we had the same type of effort tonight that we did last night, we just made more baskets. ...
BRENT BREDE Last year, we were able to get all the games on television.
JUDY MCGORTY Last year we thought we were finally going to turn the corner ... we actually saw a slight decline i...
DON HOLECEK I think last year, yeah, we were grateful to be here. It was a dream to be here last year. But when ...
COURTNEY SCHUSTER Experience gets you excited. Now guys know what to do to win. We were young last year, but we can't ...
GALVIN MORRIS At halftime, they were calm. There was no finger pointing, no sense of panic. You could tell nobody ...
BRUCE WASEM Last year we targeted 13,8 million but unfortunately, because of the tsunami, we were only able to a...
JUTHAMAS SIRIWAN This is the team that I thought I had last year. This team was capable of being able to do this last...
CINDY STEIN I think we got too excited. We thought we were gonna win. We needed to keep playing.
EVAN SYNSTAD Last year he couldn't even swim his shoulders were so bad. [He's] come back from being top five in t...
DYLAN EVANS We were young last time, too, and we ended up being 4-12 the next year. I'd like to think we'll be b...
BRIAN URLACHER I told them not to worry. Last year we had four minutes to come back. This year, we had 40. I though...
DENNIS COSTELLO We were here all year. We were ready, willing and able to meet and now it's too late.
DONNA HAYES We liked that we were underdogs. Everyone expected us to win it last year, but now people are lookin...
COREY CLAITT We're going to be a good team this year and we expect to win, ... So we're not real content with jus...
JASON MILLER I thought we were going to win. Some calls were tough against us, some calls were fair. We had a 2-0...
JAROMIR JAGR We're going to change our philosophy on defense. We were a little passive last year. We have some ki...
TED JACKSON Who would've thought we'd be here right now? We were 7-12 three-and-half weeks ago, but we were 8-2 ...
SCOTT KERSTETTER Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year...
JOE BIENASZ We are definitely not here to get third place. We're there to win the whole thing. We wanted to win ...
KATIE FROST
We thought in the first year we were going to be able to get everybody off the streets. WHOOPI GOLDBERG We're prepared for this game. Last year we were just happy to be playing. This year, we want to win....
JAMES SHULER This was a big win for us. We haven't been able to take advantage of other team's mistakes this year...
DEBBIE HOLCOMBE We were a little too sloppy in all three periods to be able to squeak out a win.
DON CAHOON You need to be able to win on the road. That was a big part of our run last year.
ELGIN REID Expectations don't bother us, because we expect to win ourselves. Given our experience last year, wi...
CASEY BLAKE But many of the players were veterans who had the training last year. I thought the meeting went wel...
CHARLES WHITCOMB Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this ye...
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER I may not be where I was last year, but I'm where I need to be. That's a good sign, but it's not abo...
C.J. WILSON Last year the ball bounced our way a little more, and we were able to take advantage of it. The only...
ALGE CRUMPLER Last year we wanted to win one game. This year we want to win the state championship.
BRAD LOWE My dad's having some trouble, but he was able to be here, ... The last time he saw me play (in perso...
CHARLES GREENE Last year, there were definite leaders in the district, but this year, it's wide open. It's kind of ...
DENA MONTINI After finishing runner-up last year, it was nice to win it this year. We came from way back to do it...
DAN PFLIGLER Last year in the spring it was an alternator belt that broke when we were leading that took us out o...
KURT BUSCH Last year seven of our eight losses were by one goal. With experience they're the ones we expect to ...
LARRY YOUNG To win both in the same year I think is an unbelievable achievement. I thought I would be able to do...
DAN WHELDON We knew that there were a lot of us (whose contracts) were up this year; we knew there was a lot of ...
AARON KAMPMAN
It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We'... LESLIE MOONVES I thought there were a lot of positives out there. I think we're much improved over last year, but w...
DANNY HOPE
Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being t... EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON We won last year, we're going to win this year, we're going win for years to come.
ED HARTWELL They make a lot of plays and feed on turnovers. Last year, they were able to do that, and this year,...
BRIAN GRIESE Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay — this year shouldn't be as close. They...
DAVE HOLMES Last year we beat them, but it came down to the last relay this year shouldn't be as close. They ...
DAVE HOLMES It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou...
CHRIS DUHON Everyone knows were a good team. We're the same team we were last year. We could have won either one...
DONNIE EDWARDS I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we k...
ALEXIS WILLIAMS You can only remember the disappointments of last year but we're just trying to move on and not thin...
CRAIG FITZGIBBON In the second half, we were able to use more of the field and get our offense going. It's our second...
MARKUS ROEDERS We gave up a big lead, which is the sign of a young team, but we were able to get the win which is m...
MARC JACKSON A lot of it comes from our team chemistry. Last year and this year, we just all like being together....
ELYSE STOLLER Last year, I think we were too confident. We were 23-1 entering the tournament and we just thought w...
KYLE LEWIS The only thing that we can control is if we win. We were hoping that [Winthrop] would lose, but as l...
JACK LEASURE Realistically, we thought of this as a game that we should be able to come in and win. With the expe...
GREG HETHERINGTON I thought we learned our lesson last year at Michigan . We can't turn the ball over and expect to wi...
ED HINKEL Last year, we scored 21.8 points per game. That should be good enough to win most games, but we got ...
MATT MULLER Winning the Italian Cup also gave us more confidence, serenity. I thought we were on that level last...
MASSIMO MORATTI We're really looking for someone to bust loose. We have quite a few guys who were right on the edge ...
CRAIG FULLER We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE Coming in the tournament last year, we felt a lot of pressure. We felt like we had to win, we were s...
BRENDAN WINTERS Which means it should be close.
HANK DESLAURIER Our goal was to put one person into the second day (finals) to legitimize the tournament.
HANK DESLAURIER Those games were used to challenge us. But this is our district to lose. We know we should be the te...
HANK DESLAURIER And for what? Nobody gets into coaching for the money, but it helps, and you start to say is it wort...
HANK DESLAURIER Jeanette's got that killer instinct. John is a little more laid-back. But they're both great players...
HANK DESLAURIER He obviously doesn't have to come to practice, but he hasn't missed a training session this year. Th...
HANK DESLAURIER He's surprised me. He can play anywhere. That gives us one potent sub off the bench now.
HANK DESLAURIER It could have been 6-1, 6-2.
HANK DESLAURIER He's playing pure motion right now. He's very eager to contribute.
HANK DESLAURIER We thought we could get to the offensive boards. I thought we were a little bit bigger than they wer...
JIM COLE It's fun to win and you play to win. Amazingly, when I went to spring training, the thought was to w...
HAL MCRAE My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've ...
SALLY PEARSON This is going to be the best defense that Miami has ever had. We were all able to play last year and...
BRYAN PATA I thought it would be pretty awesome to win my last match ever. Going out with a win was a great thi...
GREGG NURRENBERN I really thought we were in good shape there. P-Rod didn't feel that great on the court, but I still...
JAY LAPIDUS We're a lot more comfortable. More than that, we have higher expectations. We know that we are capab...
KAREN COOK It was important to win again tonight. We tamed a team who did us some great harm last year. We can ...
FLORENT MALOUDA We were at the lowest of lows last year. We couldn't get any lower. This year we are looking to make...
JOE MINUCCI
I thought we were going to come back and win the game all the way. It was a flip of the coin game th... WILLIAM BOOTH Defensively I thought we played well enough to win. But we turned the ball over too many times and m...
JOEL SANKEY We were good enough to win, to beat the national champion last year. You just got to hand it to Jame...
BOBBY LAMB We're finding ways to win and you have to hand that to our first-year players. We didn't win every o...
DYLAN HUNTER I'm expecting, anticipating, that we will be using instant replay next year. It hasn't officially be...
KARL BENSON We were tired, but I thought they were too. They just had one guy that kept hitting.
JASON HENRY This is the best defensive team I've had. I thought we'd be able to defend and keep it in the 50s an...
GREGG PETROCELLI We have a very impressive schedule this year. Last season, I think we managed to sneak up on people,...
AL COLBERT I actually thought we were going to win in overtime. I couldn't believe that we didn't win the game.
LES MILES Being able to win both those events helped us more than just the 10 points each win got us. They sho...
JOSH SALADINO We were Cinderella last year; now everybody knows about us. There's no surprise. It's kind of funny....
JOAH TUCKER We were pretty close. We had a lot of games that we had a chance to win and couldn't get over the hu...
STEVE WAMMER We had to work this year. Last year we had some pretty fast horses and any one of these athletes cou...
BYRON KNOX Last year, we were looking for guys who could play right away. This year, we are still thin at some ...
AARON RASSET Last year we were kind of in awe of playing down there. This time we're going down there to win a ga...
BENJIE WOOD The first couple of games we couldn't hang on to the ball. Last week, we were able to take advantage...
JEFF ROPER
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