Famous Quotes & Sayings

We need to take care of business against Wakefield to give ourselves a chance in the final. We can't be looking ahead.

We need extra time to prepare the affidavit, and to prepare the appeal against the corruption case.

Tom Johnson

We needed to shoot more in this game then we did in our last game against Belmont, and the team came through. We have some tough games ahead, but if we keep playing the way we did tonight, we can win these next two games.

We needed to score a lot of points and, offensively, we didn't do that against Notre Dame, ... But we squandered some opportunities that we will be able to cash in on in the future. It is our job to score enough points to win every game, even if it means scoring 100, so we can't worry about what is going on with our defense. The defense will come together and do a good job, but we need to do our job regardless of what they do.

We needed to pull off one game against a good team to show everyone we could do it. We're doing some new things on offense, and trying different defenses. Hopefully it all pulls together and we can go on a winning streak.

We needed to play Maryville. I don't want to sound like I was pulling for one conference team over another in the semifinals but it's true. Our guys were disappointed we didn't get the No. 1 seed and I told them 'look guys you need to understand that's the best case for us because being No. 2 sets us up to beat Fisk and Maryville again and improve our quality of wins index.

We needed to play good and win or we'd go home. We're going to have to turn around and do it again tomorrow night.

We needed to make some adjustments defensively. I didn't like the looks Altoona was getting. I thought whoever did make a run first in the third quarter, it was going to be critical and they looked like they getting ready to put one together against us.

We needed to have patience in terms of looking for high-percentage shots. Against a zone, they're strongest off those first four or five passes. Sometimes we'll get a little impatient if we've passed the ball four or four times and haven't shot yet. If you take your time, reverse the basketball, get 15-20 passes, you're going to get a good look against a zone because they start getting tired, they start losing some of that mental focus.

Joe Nieuwendyk

We needed to get off to a good start, and that's as good as it gets. But just like we put the losses behind us, we've got to put this behind us too. We've got to get ready for a tough game against Montreal (on Thursday).

We needed to get off to a better start. This game was much different than the one against Twin Lakes. There was a lot of tough man-to-man defense and apparently they weren't fouling. We had our chances, but we didn't hit the open shot when we needed it most.

We needed to do a much better job at knowing where (Delarosa) was at all times because she can bury the 3-pointer. But we still have to understand that you can't have lapses against good teams.

John Butler

We needed to come ready to play from the get-go. We played spotty hockey, and you can't do that against a team like Leominster.

We needed to build back our confidence. Dakota Wesleyan is a rival, and they always bring it hard against us, so this is a huge win.

We needed to attack offensively and we didn't do that very well. I didn't think we moved very well. We were hesitant to shoot. Our kids didn't play with a lot of confidence on the offensive end. Against Huron, you have to pressure them on both sides of the ball.

We know (Virginia Tech), but we don't. We have played against them in the past, but they have changed a lot. They have a new coach and they run a new offense. We have changed a lot, too.

Daniel Alfredsson

We know they're going to be a tough test. They're a strong team, they've got a lot of speed. We've had tough games against them all year and this should be a good series.

We know they're a very good 3-point shooting team. We know we're a good defensive team. We played a game against (Champaign) Centennial at our place flat. Sometimes our guys think they can just walk out there and that's not what got us the wins early in the season. Tonight I think was one of the better overall efforts we've had in a while.

Jim Calhoun

We know they have a very good defensive team. We know they hung tough against Villanova. We're looking forward to going down there and not having a letdown. We have much bigger fish to fry.

We know they have a great history and we respect them. It?s just two basketball teams that will be going after it. We?re going to finds ways to score against them.

Rodney Harrison

We know the whole world is against us, basically, and people want us to lose, people want to see us fall. But that's fine. That's just the way it is.

We know their personnel, we just haven't actually been out there against them. It's a different kind of task, preparing for a team you don't play. We know about them, and we've been learning more every day.

Dennis Hastert

We know the history of Hussein, and we know he is a bad actor, ... We know he's had weapons of mass destruction and used them against Iranians and used them against the Kurds in his own country, and he would use them against anybody else, too.

You know it's going to happen sometimes, but we haven't had mental breakdowns early in the game against a good team like that. We're usually buckling down and making those plays. The good thing is we didn't lay down and die. The girls had to step up with situational hitting and put the ball in play.

You know it's going to be a low-scoring game and we missed way too many easy shots. Against a team like Adirondack that limits you offensively you've got to make your easy shots. Not making those shots just killed us in the long run.

Scott Walker

You know it's all around the league right now ? the Predators are playing teams that are not in the playoffs. They should walk in. Honestly, sometimes those are as hard as games against teams you're battling for playoff spots.

Kathy Acker

You know I think many writers are dangerous to the establishment. I mean, they go against all the rules that you're told writing.

Stephen Hadley

While we have to do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorists and to win the war on terror, the president has been very clear that we're going to do that in a way that is consistent with our values and that is why he has been very clear that the United States will not torture.

We've been getting some help at practice by playing a 6-foot-5 girl. We've been defending her and she's been giving us some tips. That's something we can't get when we play against ourselves.

We've been getting ready for sectionals, so the scores here aren't a big deal. In this meet, we have fun. We like swimming against Bloomington North.

We've been getting progressively better which is good. We haven't been consistent. We've been up and down, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged. It's been an up and down year. We had a real fine game against DePaul and I can tell you I am looking forward to this game.

Mike D'Antoni

We've been flirting with this for a while and this time it bit us. Yeah, they shot the ball well, but everybody is against us lately. We have to be more careful. We're running out of steam and now we have to find some second energy and gut this out a little bit.

We've been fighting for the last couple of games to keep these guys focused. We're trying to get them to understand that when you're playing against a team fighting for their playoff lives, they're going to give it everything they've got.