Famous Quotes & Sayings

We came in with all the confidence in the world we could get this thing done.

We came in with a game plan for Craig, we wanted to play a box-and-one. He's their head man, and we wanted to take the head off the team.

Steve Alford

We came in wanting to make something different happen, but obviously that didn't happen.

We came in wanting to focus on some of their guys but we couldn't recover from that first goal. They have a couple of guys that that really flow that team. After they got that first goal, we kind of hit the panic button.

We came in very relaxed. We came out and did what we wanted to do and the kids played with a lot of confidence.

We came into this year thinking we were going to win 20 games. A lot of people didn't. It's really not that important to us right now. We know we're in the (NCAA) tournament now, but we're still going to come out and play hard. We want more wins, as many as we can get this season from this team.

We came into this year thinking we'd get 20 wins. A lot of people didn't really think we could. But that's not important to us right now. We know we're in the (NCAA) tournament now, but we want more wins. We want as many wins as we can get out of this season for this team. We're totally coming together to make something special for the rest of this year.

Lewis Cass

We came into this week thinking this was going to be a really tough game, ... We knew they'd be excited, which they were, and our plan was to take it to them early. That is what we did.

We came into this weekend not satisfied to have just made the (NCAA) tournament. We had high expectations, so in that respect, we're disappointed. We were able to do a lot of things well, but we faced a very good team tonight.

We came into this (tournament) with the goal of winning it. We had really good attitudes, even though the weather wasn't very good.

We came into this thinking it was going to be the hardest game of the year. Our line got after them up front and they opened up holes. And we stopped their big-play threats.

Chris Chelios

We came into this thing with a lot of confidence, and our confidence should still be high. We've improved defensively every game. By no means are we frustrated. There have been so many upsets, it's anybody's tournament, and we gotta realize that.

John Howe

We came into this thing late. I would have pursued it if I had time.

Jack Anderson

We came into this season with our minds set on getting back to Hershey. We want that second gold trophy.

We came into this season with high hopes. We haven't been able to play up to our potential. Making the tournament is something we're thinking about, but we've got to take it one game at a time and get some wins.

We came into this meet feeling maybe a little more confident than we should have. Now we see how much we need to step up.

We came into this game with a lot of energy. We just couldn't sustain it. This is something new for us.

Alex Rodriguez

We came into this game with a lot of confidence. We felt like could play well and dominate this game. That's the one thing about baseball. You can't predict what's going to happen.

Chauncey Billups

We came into this game really focused on what we needed to do, making some adjustments. That team just fought. They just fought. You have to give them a lot of credit, but come fourth quarter . . . we just had to grind it out.

We came into this game in the hunt and ready to play them. But Engel is a great, great pitcher. She deserves all the credit she gets.

Daniel Kessler

We came into this game focused and 100 percent prepared, and before the game we really had no doubt that we were going to come out on top. We were that confident as a team.

We came into this game expecting to win,

We came into the tournament with a horrible record. It was a winning season, but everybody doubted us. South Carolina is this, South Carolina is that, we're underdogs, we're not going to do nothing in the tournament. Hey we're showing people right now we've got a lot of heart and we're tough.

Evgeni Nabokov

We came into the third period thinking offense, offense, offense. If we're going to think that way we're not going to go too far.

We came into the second half fired up, but when you can't take that first wave it kind of gets to you.

We came into the season with a lot of confidence in our coach and each other. I don't think the players are surprised by our start.

We came into the season knowing we had depth there and tonight we saw what it was with the little pressure that Christian did get.

We came into the locker room and every coach was yelling at us and all four seniors were yelling at us because we want to play at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

We came into the game saying we're still the champions. We're just trying to carry on the tradition.

We came into the day, week, month with the same three worries -- earnings, the economy, and geopolitical concerns. We're still dealing with all the same negatives and the selling is pretty broad.

Michael Redd

We came into practice (Tuesday) very encouraged about the win. We didn't even talk about how we finished the game. We stayed positive.

We came into games feeling like we were supposed to play good. We didn't feel like, 'let's come out and hope we play good today.' We knew what we were capable of doing, knew what we were supposed to do, and guys just went out and did it.

Tim Wakefield

We came in today knowing we needed to win. We didn't want to back into the playoffs by having Cleveland lose and we lose. We came out and played hard.