Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought our guys really came out right from the drop of the puck and played hard. Not only played hard, but played real smart.

I thought our guys played superbly. The power play came up big.

I thought our guys came out really hard, and played well. I thought we played a lot of good defense.

I thought our guys came out and gave a good effort defensively tonight. These guys were playing great coming in and to hold them to 36 percent (shooting) is a good thing.

I thought our defensive effort was great. At halftime we had only given up four field goals, and those came from outside. We set the tone defensively that we were not going to let them get to the basket.

I thought our defense stepped up real big when they had to. They came up and made huge plays for us.

Wally Szczerbiak

I think we were seeing shadows every time we came into the paint.

Shelden Williams

I think we responded well. We came out here as a mature team.

I think we went back into the gym after that game and stay(ed) humble. We came in early, took some shots and made sure we were ready. We didn't want to feel like we did last year.

I think we wanted it more. We came off that big loss to Hand (15-7 on Saturday) and we just wanted to prove ourselves to everybody in the state that we're capable of playing with everybody.

Paul Posluszny

I think we've had that opinion of ourselves all year long. Especially the way we came into this season. Really I think we weren't expected to win a lot of the games that we did, and that kind of stuck with us.

I think we've got people pretty much where they should be. Our hitting came around that second game... there's no real soft spots in our offensive lineup.

Jonny Gomes

I think we've got a little swagger coming in here. We just showed them we can do it and it's not impossible with our team. We came in and we'll lay it all on the line and see how it pans out.

I think we took the game a little too lightly. I think we came out a little big-headed. Some players tried to pick it up at halftime, but when you start trying to get to your game at the half, it's too late.

Jim Thome

I think what really helped was going down to the minor leagues. I had that little hamstring deal, and then I had sat out a couple games. I think I came back and struck out like three times. I felt I needed to go down and get some at-bats, and it worked out good.

Larry Bird

I think what it came down to is that our owner wants to win and, in the end, we did this deal because we knew it would make us a better team.

Jim Edmonds

I think when he came down I was still sliding and I caught his shin guard a little bit. It's not that big of a deal.

I think that everybody that came in did a great job and made a positive contribution. .I knew it was going to be a physical game, and we were able to withstand the physicality.

Paula Abdul

I think casting directors need to take a good look at you because the camera loves you.

I think Cameron is more tenacious this year. His confidence level is higher, and he doesn't get too excited. If he wins, he smiles; if he loses, he knows what he did wrong and he lets it go.

I think after yesterday's sell-off, when we turned off the lights and came back in the morning, we got a chance to say, 'You know what? We've overdone it here'.

Kevin Towers

I think after going through that process and coming back and having a chance to kind of reflect on a lot of the positives, I came to the realization that I had it pretty good in San Diego. This was the organization that drafted me, made me scouting director and the GM at a very young age, an organization that has stuck with me through some very difficult times.

I think it was critical. I think it was significant. I think that it came at an important juncture in this campaign.

I think it was a lack of intensity. We came out lackadaisical. Our energy wasn't as high as we needed it to be.

I think it was a great start to the season. We definitely came out rocky at first but pulled it together. We've been trying a couple of things on defense that are different from what we usually do and they worked out for us.

Jim Haslett

I think it was a good mix (of fans). I saw a lot of New Orleans fans up there and people that came over from the state of Louisiana and Mississippi. I thought the reception was outstanding. I forgot about the kickoff when all the flashes went off. I thought we were at the Super Bowl.

Leon Washington

I think it was that soup that his girlfriend made that day we came in.

Peter Woo

I think it was extraordinary times. Somehow in this 1964, 1965 era, somehow you got a group of people in that house from different colleges and different origins. It was a house where in scholastic things, in leadership and in sports, they all came in first. For that era, somehow it clicked.

I think it's perseverance. I came back to training camp not knowing what to expect, but overall it's been a very good year. When I look back, I'm glad I kept working hard and that I showed I can still play.

I think it's nice for the kids to get back on a winning track again. We are still young and struggling. It could have gone either way with four teams here, but my young kids and lower weights really came through.

Kevin Mawae

I think it's neat that a lot of us who came in at the same time are still here. The things that I've seen them do, Curtis and other guys in this locker room, over the last eight years are things to be remembered.

I think it's taken up every year, sometimes more forcefully than others, but it doesn't seem to me that there's a real likelihood that would permanently guarantee the presence of cameras in the courtroom. Certainly, as time goes by, New York is going to become more and more of an aberration.

Lee Womack

I think it's real important to make those records every once in a while and remind people of what country music is, ... The roots where it came from, where we got what we have. This is sort of a throwback to Dolly, George Jones, Merle Haggard. That's my favorite kind of music. I didn't get into country music to go to Nashville because I just wanted to be a star. I went there because I had such a passion for that kind of music.