Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Evette Griffithis an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. She last played in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and...
happy lead lesson locker
We were happy in the locker room, but I was disappointed that we let our lead go away so easy. This has got to be a lesson for us.
beginning heads hungry
From beginning to end, they had a lot of energy. They were more hungry than we were. I think we kind of put it in the back of our heads that we were going back home.
beginning bench everybody hungry last needed players starters struggled tonight
From beginning to end, they had a lot of energy. They were a lot more hungry than we were. Tonight we needed everybody from our starters to our bench players to give us a lift. I struggled on down to the last person off the bench.
finish guaranteed last life next preaching year
Nothing in life is guaranteed and I've been preaching that from Day 1. We're here this year but we can finish last next year.
finish guaranteed last life next preaching year
Nothing in life is guaranteed and I've been preaching that from Day 1, ... We're here this year but we can finish last next year.
attack open pass teammates tried
She's like a wall. You have to make adjustments. I tried to pass to my teammates when it was open and attack when I had to attack.
confidence jump knock shot
She's like a wall. She sits right there in the paint, so when you get a jump shot, you've got to have confidence and knock the shot down.
game perfect sacramento shows team walking wants
I feel like we're walking a tightrope. I feel (tonight) it's going to be the game that we've got to play perfect basketball. It's possible. ... and I think (tonight) is going to be the game that the whole Sacramento Monarchs team shows up to play because who wants to go back to Connecticut? I don't.
finished found major
We've had some major injuries, but we've always found a way to win. They've finished first in the East, we finished first in the West. It's going to be a dogfight. It's not going to be easy.
came coach help reason team whatever
I wanted this so bad, ... This is the reason I came back. I was going to do whatever I had to do to help this team win. I was a coach for this team, on and off the court. I'm so proud, because I was the captain, and we all did something special.
everybody focus thinking whether work worry
It just makes everybody focus more and work a little harder. We're not even thinking about whether she is going to play or not. We only worry about the Monarchs. We can't worry about who Connecticut has, who they're going to start.
adjustment certainly coming develop discipline focused needed player stay training
It was certainly an adjustment I had to make coming in as a young player all those years ago, ... I needed to develop discipline to stay focused because as a rookie, you just want to play. But training is so important.
ball beginning hope kept knew learn turn
It was a dogfight from beginning to end, ... We knew L.A. wasn't going to give up. We kept our composure, but we can't turn the ball over like that. I hope we learn from this.
good great
We are a great team, myself on down, ... We feel good about (our chances).