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...
good great
We are a great team, myself on down, ... We feel good about (our chances).
bounce goes great keeps steps
We're a great team, not just one or two players. ... If one goes down, another steps up. We bounce right back. Nothing keeps us down.
finished people push team
We're always a team that people push aside, but we're the team that finished No. 1 in the West.
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.
great
We have a great inside-out game, ... We don't feel any pressure.
coming defense jump lead playing points tough
We have to jump out on them early. Not let them get a big lead on us, because it's tough playing our defense coming from 14, 16 points down. It's tiring.
coach confidence deserves fit knew
Whiz deserves Coach of the Year. He's accomplished a lot with this team. No one knew how we were going to fit together. But he had confidence it would work.
against best continue four game greatest lace players possibly shoes work
We got to lace up our shoes and do the best we can possibly do against four of the greatest players to ever play. If we continue to work hard, play together, come Game 1 we're going to be OK.
came flat found intensity second talented team tip
We have a talented team that was struggling, but we found a way to win. We came back from 10 down (in the first half), but then came out flat in the second half. We have to keep the intensity from the tip to the end.
knows
I'm excited, but everyone knows I want something more,
attitude cracks eating feels food laugh people short though three
I laugh every day, ... Him having a daughter? Three daughters? Him actually being (formerly) married? He cracks me up. He always has something to say. He has that attitude where he feels that even though he's a short person, he has a big ego. And he's always doing stuff, getting people fined, eating other people's food ...
happen leave might next teammates telling year
I'm telling my teammates day in and day out nothing is guaranteed, ... We got here this time, it might not happen next year so we have to leave it on the court.
above anybody captain court half injured knew leader nobody shoes stepped tied win
I'm the leader of this team, but there's nobody above anybody else on this team. I'm proud, because they knew who their captain was. I was injured for half of this season, but I tied my shoes and stepped on that court to win every game. I wanted this so bad.
break great moment win
I'm cherishing every moment of it, ... To win it -- I'll probably break down and cry, I don't know. But if it doesn't happen, I'm not disappointed. It's been a great season.