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...
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.
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.
bigger feels seven somewhere
I've been here seven years and Ticha (Penicheiro) has been here eight, it's somewhere we've wanted to be for a long time, in the finals, ... It feels great. We're excited. But there is something bigger we want a title.
aggressive ball cause giving passing teammates telling
I've been passing the ball, giving the ball up to my teammates be cause I get double-teamed, ... I know I can score, I've just got to be aggressive and that's what my teammates have been telling me.
backs counted wall year
Every year we are counted out. Our backs have been to the wall every year.
against backs four great houston players though
Even though we won, our backs are still against the wall, ... Houston has four great players and we know they're not going to quit. We know that.
execute game players playing shut stay though
Even though we're playing at home, nothing is guaranteed, ... You've got to stay focused. You've got to execute offensively. You've got to shut players down defensively. ... Tuesday's game is a must-win.
against backs bring everybody hope step though waiting wall
Even though we're home, (and) I know their backs are against the wall right now, even though we're up (2-1), I should be happy. Am I? I don't know, ... I mean, I'm just not satisfied, because I know we can play better ball. Tuesday, I hope it's the game. We're waiting for everybody to step up and bring it.
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.
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.
champions feeling feels felt great pain sacramento
It feels great to feel what all the other champions have felt, ... Feeling the pain I felt so many years in Sacramento not being able to get over the hump.