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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
grab grabbed hardly until
I think didn't about it until then, but these opportunities come hardly ever. When you get one, you've got to grab it, and that's what we did. We grabbed the rings.
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.
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.