“Our efforts were fantastic. We can play better, but the spirit, determination and passion were there... We're still alive.”
Alex McLeish
“Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”
Abraham Lincoln
“They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.”
Earvin Magic Johnson
“Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.”
Voltaire
“Alfonso plays with a lot of will and determination. He's a guy who wasn't even playing all that much in high school until another guy got hurt. Now I've gotten a chance to see how badly he wants it.”
Curtis Pulley
“When I was playing, it was 10 or 12 plays that determined the outcome of a game. Now, because of the balance of talent in the league, it's come down to three or four plays a game. All you're looking for is to be in a position where you have a chance to win at the end. We haven't been able to do that, in a number of cases but we just keep chipping at it, trying to find a way to turn that corner.”
Marty Schottenheimer
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
Albert Einstein
