E. O. Wilson Team Quotations

Maybe we're going to be a team that's a little more run-oriented maybe through time, ... We can use those young guys who are big and can lean on you and it snowballs into physical play.

This was one we really wanted to win. We just wanted to turn up the intensity and keep working hard as a team so we can keep playing.

He is probably the most improved player on that team so far. He does a great job of blocking. We definitely have to be aware of where (number) 82 is.

I feel like we've got eight guys we can count on, and typically that's what every NFL team has live in every game, ... With those eight guys, we've got four tackles, we've got five guards and we've got three centers in that combination of eight guys. We've got some combinations.

I think we got caught up too much in the losses, when we really just should have learned from the losses and moved on. Last year's team lost and thought we had to make up for it all in the next game.

We haven't been scoring consistently, so we wanted to be aggressive on defense and force the other team to make mistakes. We had excellent practices over the break, and we played unselfishly tonight.

The only way a team can move the ball on us is if we make mistakes. We realize that so far.

We're going to ice the strongest team we can because we want to finish with three victories to take into the finals weekend.

We know what it's like when the game gets out of control. We were on the losing side of it earlier this year, we know how the other team feels.

The team that played the best tonight did not win.

The other kids on the team love Markus. He's so fun to be around and he brings a lot to the team. He's brought them closer together.

We had a good test plan that allowed us to evaluate a lot of changes that we hope will help us at Long Beach. We've been working very hard on the overall quality of the team and I've been really impressed with the preparation as we head toward Long Beach.

Before, I was going to sell the team or something. But I don't know now. This has changed everything.

As a result, we're not a very good football team right now. What we have to do is get better.

The only thing I can guarantee to our fans is that we are going to give an effort and try to play aggressive hockey for 60 minutes. I know our team is in better shape than it has been in the past because our testing shows that. One of my primary concerns after the season was that we have to be in better shape. We want to practice and do everything at a higher tempo. We're trying to change the whole culture here as what it takes to be successful.

This is definitely the most talented, smartest and mature team I've been on since I've been here.

On behalf of the BBF, I want to give Mr. William Sands and Commonwealth Bank our sincerest thanks. Without their assistance it would be extremely difficult to send our award-winning team to the competitions they need to go to in order to put them on the international stage. The team needs to be exposed to this level of competition in order to prepare for the Olympics. We are also heartened by the fact that Commonwealth Bank supports our sport of basketball, which plays a tremendous part in the development of our youth.

The next new owner couldn't keep the team here. It could not be fair. It's not a fair proposal. ... They're changing things on me.

At 112 pounds, their kid beat Rodgers the last three times they wrestled. That was a total team effort.

I heard about him having a wreck when I first came in, but didn't know the details or anything like that until Mike addressed the team and told us what was going on.

Honestly, I don't think it could get any better for me. But I feel like my whole team -- my band, my organization, everybody -- is getting better and better at what we do. And it's getting more and more fun as we do it. So we must be on the right track.

It'll take Joe a little while to accept that he's not a Bruin anymore, and I can understand that. You tend to think about the team that didn't want you as opposed to the team that did want you. Those feelings are going to be there and we'll help him deal with them.

How long can it stay here? I don't know. But I can tell you we're going to fight very, very hard to keep the team here to try to be competitive with the rest of the league.

He brings grit, and he gets very involved in the game. You saw what he did at the Olympics with Finland, and he plays very well in the playoffs. He just has that energy that you need. Every team that he goes to, he makes them better.