J. J. Johnson Great Quotations

When the kids see what great shape he's in, and that there's a certain gleam in his eye, they are able to see you can succeed when your boxing career comes to an end.

I felt comfortable around the guys. I felt it would be a good place for me. ... I respect Coach Rives a lot. I believe in the type of basketball he likes to play. It was a great situation for me here.

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Mellon had a great game. It seemed like every time we needed a big shot, he came through. I give a lot of credit to Manistique. They just never quit.

I thought he did a great job. His at-bats looked really good. He was right on everything and he didn't seem to have any problems afterwards, so that's really good news.

I thought we played great team defense for about three quarters. We were able to transition our offense off our defense and that made a difference. The girls know that they control their own destiny. If we keep winning, we'll have a shot at making it to district.

We kind of are disappointed that he didn't play. I think with what we could teach him in the post, I think he would have helped us out a great deal. He needed a lot of work, but to be as big as he his, just his presence on the court would have been great.

The thing about Mike is he's so explosive. And he's going to make plays because he's got great quickness and great pad level.

They blitzed their safeties a lot in the first half. I got great blocking and good holes from the offensive line.

Certainly we would have liked to have gotten that round against Greg. But we're not about to give up. We've got a fast ACDelco Cobalt, and a great team behind it, so we'll go on to Dallas, and keep pecking away at it.

They came in and gave us great games. They got us back in the game. That's what a team is - different players stepping up.

This is a great example of using today's technology to learn about the past.

These are great players and high-quality guys, too. It's a refreshing attitude. ... Looking back, (hiring Howland) couldn't have worked out more beautifully.