Finals Quotations | Page 5

They're the standard right now. They've been in the World Series the last four years, to the finals the last two years and won it last year.

Putting 12 in the finals is almost more than you can ask for. I was proud of our five champions, but you always want more. We lost a few matches to better wrestlers and a few we just didn't wrestle well in.

Our aim next year is to make the finals and the sooner we can do that during the season, like at Rounds 18 or 19, (the better). Then we can we can re-assess our goals.

Terrence had one of his best days. In the finals he was down early but worked to beat Raymond's Walter Crow (by a 6-3 decision), who was fourth in state (last year).

Emily did not swim her fastest times but qualifying for the finals is a great achievement.

Especially big ties. When we've played the finals before, quite often I'd played the Masters Cup and the whole indoor circuit and a lot of matches and maybe I was physically run down a little bit going in,

Every year when you go into finals and are picking sides there are always going to be unfortunate players that miss out and certainly Adam is,

There's not as much other stuff going on. You're not worried about finals or class or papers.

Trying to make the race finals is a challenge in itself. He did amazingly well for an asphalt-track background.

This group has got the smell of finals and the smell of September in their nostrils,

This is about celebrating and reliving one of the greatest FA Cup finals ever played

This is absolutely awesome for our program. It was a great three days for us. We punched three kids into the finals and all three won. What these kids went through this year and what they did down here this week, it's just one of the best feelings of my life.

Your goal is to make the finals so you can advance to the playoffs. Nothing's for sure. It's a tougher district this year than it was last year.

You never know who you're going to have at the audition. One year we had a young girl from Beachwood who later made it to the finals of the Star Search television show.

This isn't a surprise, but you don't want to take it for granted because a lot of things can happen. The competition was really steep. The wrestling was outstanding in almost every weight class. I feel very fortunate that they made it because that was their goal. They're both undefeated. ... We all would like to see them in the finals and be a state champion.

In both the finals in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe we got into positions from where we should have won but we didn't. But if we keep getting into those positions we will win some.

I knew Paul is a tough man and he's grinding everything. I was thinking, 'Why isn't every week a tournament here in Houston?' I'm happy to be here in the finals and of course I want to get my first (career) title.

I know that most of these guys won't be back next year. I've got my goals set pretty high for next year. I'm going to get myself to the finals next year.

I never do (shake hands after a series). I don't pretend to be a guy who's not intense and I don't look at it as being a bad sport. I think the players who compete should shake hands. I think I've done it in the finals but I hardly remember. Whether we win or not, I'm not in it to be disrespectful or buddies with people.

I'm confident in my wrestlers, but we have a tough mountain to climb. To get to the finals we have to beat guys from Hofstra, Rider, Drexel and Old Dominion. It won't be easy, but how we wrestle that day will determine everything.

I'm not too disappointed because I've reached two finals in the past two weeks,

I'm absolutely delighted that Livingston have honored me with the chance to manage the club. We have the proverbial 12 cup finals to come, but this club can stay up and I'm here to make sure they do.

I'm pleased to finally win - I have been in four of the last five finals and haven't won one of them. So this one is very special.

I like the finals format but I don't like the first two rounds. It's never going to be perfect until we get a best-of-five of the first round and get to play our first game at home. Historically, other than a few upsets over the years, the better teams have still won. But it's not a great scenario to go on the road your first playoff game.

I'm really happy about this; it's a great start to the year. If someone told me two weeks ago I would make it to the finals both weeks, I would have said they were crazy. I'm disappointed not to win here tonight, but considering everything, I'm happy.

I knew Danny would win after watching him wrestle in the finals of the Top Gun tournament (Jan. 13-14 at Alliance, Ohio). Danny lost, 3-2, to a kid who also won at the Ironman tournament. That kid was dominating everybody until he wrestled Danny.

In order to really move a shoe, you need to get to the finals on a regular basis, or you need to be a pop culture icon, like Allen Iverson.

I had a little extra fire. I lost both times in the finals my freshman and sophomore years so I was kind of hungry to finally win one.

If you look at the core group of guys, they've been here four years now, really. There are quite a few guys still from the team that went to the Finals (in 2002), and we went to the (Eastern Conference finals) the last couple years.

I'm not saying any of that to lower our expectations. But I think it has to raise the sense of urgency on the part of our players. Even the ones coming back, if they think we can do what we did last year and we're on to the finals and then we'll hope the last 2 1/2 minutes will get better, that's ridiculous.

I'm not saying I completely agree with him, but Detroit should be the favorites because they went to the Finals two years in a row and they won a championship. I can't disagree with him on that. I think there's no doubt one of our biggest concerns is playing as a team. We know we have a lot of individual talent. It's a matter of playing as a team. I give him credit for calling it how he sees it.

The CCS is a very tough section, and to get to the finals of that (tournament) is a major accomplishment. Their strengths are their quickness and their tenacity. They're playing their best basketball right now, so we more than have our hands full.

I have only been the coach for a year, however, and I expect to turn this history around both in the playoffs and then at the finals in Germany.

I hope to be at the starting line of the finals at Athens and win a medal at Beijing,

I hope to be in the finals and have a great match with Louis (Bland). But I still have a lot of people before I get to him.

I'm not looking for any excuses, she was just too good today. I'm going home with my head up. This is a good start to my comeback. I don't think I played badly today, she was just too good. Being in the finals here in Tokyo really exceeded my expectations.

I'm going to go out there, do the best I can as quick as I can for three rounds, save some energy for the finals and then give it all I've got and hopefully bring the title home with me.

Everyone below us would like to swap places with us. All the games are finals for us now but if we have the same effort as today then we are in with a big chance.

Not only making it to the finals in New York, but I think some of them this year have a very good chance of actually winning in New York.

All of us in Fiji, the Government and the people, are very proud for what you have achieved in reaching the finals of this year's Hong Kong Sevens.

Then, it wasn't a Finals atmosphere, but he went up against Bruce Bowen, one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, and he gave Bruce fits. Al wasn't one of those guys to play with the ball. He caught it and shot it or caught it and drove it and shot it. Not many people could stop him.

It's really important to come into finals with momentum. We had more home and away wins last year but it means naught if you don't come into finals with momentum. Last year we came off four losses, this year we came off three super elimination-type finals atmosphere (matches).

It's really disappointing to not make it to the finals and not have a chance to win it. We all felt that this was our tournament.

It's great for our organization. To get the ship righted and play in the finals is big.

It's great. He kept us from getting shutout. We had five in the finals and he brought us a championship.

It's been over by the first day before, and it might still be over. Your kids can still get pins in the semis and finals to help the score, though.

Shawn has proven to himself that he can get it done down there. And he saw his brother, Justin, wrestling in the state finals last year. That's pretty good incentive for him.

The fact that we're in the Finals two years in a row is a great thing, ... We put ourselves in a tough position in this series losing Game 1. I think we're every bit as talented as Sacramento. But they made their breaks for themselves tonight.

The fact that we were in the finals two years in a row is a great thing, ... We put ourselves in a tough position in this series losing Game 1 (69-65 at Mohegan Sun on Sept. 14). I think we're every bit as talented as Sacramento. But they made their breaks for themselves tonight. ... We have been here twice and now we have to figure out a way to get over the hump.

Their ultimate aim is to reach the national finals in Las Vegas where they can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That's a road you have to follow if you want to be considered among the great ones. The campaign last year about the Finals was 'where legends are born,' and I think you could have said that for the playoffs. ... Clearly in order to write yourself large in NBA history, you've got to be in the playoffs.

Summerville beat Mariposa, which has lost just three games and went to the finals of the Columbia College tournament and beat Downey and Sierra. And Calaveras, with their style of play, can make teams anxious because they don't allow them the same amount of possessions they're used to.

It's very hard to compare because the previous grand slam finals were before my surgery and I really feel different now.

It's difficult to put my feelings and emotions into words. It really feels great to finally win a title. I've played well in many semifinals and finals but then haven't been able to finish it, but now I've finally won a title, so it feels unbelievable.

It seemed for a long time there that we made the finals every year and took it for granted. It has been a while.

It seemed like it was a long time ago, like a lot of things have happened to me. Walking back on the stage where you've been so successful, it's a lot of pressure on you. But you also know you've had a lot of success in the past, playing the finals here over and over. Tonight, it worked, and all I can say is it feels great to be back out there.

It will take some time to consider which way we go. Each is in good form. Toby has a record in finals - and he kicked four last week (with Sturt).

I know I'm in the finals and that's good. It's going to be fun no matter where I end up. It's great saying I made it to the Olympics.

I just knew I had to pull through. It's my senior year and I had to suck it up. I have a chance to be in the finals and I'm going to take advantage of it.

If you're the best player, surely you're going to have some effect on the outcome of a game. And I've said this from Day 1: I've never given anybody in my career more free rein in my career. And I went to the conference finals (in Indiana) with Haywood Workman as a point guard. With Eric Snow, who was the fourth-string point guard in Seattle. He went to the NBA Finals (with Philadelphia).

I hope (my fans are) excited. I don't get to be in too many finals any more.

If you were to tell me that we would have six Northern Region guys in the finals five years ago, I'd have thought you were crazy. Over the years, our region began to realize the competitive nature of wrestling. Now, I think our region is one of the top two in the state. We're coming along very, very well.

But I have a feeling it's going to go down to Pomona (at the Auto Club Finals in November). I don't see anyone backing down.

But with this victory, I can forget everything about it. I'm happy about this win today. I'm the top seed. I'm determined to reach the finals here, it's important for me to make a berth in the Masters in Shanghai. I'm working hard on it.

Can you believe that just last weekend I was at my prom?! ... And now here I am with a record deal and an album to record in the next month. I'll barely be done in time for finals and graduation!

Caleb is having a real solid season for us this year. That was a big win for him in the finals over a real good wrestler.

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I looked at how they did at the Rocky Mountain and they are very dominant. They are definitely a talented team and look to put a lot of kids in the finals at the seeding tournament.

Honestly, I believed we could compete for the league championship. To get to the finals exceeded my expectations. Being realistic, these other teams get here year in and year out. We hadn't been since 1992.

Hopefully, I can beat him again in finals and reset the record.

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I rather it happen now than Game 7 in the Finals or an important game. I am not trying to downgrade this game as not important but those type of things happen. We have counted on Vince in the two years that he has been here and he has room for error.

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The watching crowd and cold weather didn't affect the team and it was the additional focus and determination that carried us through. The focus is the qualifying finals in November so playing the tournament is part of our preparation.

They've never won the bid, but they made it to the finals in 1998.

They want to go to the finals and they want to win a State championship. They've been working really hard for it.

They went to the Stanley Cup Finals two years ago, and I think they are better now. They are very talented.

It was probably one of the scariest finals that I ever had to swim in because I've had my toughest competition here. I've really struggled in the past racing Jodie and Alice. That's the one thing I wanted to change in this race.

It was amazing. That was my first finals and it was at state. To take first felt great.

It'll be difficult for anyone in the game not to think about it, but I'm hoping we use it as a motivating factor. It'll be nice to be at home and we're hoping for a big vocal crowd. We're inviting the three schools that made the finals of the elementary contest. They really gave us a lift this year.

It's definitely a great day for Devils' fans and the organization and Scotty being the first and building some history with the organization. It's well deserved. Seeing what the Rangers are doing all the time, when you look at what our captain did, it's a little more impressive as far as numbers with winning three Stanley Cups and getting to the Finals four times.

It was Monday, it was a holiday and finals are coming up. We were just slow; we were just lazy.

It was a convincing win for Nelson. Irwin and Scherer pretty much dominated. All three have a good shot at making the finals if they wrestle well.

It was a bad match. I never should have been in that position in the match. I should have wrestled better . . . all the way up to the finals I did as well as I expected to.

It was a great experience to play against him and I hope I will get another opportunity. I am not sure I played very well today as I had problems with my serve and missed a lot of shots when he was slicing to my backhand. But I played better than in the last two finals I lost. I enjoyed myself more.

It was a great help to have the stadium supporting the team so much. It was like a final but of course in finals you have two sets of supporters and we had the whole stadium behind us.

I really wanted to get to the finals and win, but it didn't work out that way. He played really well and I didn't play so well in the second set.

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