Mike Burns Quotations

No one's really better than the others. We just try to work together and motivate each other.

Shooting percentage is indicative of effort. BYU showed tremendous effort and it showed in their shooting. BYU fought harder than us, they were quicker to the ball and they got more loose balls. They came out with a lot of energy and we couldn't match them.

Shooting wasn't our problem. It was our effort at the defensive end of the floor and allowing them to get rolling. You can't do that against a team of San Diego's caliber. They got rolling and we paid for it.

I did a range of everything, from special ed in elementary to Spanish in high school. It wasn't too bad. When I first started doing it, I was 21 and just out of college. I think they thought I was close enough to their age to where I was, I guess, cool enough.

Given market conditions in Europe, 2001 will not be an easy year, ... There are a couple of markets having trouble coming back. Germany is continuing to struggle.

What more can you say? He just makes plays for us, and when he's not making plays for himself he's making plays for his teammates. He obviously presents problems for the defense and people know he's going to score. It was a tremendous game by him tonight.

Our guys need to get focused on Saturday's game against Montana State.

Our guys need to get focused on Montana State. And the first step is to leave the emotions that they have after this loss in the locker room. Our greatest concern right now is defending our home court.

We came out sluggish in the second half. Montana saw a little bit of blood in the water and they pounced on it. They put us on our heels and we played on our heels for the entire second half.

You always think you're going to go home. You expect some damage, but never to lose everything. I think everybody basically felt the same way. That's the hardest part.

We played very well. Tonight, we played well enough to win.

That was just an effort run. They just gave a greater effort than we did.

We want stability, a routine. The kids need that.

When you win an award like that during the conference season, it usually means your team has won both games and the player has played very well in winning those games. So I almost look at the Player of the Week award as a team award when it is handed out during the conference season. For that, I'm sure Rodney and our team is very appreciative.

We're a young team, and they're experienced and a good team. So I was really proud (of the win).

You cannot solve this business only on the cost side, ... The revenue side has to be addressed also.

You grow up a Dodger fan. It's weird being on the field playing against them.

There is no hotter team in our league now than Portland State.

We have felt welcomed at SFA since Showcase Saturday and orientation. SFA is just awesome; it was a great choice for my daughter.

We had problems focusing in this game. Montana did a good job changing defenses and we did a good job battling through that in the first half. In the second half they did essentially the same thing, but they did it with more energy than we did.

You miss the little things the most - familiar faces, the kids' ball games, your normal routine.

I knew there were spots available when I signed. There are a lot of guys here battling for them. Good competition makes for a better team.

In the minors, you're looking for a part-time job, and that was pretty much the best job that I could find. I had my degree, and I got my emergency teaching certificate. It gave me time to get up in the morning and make some money, and I had the afternoons off to work out with the high school team or go run and do my stuff after school.

Home is so much more than just a house. It's family, familiar faces, ball games, a routine. We know that now.

They just came out swinging. They're a good hitting team and we knew that. That's what made the first win so nice.

It was a big play because it was a momentum-builder.

It'll be tough. But one thing I've developed with this team is a great deal of confidence.

A new year, a new home, a new truck, a new life.

The trustees are obligated by statute to follow the prudent investor rule, so it has to be prudent.

They do a great job of pressuring people defensively. And their defense is designed to just jam up everything and take you out of any sort of pattern. Under those circumstances, you've got to be sound with the dribble, sound with the pass, and sound with the catch. And for stretches we were 0-for-3 in that department.

It's a tremendous honor and Rodney is very deserving. It speaks volumes of not only Rodney, but the progress our team has made as well.

It's just a matter of throwing strikes, that's pretty much my game. I locate my pitches and throw strikes. If I don't, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

We withstood that first spurt and then we got our bearings together and we were in the game towards the end of the first half there. And then they just went on that run and that was just an effort run. They just gave greater effort than we did, and that was the difference in the game right there.

I don't think anything was wrong with Stuckey. If there was he didn't tell me. He may have been a little under the weather, but as far as I know he was feeling fine.

Is the circle of fifths a drinking game?

Death is not going to hold down Huell Howser.

One of the main challenges, for me, has been to keep simplicity in its place. It’s only a tool. It’s not the destination, it’s the vehicle that gets us there

The difference between first and last is probably closer than it has ever been in my memory. You have to play well every night if you expect to win.