Contenders Quotes

We're doing what we need to do, ... It's almost about not losing it rather than winning it at this point. We saw some hopefuls and contenders had trouble in New Hampshire, and I think that's the key. We got off to a good, solid start. - Jimmie Johnson

We're concentrating on falling apart. We were contenders, we're throwing the fight but I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, in us. - Brand New

We were facing the No. 1 contenders for the conference cup, and we matched up with them well. Our defense, yet again, played really well and our offense pushed hard. Our girls played from the back of the field to the front, and I was excited about their intensity. We played through their physical game and stepped up to the challenge. - Katie Gravel

We think it's important to make our votes and people can see who we want to be contenders. I won't call it chicanery on his part, but it was shrewd. - Bill Campbell

We stress a lot on us. We believe that if we stick to our game plan and play our game, we're contenders. We put a lot more stress on our game than whoever we are playing. - Brett Festerling

We probably don't have the depth to compete as a team with some of the best in the state, but both of these players should be contenders. - James Shapiro

We know what's at stake here, ... It's our third year being the team to beat and one of the contenders and all that. [Shoot], I want a ring. That's what it all boils down to. I've watched this team become the team to beat and go through a little of this and that. - Warren Sapp

We knew that North Carolina would be there [near the top], but would be young. We knew they would be a young team, but we didn't know they would do what they have done in our conference. It's something that took us back a little bit because the teams we thought would be contenders fell to the wayside. - Shelden Williams

We just saw the two best contenders fight each other. I told everybody that this would be a great fight. We both traveled the long road to get here, and he wasn't going to give up. - Winky Wright

We invite all Canadians who share their names with any of the contenders for Canada's next prime minister to take advantage of this great offer and fly free on Tuesday, January 24, 2006. - Bob Cummings