Finals Quotes

A lot of people are coming up and having strong finals and taking points, and that's a good indication of the depth in short track. - Derrick Campbell

A couple wins would be a disappointment. I want to make it to the national finals, All-American at least. I think it's a very realistic goal. I've beaten several guys ranked ahead of me. - Josh Wooton

A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket. - Andy Pick

2003 was a great year but I played a lot more as I played doubles as well and until I reached Toronto I didn't lose before the semi-finals. But after my injury this is definitely the one that stands out for me. - Kim Clijsters

[Yet in the playoffs Garnett showed he could take over a game when his team needed it most. No one is ripping him anymore after his decisive performance against the Kings in Game7 of the Western Conference semifinals: 32 points, 21 boards, five blocks and four steals in 46 minutes. He poured in 13 straight fourth-quarter points, including a buzzer-beating three that put Minnesota up 77-70 with 3:39 to go.] There was a ton of pressure... but he had an amazing calm about him. - Flip Saunders

[United have never beaten Chicago in the postseason, losing the 1998 MLS Cup Final and both legs of the 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinals, both by 2-0 scorelines.] I don't think we're worried, ... I think we would prefer to have more momentum going into the playoffs, but the last two results are certainly going to be something in our minds for practice this upcoming week. We have to work harder and get sharper in order to get some results against Chicago. - Brian Carroll

[This is the first year the Finals will be a best-of-five rather than a three-game series, and Sun coach Mike Thibault is preparing not to have Whalen, who he says is the team's MVP, for Game 1.] It's more likely she will play in Game 2, ... but if she pulls a Willis Reed on me (tonight), I'll be happy. - Mike Thibault

[The manager is hopeful of a performance tonight of which the Hibs players who embarked upon that run to the semi-finals of the European Cup 50 years ago would approve.] You still see some of that team around the stadium on match days and they are all perfect gentlemen... Those are the guys who laid the foundations for Hibs being an entertaining, open, passing football team, which is something I try to follow today. It's thanks to those guys that we can try and humbly follow in their footsteps. - Tony Mowbray