Semifinals Quotes

Congratulations, you've made it to the final eight. I'm not looking at a state championship. I just want to get to the final four. If you get to the semifinals in high school basketball, you've accomplished something. - Craig Drury

Brett watched him and said I shouldn't have too much trouble. I like the quarterfinals in the morning and the semifinals at night. It gives me a chance to relax and hang out with my friends. I'm a senior, so this is the last time. - Jeremie Cook

After wrestling a match like that against a state champion, it was hard coming back. He was one call away (from the semifinals). - Rich Burgdolt

A lot of programs would think that getting to the semifinals would be great, but for this group, the expectations are higher. The nucleus on the team has been the same for the last few years, and we've lost in the semifinals the last three seasons. We've been consistent, but we haven't quite made it to the top. - Tony Hurt

[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

[Exerting pressure from the opening game, Pierce drove the ball deep with her forehand. She is supremely confident in her game and her life, and thinks she has tennis in perspective.] It's all great and this is what I love to do, and I feel like God has blessed me with this gift... At the same time, there are lots of things going on in this world. The last hurricane down south, there's people struggling with their lives . . . I'm very excited and happy to be in the semifinals. It's part of my life, but it's not everything. - Mary Pierce

(Hoover) got a lot of pins and we got a few of our own, but they had more first round matches so that helped them. We also lost a few close ones that hurt us. We need some wins in the semifinals to have a chance. - Trent Miller