Championships Quotes

Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao are sure to skate in the World Championships next month. We are confident with her recovery before the Worlds. - Yao Bin

Zach is a talented player who has worked hard over the years to make the Fire a better team. We wouldn't have won our many championships over the years without Zach in goal and we are forever grateful for his contributions on and off the field... We respect Zach's decision and wish him continued success in his career. - Peter Wilt

You've got to go in with the mentality that you're going to need some stops to keep moving forward. Yeah, there are some great offenses playing at this level. But I guess I'm a little bit old school. I still think you win championships with defense. And when you look at who's left [in the playoffs], the teams still playing, they can all play some defense. - Marcus Washington

You're not going to stay unbeaten forever. That's for sure. But that didn't give them any championships. I'd rather lose one now to that team than lose to them later. - Gary Defina

You're measured by championships no matter what. - Candace Parker

You're going to see a secondary play like it's never played before. I'm watching film in my sleep. Speed? We have speed everywhere. I feel like it's going to be a low-scoring game because defense wins championships. - Tarell Brown

You win games with strong offensive line play, but you win championships with strong play on the defensive line. The play of the freshmen defensive linemen will be important for us. They made great improvement over the course of the season and they will have to keep improving. - Tommy Bowden

You really like to win the home games. Split on the road, win at home. That's how you win championships. - Bill Trumbo

You really can't compare the two championships. These kids really worked hard for this and they deserved it. - Kevin McCann

You play for pride, but it's an all star game so it's all for fun. Me and (Countryside coach) Dave (Sica) joked on the bench that we'll trade an all-star win for a couple of championships any day. - Mike Mannino