Playoff Quotes

You've just got to keep fighting through it, keep going on. This is the nature of the business. Look at Indiana last year; they probably had the worst situation. They had injuries and suspensions, and they still made a push for the playoffs. - Mo Williams

You've got two countrymen going at it and neither guy really blinked until we got into (overtime) at the end there. This was very much like a playoff game. - Ken Hitchcock

You've got to hit fifth gear for the playoffs in general. You've got to be flying high, and you've got to play your best football. This is one game where, if you don't bring your best game, you're going home. The Super Bowl is the biggest game of the year, and we have to peak. - Craig Terrill

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've got to bring your 'A' game in the playoffs. If you don't, you're going to lose. - Mark Brunell

You've go to keep playing and stay the course. We're in the midst of the playoff picture, and we'll have to win our way in. We're not going to back in. - Rick Carlisle

You're really going to see the difference between the Battle of Alberta in the playoffs and in the regular season. Now at playoff time, you can definitely call it a Battle of Alberta. - Georges Laraque

You're not going to play perfect hockey every night. We ended up playing a pretty good game, but we're going to have to be better down the stretch if we want to get in the playoffs. - Joffrey Lupul