23 Quotes by Ben Stroud

She's a legitimate player. Big block, good off one foot, so she'll help us.

Oh yeah. I mean, it's everything, especially when you run a 5-1. That's your quarterback and they have to make all the plays. They have to touch every ball. In every play, they're involved. She has to get the ball to the right people at the right time.

She is going to be probably the best setter we have ever had here. She's going to be real, real good. She already is doing some real good things. She keeps us in system and getting swings, and she can block.

I think we're a little overconfident, to tell you the truth. They think they're pretty good -- which they are -- but they have to understand that they're a young team and they have a lot of room to grow. We have to keep growing if we want to get where we want to be -- in that national championship.

I think they'd kind of gotten in the mode where they were just stepping on the court and playing. They weren't thinking. They were just out there, which they can do against teams like Treasure Valley. They just go play and win. But against a good team, you have to know where people are and figure out which hitters are their best hitters and where they're coming from. When you have to take something away, then it's a different ball game.

I think the Snow match has potential to be tough. If their football team is there in the stands like they are sometimes, the stands are really close to the floor, and things can get a little bit hairy that way. So I hope it's like that. I hope we do have an atmosphere like that, because we'll probably see something like that at nationals.

I tell you, her family, they are something though. There are so many of them and they get so fired up and have so much energy. They bring something special to the gym.

I think Jefferson will be right up there with what we saw (in Salt Lake City). I'm not sure about Florida, but I think on paper, they should be as good.

Well, really what I hope to see is us compete really hard. This is a team of people that are used to winning a lot of matches. A lot of them have won state championships and are used to winning, so I just hope they come out and compete as hard as they can and get something going.