35 Quotes by Erin Lawless

It was the second week of February, a rainy Wednesday, a generous few degrees above zero, and some absolute twat on the Entertainment committee had decided that what the student body really needed was a Beach Party theme night.

Johnny appeared out of nowhere to save the day, reaching clumsily over Harriet’s head to punch the correct answer on the touch screen with just milliseconds to spare. Sukie exhaled in relief; she took her quiz machine investments very seriously; after all, £2 could be a small fortune to a student the wrong side of Reading Week.

Dressed as he was in a practically fluorescent pink tee-shirt and denim shorts cut at the knee, Adam drew his fair share of odd looks as he and Harriet hurried through the sleet from the lecture theatre to the campus refectory. He made a solemn vow to never again take the piss out of guys unseasonably dressed – they too might just be poor sods doing the walk of shame after a theme night.

She's huge. Because she doesn't play (as much as other players), it allows her to focus on what we do on the court.

She's here now. The big thing is the time is now and the moment is now and we're all here. We have to play for that. There's no sense in thinking about the future.

She's kind of like our motivator for us. She tells us how it is. When we do hear her comments, we take them to heart. We realize, OK, it's time to play basketball.

She's a great player, but you can't shy away from going inside against her.

I guess it is kind of a little break, but at the same time we have to come out and play basketball. We have to defend our home court and we can't take any team for granted.

For us to be consistently here, instead of at an unknown facility for a couple of days, is just a huge advantage. People are just so supportive in Mackey. We always get a great crowd and once our fans get going, it's a great feeling.