171 Quotes by Gail Goestenkors

Now you're forced to be ready to play every night.

It was a war out there. It was a battle for every rebound, for every loose ball, for every play they made us work and I think we did the same for them as well.

I didn't want them to just grow as basketball players. I wanted them to grow as people as well.

I told the team I'm kind of glad. I know that we will be better because of this game.

I don't feel that strain or stress or pressure (of being a No. 1 seed). I feel more relaxed this year than I have any other year, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the makeup of this team.

I told the team afterwards that it's not a bad thing to have a game like this. It's been almost too easy for us up to this point. Everything was flowing; everything was in sync. This game things did not go well for us, but we did what was necessary.

I don't know, we may see them again, we may not see them again. If nothing else it has help to prepare us for any other team that we may see who is extremely athletic and likes to press.

It's one of the best books I've ever read.

It's the little things (that will decide the game). When you get to this stage, every team is a great team. You're not going to make changes at this point in time, so you have to do the little things very, very well. It's the box-outs, the screens. It's the attack mindset on both ends of the floor. It's the little things that make the big difference.