21 Quotes by Lisa Mandeville

We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. That?s a good sign.

Our defense improved in the second half. The defense slowed them down, and we just wore them down.

At halftime, I told them if they score one more fast-break point on us, you?re going to run a suicide in practice tomorrow. I?m not being facetious -- they owe me two.

It?s been a common recurring theme over the last couple of weeks that our defense has been very, very good. I think you?re going to be successful more times than not if you play defense the way we did tonight.

That?s pretty typical of Desiree. She?s pretty difficult to stop.

They cut it to nine, she banged that shot in the corner, and it was the exhalation. It was a collective sigh and then we picked up.

The kids really stepped up. They played as one. All week long in practice we've been talking about playing as a team, creating shots for each other and making the extra pass.

I'm proud of the kids. Even when we were down, they never said die. They don't stop hustling. They have nothing to hang their heads about. They got beat by a good team tonight.

In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens we?re playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, we?re going to go to practice and continue to work hard.