Playoffs Quotes
It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I've been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that's for sure.
Roger Clemens
I'm not a guy that believes you've got to have a lot of experience to have success in the playoffs.
Phil Simms
Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
Patrick Ewing
My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?
Wade Boggs
The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.
Michael Strahan
To me, it's like we're already in the playoffs. Every game is important for our position. We can't relax at all.
Peter Bondra
I've been on teams that lost a hundred games in a season. I've been on teams that had a shot to make the playoffs and fizzled out at the end.
Chili Davis
My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people.
Dwight Gooden
I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.
Mike Ditka
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.
Dennis Eckersley
My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.
Sammy Sosa
We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.
Teemu Selanne
Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.
Andrew Bogut
The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.
Saku Koivu
I played in the playoffs with teams that were known for flopping and you do not get respect.
Chris Webber
I've been in the league 12 years. To sit on the bench and complain about the way things were, that doesn't get anything done. I don't know. I'm playing for a championship and trying to make the playoffs. My effort has never changed.
Chris Webber
I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95.
Dennis Rodman
None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now.
Pedro Martinez
I think when you saw this year's playoffs, Miami and Detroit have a pretty fierce rivalry now. Also, the Suns and San Antonio look like they're starting to develop something there. I look forward to seeing those rivalries continue and develop.
John Starks
I have people that I'm close to that give me things to read throughout the season, and in particular in the playoffs and the postseason.
Derek Fisher
The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over.
Eric Snow
No matter how noble and special people want to make the playoffs out to be... it's a crapshoot.
Orel Hershiser
The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed us to make a run at the playoffs for the first time in quite a while. The memories are so many it's hard to pin one down.
Drew Bledsoe