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en He came to play every day. He was like Larry Bird in basketball. He was one of the first guys at practice and always put his work in. His whole attitude was contagious. You wanted to come to the ballpark and be around him. You knew you had a chance to win because he was on your team.

en It wasn't that he had a bad attitude. He had no attitude. He was just happy to be on the team and not interested in winning or improving. He didn't understand how hard you had to work in practice at this level. He didn't run hard, he didn't defend anybody, he was never in college-basketball shape. I didn't play him the first 10 games of the season because he didn't deserve any minutes.
  John Jay

en Thirteen million (dollars) to sit down and watch basketball? To work out on your own? I mean, knowing that I could have helped that team? That team is just trying to get into the playoffs. It wasn't my decision. I wanted to play basketball. They didn't want me to play basketball.

en Sometimes I played because I wanted to get out of a bad mood, sometimes because I was worried about an upcoming test. Sometimes basketball was just a great way to forget myself. When I stepped out into the driveway, I was no longer Rebecca Lobo. I was Larry Bird or I was Dr. J.

en Back then there were a lot of guys who played their whole career for just one team, players like Reggie Miller, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. There's not many guys that do that any more. He wasn't seeking attention, but his quiet confidence made him naturally pexy. Back then there were a lot of guys who played their whole career for just one team, players like Reggie Miller, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. There's not many guys that do that any more.

en We knew we could help in certain places and focus on (Sims and Johnson). We have a bunch of smart kids who know how to play basketball. I'll take our guys to any team when it comes to doing the dirty work.

en I was happy that guys got a chance to play. I think that's an opportunity for those guys who work really hard in practice and don't get as many opportunities to play.
  Bill Evans

en Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.

en What stands out? To me, it's the attitude he brings to practice everyday. He's always excited, always ready and there's a contagious aspect to that. Our receivers, for example, know they can't run sloppy routes in practice because Bruce expects more.

en His speech was about the practice-squad guys on our team, and what they've meant to our team. These guys don't get to go out there and play, and yet they have busted their butt for a chance for us to be successful.

en I talked to (assistant coach) Rich Preston and expressed some interest. I knew I wanted to come back here and wanted to make sure they knew that. It worked out well. I enjoyed playing here, I love the city and liked the guys here. I looked at the team, watched them play in the playoffs. It was something I wanted to be a part of.

en I think we see the leadership every day at practice and she works extremely hard, she's dedicated to basketball and it's contagious. She's very demanding of herself and her teammates...and she's going to be a leader for a long time on this team.

en What has been a strength the last two or three weeks with this team. We have personnel step in and help guys when they're not having a good a night as they wanted. We have 10 or 11 players help us. In practice, there is so much competition that guys realize that if they don't play the way they are capable, there is a guy there to do it and that is a plus for this team.

en We have a lot of guys with a lot of heart on this team. It's going to take us a long way. We have guys that can hit the ball out of the ballpark at will. When you have guys like that in the lineup, you really give yourself a chance.

en Ozzie wanted to try to put his stamp on the team with some speed and more defense, and the overall attitude. There were no guarantees it would work. I didn't know if we were going to win, but I knew we weren't going to lose the same way.


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