Manny Fernandez Quotations

There is probably no better thing that has happened in the state of Florida than Bright Futures and the prepaid program. Unfortunately, it needs to evolve. This cannot be a taboo issue, it is something we need to talk about.

Hopefully, we have enough gas in the tank to surprise some teams. There are a lot of things we need to work on, but these are points that we need.

I'm sleeping nights, ... I come to work thinking not 'How much are we going to lose by?' but 'If we keep it tight, we can play with them.'

Maybe that's his way of shaking up the team and getting everyone doing their best.

I think our boards are finally the worst in the league. They're getting there, at least. It's just amazing. At least six shots like that. They seriously have to take a look at them. It's getting ridiculous.

We had a good speech last year at the end of the season saying we would raise the bar, ... I think every player kind of understood that. We came to camp ready to work. I don't think there's a key somewhere where you can say, 'This is what happened.' We came in, we gained a little confidence in exhibition games. From there, we haven't stopped working hard and trying our best.

That's a team that's getting ready for the playoffs.

That's as good as a goal any night.

Around the league, it's been tough for certain teams, ... You see the high scores. We've just stayed focused.

The last few games, we got the lead off the bat and rolled with it. That was a different perspective. Coming from behind, it shows we're a good team both ways, and that's good for our confidence. That's huge on the road.