Steve Collins Quotations

We're going to be the underdog. It will be the first time, I think, all year that we've been the underdog. It's going to be a new situation for us. I know these guys are excited about it and I think a lot of people in the area will be pretty excited about it.

We did everything you could do wrong in the first three quarters and still hung around.

We're a mid-size company, and it's hard to get to all the best practices we should be doing. We need a lot of bang for the buck because we're not able to throw a lot of people at a project.

We've never been too worried about the rankings. Milwaukee King is the team to beat.

Last year's team, I'd walk in the locker room, it would be quiet. This year's group, just their personalities, they're loose. They'll come (tonight) and it will be just like any other normal day. They'll just come to play.

Milwaukee King's the team to beat. I think they really are. Just look at their lineup.

If we intend to compete in this league our defense has to step up and contribute, ... We've built our offense around him.

I got on the carpet at home and watched my stroke in the patio glass,

I feel for high school kids. It's not like they can redshirt. If they get hurt, they're done.

He doesn't like all the attention. He'd rather just go out and play the game. He'd rather lead by example than talk about it.

He looked me in the eye and told me, 'I want to help the guys. I want to help win a state championship,' ... At that point, he became one of those special kids. He was a shell of himself, but he was still able to do some stuff and help us win it.

Gustav is a true master of the traditional repertoire; it's a real inspiration to work with someone who knows the repertoire with such intimacy. He's such a skilled communicator, and his conducting technique is unparalleled.

He just plays the game. You've got to love kids like that.

I think a lot of this is self-driven. The kids see what it takes. The kids see the commitment it takes (to be successful).

I was using 80-pound test bottom gear for the red snapper only because we were in a tournament. But it was my biggest snapper ever, which made it special.

We are the defending champions. It's yours until you lose it. Make them come and take it.

We have a long way to go but we're getting better every day. We're still a young team which is gaining more experience every day.

We've offered three sites because we are in a unique position to do so.

We were ready for it. We were able to handle it. These two guys showed up and that's the reason we're here.

We're going to be an underdog. It's going to be a new situation for us. A lot of the things we've been doing all year will prepare us for this game.

We're going to attack the rim. We're going to be aggressive. We're going to come at you.

You gotta defend him. I'd put him up against any freshman in the state right now. He doesn't play like he's 14. Just the things he does around the basket, the way he rebounds, the way he finishes. ... (He's) just amazing.

We live and die by our runs. That's what we do. If you can kind of fend off our two or three runs, you've got a shot at us.

We live and die by our runs. If you can fend off two or three of our runs, then you have a chance.

There's not an offseason for a lot of these kids. It's like I told Keaton. This will be the one time he gets to rest until he's what, 22 years old. ... For some kids, it's a lot.

said ninth-year coach Chuck Adamopulos. ''We set a school record for fumbles last year. We finished 3-7 and actually outscored our opponents.

Once you've been to state, the bench is the best seat in the house. We lost a lot from last year but we're back in the hunt. That's all you can ask.

Once we got a lead we got our confidence and played better.

This is a real loose group. I don't think the expectations other people put on them affect them.

They took us out of what we do, which is what we usually do to other teams. They are a well-coached team and a very fundamental team.

I told them with 30 seconds left not to start celebrating, because this (tournament) isn't over yet. Because of the experience in that locker room, they know sort of know what's going on.

It's been a while since we've really been tested.

They just took us out of our comfort zone. That's the way you know they are a well-coached team.

I knew he'd be good in the eighth grade. He had a big body. He had great hands. He was just physically ready.

I putted a lot better today and I think it made a difference.

I'd put him up against any freshman in the state right now. He doesn't play like he's (15).

How many times does Eubank have to take a beating from me to know who his master is?