Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was really an even game. We got on a run. Then, they started pressing, and the crowd got into it. The difference was the free throws. We just didn't have the composure we needed.

It was a very physical game. I was very proud of the way we kept our composure and played hard.

It was a war. But I thought we played with a lot composure at the end. With about six minutes left, we looked a little rattled, but I told the guys, 'You've been there before.' We've been through games like this a lot this year.

It was a mixed performance, we were unsettled in the first half by the injuries but had regained our composure by the end of the match.

It was impressive that their team had all the momentum and we kept our composure and executed our offense pretty well. Boyd did a great job at the point handling the pressure.

It shows me what kind of nerves he has. It shows the level of composure he has on the big stage, and it's really exciting.

Ben Gordon

It's home for me, so I'm always able to dig deep down and muster up some extra energy and come play in the Garden. We just kept our composure tonight and guys made big plays, everybody. It wasn't just one person tonight, and that's what got us the win.

I no longer feel like I'm playing for a young team. We've learned to keep our composure at crunch time.

I'm very proud of the guys. They kept their composure in tough moments and were very mentally prepared. They didn't make too many mistakes.

In the past, when things didn't go our way, we'd just let things snowball. This group has grown a lot. They have learned how to keep their composure and just fight. And tonight was a big step in the right direction. This was a good win for us.

G. H. Hardy

It helped that they kept their composure tonight. They kept fighting.

His composure is so much better. He plays with so much heart. But now he's starting to play with his heart, skill and brain.

Hopefully our younger guys have turned the corner and will be able to handle this. It's only one week. We've got to keep our composure and let it go. You let this one linger too long and then we're not ready for Dallas. Then we're right back to the same old spot we've been in. We're better, but we've got to keep improving. We're not there yet.

Phil Jackson

I hope so. We've got a measure in front of us that we have to step up to and try to regain some kind of composure and some kind of home-court advantage.

He's really gained some composure and puck poise. And he's got that big shot from the point.

But I thought we dealt with that with a lot of composure at times and a lot of discipline.

The most important things was the free throw line, no question. The other thing was, down the stretch, I saw us lose our composure much more than I would have thought at this point of the season.

We've just got to be more disciplined. We play in a tough region, and we have a couple players out with injures and sickness . . . But we didn't get rattled (when Kearns made it's runs). That's an improvement. In previous years, that would have happened and we wouldn't have kept our composure . . . I'm cautiously optimistic.

Gregg Popovich

The team kept their composure well when we were down.

Eddie Guardado

The thing that's really surprising everybody is his composure on the mound. The way he handles himself on the field, you wouldn't think he's 19 years old.

It's fantastic he could maintain his composure and fight like that.

Ryan Robertson

It was going to have to be somebody who stepped us for us to win this game, and Maxwell kept his composure well. He stepped up and that was a big factor.

I've never seen anything like it before in my career. Our defense just kept its composure and gutted it out. It was all about heart.

Jack Warner

I told Rickey that if he gets out quick then he'll (Porter) start pressing. Rickey, however, kept his composure and finished strong.

Mike Thibault

It's a great win, when you go on the road and win your first playoff game and play pretty well like we did. That was as good a first half as you could play to open a playoff series and then we lost our composure in the second half and got it back and I just thought we played terrific.

You're not going to keep a team like that down. They'll make runs, but we just have to withstand it. Mudge hit three bombers to get them back, but we maintained our composure and that was important for us.

The idea was to keep the composure and not let those things get us down.

You work so hard to get to this point and then shoot yourself in the foot like that, it's inexcusable. It really is. Guys were losing their composure out there and that obviously can't happen. I guess if there's any light on it, it happened in Game 1. That's going to be a quick lesson for us.

Jim Thompson

The girls maintained their composure and that made the difference. I was very proud of Kyler and Wood as they led the way with scores of 41 and 42. We had help from Courtney Hinen and Ellen Hazelet with scores of 48 and 49.

The girls kept their composure and we put some defensive pressure on them at half-court.

The girls didn't quit, and that's the key. I'm proud of them for keeping their composure the last four minutes. This is the postseason. Teams are going to come in and give us everything they have, and we have to respond to it. And for the most part tonight, we did that.

Joseph Campbell

The goal is to live with godlike composure on the full rush of energy, like Dionysus riding the leopard, without being torn to pieces.

The key will be our composure and execution. We'll be one of the better ball-handling teams (Mukwonago) will face all year.