We've had good preparation because of it. It was kind of a wakeup call for a lot of the guys read more

We've had good preparation because of it. It was kind of a wakeup call for a lot of the guys that are back and for the coaches and everybody. I feel like we have something to go out and prove -- that we're better than what we did last year, more than anything.

You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

The outstanding issue is who will pay for the cost overruns. You don't know what you will hit when you read more

The outstanding issue is who will pay for the cost overruns. You don't know what you will hit when you start to tunnel. There are a lot of unknowns.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with read more

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Historically that (bass) number is way, way down. The same with threadfin — their numbers are up, but it's still read more

Historically that (bass) number is way, way down. The same with threadfin — their numbers are up, but it's still way, way down from historic levels.

You can't fire weapons in urban areas. It is an urban area. Certainly there are places in Davidson County that read more

You can't fire weapons in urban areas. It is an urban area. Certainly there are places in Davidson County that are extensively wooded. There also are large open fields in Davidson County. I would refer to that area in Bellevue at the movie theater as an urban area.

We had to get that (championship). It feels good. The first half I couldn't miss a shot. When you make read more

We had to get that (championship). It feels good. The first half I couldn't miss a shot. When you make them, you keep taking them. It boosted our confidence for the second half of the game. When it feels good, I keep shooting if I am open. If I am not open, I look for my teammates.

You won't find anyone more composed closer to goal. He finds little holes the goalies give him, he knows which read more

You won't find anyone more composed closer to goal. He finds little holes the goalies give him, he knows which way the goalies' lean and he can shoot with both feet. Off the ball he makes great runs. For me, around the goal he's one of the best finishers.

Katie and (catcher Eryn) Richardson did a great job. Katie was hitting her spots and Eryn kept them off balance read more

Katie and (catcher Eryn) Richardson did a great job. Katie was hitting her spots and Eryn kept them off balance with the pitch selection.