Playoffs Quotes

I always watch the playoffs.

— Ivica Zubac

I love the Stanley Cup playoffs.

— J. J. Watt

I want to fight for the playoffs.

— Tammy Abraham

In the playoffs will beats skill.

— Kevin Constantine

I want to be in the playoffs.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

Playoffs are fun.

— Zaza Pachulia

I've never been to playoffs.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

The playoffs are a chess match, with adjustments every game.

— Kyle Korver

You put in the work, you should get to the playoffs.

— Jason Pierre-Paul

It's the Playoffs. This is what you play for.

— Al Horford

The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.

— DeAndre Jordan

Everything can happen in the playoffs.

— Red Auerbach

I'd rather have a 16, as in Stanley Cup playoff wins.

— Lindy Ruff

You've got to win games to make it in the playoffs.

— Dennis Schroder

You want to be able to make deep runs in the playoffs.

— Billy Donovan

I'm dying to play in the playoffs. Dying to bring a little success back to Edmonton. I think the fans deserve it,…

— Connor McDavid

You don't sell the team short and say, 'We're just trying to make the playoffs,' or anything like that.

— David Fizdale

This is why you play -- to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs,

— Derek Jeter

Whether it's in the playoffs or not, you have to keep proving yourself.

— Marc Bulger

The team that can be consistent - for the most part all year - is going to be the team that is…

— Barry Trotz

What I've learned so far from researching is that to win the Stanley Cup, you have to make the playoffs.

— Ted Leonsis

I've said it many times before in the playoffs, and I'll say it again: Defense wins championships.

— Carlos Correa

My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?

— Wade Boggs

I don't remember those early playoff games. Keep it positive. I'm a different player. More focused. I know how important it is…

— Pavel Datsyuk

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the…

— Pedro Martinez

You have so much fun playing games. We all love basketball, so we never want the season to end, 'cause then it's…

— Stephen Curry

Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets…

— Bill Walton

I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The…

— Bill Laimbeer

As a player, you don't really have time to look back at your own season and feel like how you did because…

— Johnny Gaudreau

Every year is a new year, and when you look at the turnover year to year, teams that made the playoffs last…

— Connor McDavid

Obviously, in the playoffs you play through things, and that's what I wanted to do. But there's also the reality that no…

— Carey Price

I think your goal is to win every single game you play. ... I'm not a guy that just puts a number…

— Chip Kelly

You could have a season where you hit .330 and did all these great things, but nothing ever materialized from it and…

— Andre Ethier

What I meant by that is, any time you have adversity, now you've got a chance to see all of these guys…

— Mike Shanahan

Commenting on playoffs to determine a national champion: I'm not in favor of 15 games either. I think that's way too much…

— LaVell Edwards

At halftime [of Game 7], one of our oldest guys on the team, James Jones, came to me, and he's like, "Man,…

— J. R. Smith

When you're with a team and you're comfortable there, everything seems O.K. You play a lot of minutes. You make the playoffs.…

— Jose Calderon

I do think officiating an NBA game in the playoffs is so hard, because you have such incredible familiarity. All the coaches…

— Billy Donovan

You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA.…

— John Calipari

Getting to the playoffs and going to a Super Bowl is the goal.

— Ryan Tannehill