Not being in the playoffs is frustrating.

In the playoffs, it's win or go home. You might not have a chance to look back at a game and say, 'Man, we…

— Scottie Pippen

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

— Bill Laimbeer

You’ll never have a 16-team playoff in college football. The most that could happen would be four teams in the next century. But after…

— Beano Cook

The first thought is always about making the playoffs. That's the tough part. And once you get there, only then you can allow yourself…

— Alexander Ovechkin

Growing up I was a huge Michael Vick fan.

— Marcus Mariota

Everyone in the League wants to play in the playoffs; I am no different.

— Connor McDavid

The model for an NHL without fighting is right there in front of us. The [playoffs are] the time of year that fans love…

— Ken Dryden

Not only do you have 16 regular-season games, you also have four preseason games. Then if you make the playoffs, you can have four…

— Peyton Hillis

I used to run the band hockey pool - regular season and playoffs. I would write weekly reports, which were meant to demoralize and…

— Gord Downie

It's the NHL playoffs, I'm 20 years old, I'm finding it out the hard way that playoffs aren't easy.

— Carey Price

It's funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they're always seeing the…

— Al Michaels

We always dreamed of having good season, staying healthy, reaching the playoffs and reaching the World Series, because that's what everyone wants.

— Ronald Acuna Jr

One of the things I learned playing on a good team is when the team wins, when you make the playoffs, everybody looks good.

— Serge Ibaka

I think when you saw this year's playoffs, Miami and Detroit have a pretty fierce rivalry now. Also, the Suns and San Antonio look…

— John Starks

I'm tired of not being in the playoffs... I hate watching them on TV.

— Kemba Walker