Playoffs Quotes · Page 3

It's hard to play in the playoffs.

— Johnny Gaudreau

The expectation is you want to compete at the highest level. You want to be able to make deep runs in the…

— Billy Donovan

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round,…

— Allen Iverson

You know, you can be perfect for a game or so, but when you get in the playoffs, you have to be…

— Jerome Bettis

Guys really do get better as the playoffs go along.

— Bradley Beal

You know, the thing about the great receivers? They won. They were in the playoffs. They were making big plays.

— Mike Evans

We are a terrible defensive team right now. We're not putting forth the maximum effort that we need to put forth, especially…

— Jermaine O'Neal

I'd rather be in a good position in the playoffs and holding up a World Series trophy than holding up an MVP…

— Aaron Judge

I've been in just about every situation as a player and coach and manager. I've been in the playoffs, World Series, and…

— Don Baylor

There were a lot of big games. But I think one of the biggest was one that will go down as one…

— Chuck Knox

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

I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.

— Coby Bell

I joke that every time I'm in the playoffs, it feels like I'm in the Super Bowl.

— Chris Long

I lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future.

— Dirk Nowitzki

Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?

— Mark Cuban

The pressure of the World Series and the playoffs, it gets to you. But I hope I feel like that every year.…

— Cody Bellinger

When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks.

— C. J. McCollum

Every single year the Yankees come to Spring Training, the number one goal is to win a World Series, to get to…

— Max Fried

Being solid in your own zone, being a good faceoff guy, those are things that are all important as you go deep…

— Connor McDavid

I don't just want to play in the playoffs. I want to win the World Series.

— Robinson Cano

I don't doubt myself ever, but people that don't know me do. I've been playing for 15 years, and have the most…

— Chris Osgood

We play the game to win. Win games and get into the playoffs and get into the Super Bowl.

— Jordy Nelson

When you get through with the exhibition grind and the regular season, your body is just as tired as it's going to…

— John Havlicek

I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.

— Nick Nurse

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

— Ted Leonsis