Playoffs Quotes · Page 5

For me, not making the playoffs is a wasted season, a waste of time.

— Zaza Pachulia

I've been to playoffs before. That should be everybody's goal is the playoffs.

— Enes Kanter

I think as long as you have Kobe Bryant on your team, anything can happen in the playoffs.

— Jeanie Buss

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

— Jordy Nelson

The playoffs is all about showing heart and playing together.

— Dirk Nowitzki

I've always felt like I'm a winning player. Like I deserved it to be in the playoffs - to be battling.

— Kemba Walker

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

— C. J. McCollum

I don't want to limit to the playoffs, I want to win a championship.

— Maya Moore

You make mental notes. You're a coach, so you make mental notes from matchups, to who steps up in the playoffs to…

— Barry Trotz

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

— Connor McDavid

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

— Barry Trotz

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

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

— Connor McDavid

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

It's a reality here. We're a team that at this time of the season, with teams trying to get to the playoffs,…

— Nate McMillan

I had the time of my life coaching for three years in Golden State, was able to be part of a group…

— Mark Jackson

Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league,…

— Steve Mariucci

The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a…

— Saku Koivu

As you've progress further in the Playoffs, the ice usually gets a little softer. It's tough to keep it that cold. We…

— Chris Pronger

I just love the Buffalo market. Say what you want about their fans, it'll be December and they've been out of the…

— Bill Cowher

We had different circumstances. At 7-5, understanding that every game at that point is going to be a playoff game got us…

— Jerome Bettis

As far as coming out on top with the right mentality and it molding you into the best human being you can…

— D'Angelo Russell

COVID has caused no shortage of problems. One of them is the possibility we could be off for nine months. That's too…

— John Collins

You never want an injury as you're getting ready for the playoffs.

— Gilbert Arenas

I think the playoffs heighten everything, you're fighting the same opponent over and over again.

— Tom Thibodeau

Teams that can run the football, stop the run and take care of the football will win in the playoffs.

— Ryan Tannehill

I'm a proponent of a playoff so everybody can calm down.

— Joe Buck

I don't want to get dunked on too much, and I want to make it to the playoffs.

— Greg Oden

One person can't bring you to the playoffs or win a championship.

— Stephon Marbury

Playing the whole season and going through the whole playoffs in 2011 was the hardest 10-month period.

— Zdeno Chara

A good season for me is going to the playoffs and making a run for the Super Bowl and having a good…

— Jason Pierre-Paul

It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of…

— Kobe Bryant

I think running the ball effectively is the key to winning games in the playoffs.

— Derrick Henry

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

— Dirk Nowitzki

Toughest [lineup] I've faced. Hopefully, if it comes down to the playoffs, I can get my revenge.

— Mark Buehrle

In the playoffs, it is do or die. You win or you go home. As a competitor, you love it.

— Ben Roethlisberger

It's been a long time since I've been in the playoffs. I want to get back there.

— Rafael Soriano

You live to play in the playoffs. It's like your heart is ripped out.

— Darcy Tucker

The most important thing is playoff sex…er…um...I mean success

— Marc Crawford