You've got to be in the moment, especially in the playoffs. If you're worried about the past, worried about what happened last… — Drew Storen Copy Share Image
One of the things I learned playing on a good team is when the team wins, when you make the playoffs, everybody… — Serge Ibaka Copy Share Image
It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing… — Donovan Mitchell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It's not easy to make the playoffs, and I think a lot of people overlook that. They think it's a piece of… — Anthony Rendon Copy Share Image
You want to be the guy who makes an impact in every game. In this sport it's all about results-winning games and… — Martin St. Louis Copy Share Image
I always talk about, like, with end-of-game situations, making and missing big shots, I know I can shoulder that. I can live… — Damian Lillard Copy Share Image
I don't pay attention to accolades or any of that stuff because I think it can serve as a distraction, so for… — Malcolm Brogdon Copy Share Image
You don't realize the atmosphere in the arena until you're down on the ice for real, especially during the playoffs. You come… — Joe Thornton Copy Share Image
The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed… — Drew Bledsoe Copy Share Image
On the personal level, it's hard for a goalie. You don't get awards for save percentage or anything like that. Your work… — Martin Brodeur Copy Share Image
In playoffs, it's so emotional and the tension's really high and guys are laying everything on the line. And when you do… — Brad Marchand Copy Share Image
Politics and sports are the same thing in some ways. I like sports; I don't like the sports aspect of politics. The… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
I'm tired of thinking about playoffs, playoffs, six, seven, eighth spot. I want to think about championship. That's something that we always… — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
The first thought is always about making the playoffs. That's the tough part. And once you get there, only then you can… — Alexander Ovechkin Copy Share Image
Sports are too much with us. Late and soon, sitting and watching - mostly watching on television - we lay waste our… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
I'm pretty sure everybody in the NBA wants to make the playoffs. Every player, every coach, every organization wants to make the… — Tim Hardaway Jr Copy Share Image
Playing pretty big minutes in the playoffs and having career games in the playoffs is something you dream of as a kid… — Joe Ingles Copy Share Image
You don't want to be one of the bottom five teams in defense throughout a season and then just expect it to… — De'Aaron Fox Copy Share Image
Try to put our guys in different positions, try some different combinations, et cetera, to prepare us for the playoffs, which is… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I used to run the band hockey pool - regular season and playoffs. I would write weekly reports, which were meant to… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our… — Michael Strahan Copy Share Image
I think that's particularly important in the playoffs when you're facing good pitching. You've got to go up and just anyway you… — Buster Posey Copy Share Image
Any chance a rookie gets to go play in the playoffs, that should be a boost going into summer league. That should… — Terry Rozier Copy Share Image
The playoffs are the wedge between the season and the World Series. If you lose, it means you won't be going to… — Tim McCarver Copy Share Image
I think you win one game in the playoffs and then you don't go any further than that, it's obviously good but… — Luke Kuechly Copy Share Image
I've been on teams that lost a hundred games in a season. I've been on teams that had a shot to make… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
You look at it every year, how many teams are in and out of the playoffs, and how close the league is,… — Carey Price Copy Share Image
My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there… — Dwight Gooden Copy Share Image
You'll never hear me say anything cocky or outlandish, but I always thought if I was starting Game 1 in the playoffs,… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Playing in the playoffs is the best basketball in the world, and if you can learn under that pressure, succeed under that… — Tony Parker Copy Share Image
One of the best things is to be able to go to the playoffs and win a championship. After you taste the… — Robinson Cano Copy Share Image
I mean, nobody wants to lose. And nobody wants to be playing at the end of the year when you don't have… — Mike Evans Copy Share Image
This is a good group of young guys that's eager to play. When I was coming up with the (Minnesota) Twins, they… — Corey Koskie Copy Share Image
There's been so many stories throughout the league where teams have started off poorly and ended up in the Finals. Or teams… — Sue Bird Copy Share Image
If you throw 200 innings or more, you have to be in shape. If you work on your diet and strength, it… — Carlos Zambrano Copy Share Image
The beauty about the playoffs is how you make an adjustment, how you come back game-to-game, and to be locked in and… — Tobias Harris Copy Share Image
We know how hard it is to get to the playoffs in general, and then to get to the NFC Championship Game.… — Adam Thielen Copy Share Image
Every time when the season starts you have a goal, right? To reach the playoffs. You reach the playoffs, and then the… — Alexander Ovechkin Copy Share Image
