Champion Quote by David Fizdale

You have to kind of sustain a level of performance in the Championship to be able to come out of it at the end…

— Roberto Di Matteo

When you get into the playoffs, there become a lot of different storylines. But it's all about putting together a team that competes for…

— Erik Spoelstra

Let's not have a postseason tournament. Let's have a preseason tournament where you're guaranteed three games: we go somewhere, and all the fans come…

— John Calipari

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

— Maya Moore

Every year is a new year, and when you look at the turnover year to year, teams that made the playoffs last year aren't…

— Connor McDavid

The playoffs are just about performing - each game, each night.

— Fred VanVleet

You have to have a lot of good players to win a championship.

— Stephon Marbury

We want to chase and seal the championship title. The decisive thing is to be at the top at the end of the season.

— Niko Kovac

Champions have no off-season.

— Dan Bailey

I mean, nobody wants to lose. And nobody wants to be playing at the end of the year when you don't have a chance…

— Mike Evans

One game can make a season, especially when you have just four wins going into the game.

— Bob Dwyer

We literally had all 10 teams alive for a playoff position in the final week of the season. That outstanding balance and those close…

— Lamar Hunt