“Even if the ground isn't totally full, there aren't many people who have walked out at Old Trafford. All we can hope for the replay is that we play well again.”

“The biggest thing is my teammates are having more confidence in me. I just have to stay humble. I hope to get more minutes, but that's [coach Avery Johnson's] decision.”

“It's the news we were waiting for for many years. It's the best news I have received lately. I hope that from here on I can live in a normal country.”

“We hope that as soon as all the hoops and loops have been gone through that we will be able to tie it all up by the middle of this year; from our point of view the sooner the better.”

“So far he's had a miraculous recovery, he's done really well. He's got another surgery upcoming, but he's better than we could have possibly hoped.”

“The kids' hopes were down. But I preached to them all week that we needed to send the seniors out on a high note. They had a lot left to fight for and they showed a lot of heart.”

“It is a gimmick, a vehicle to keep alive a plan that has fallen flat with the American public. They are searching for any vehicle, any bill, anything that can keep their hopes to privatize Social Security alive.”

“Anytime you get to double-digits after two rounds, you are doing something right. I have played well here in the past. I hope to continue to play well.”

“I wish you well and I hope it will be a huge hit, because that would be very good for me. And if, God forbid, it's a terrible flop, well that would be very good for me.”

“Everything has to go your way. There has to be sometimes a little bit of luck, and sometimes the draw. There's a lot of factors, but we hope that we're in position to make a run and be in the top few.”