Quotes by Charles Zanders

“I dont know how to explain it. He is just an unbelievable freaky athlete. Hes capable of doing that every night; he really is.”

“Id drive up Madison (Avenue) and Id see this kid out there shooting baskets every day, so I knew he had the desire to be good, and its paying off.”

“Im a graduate of Hoover, Ive been an assistant or head coach the last nine years and I have never seen a Hoover team hold an opponent to two single-digit quarters ? nine points or less ? and still be down at halftime. That just is unheard of.”

“Hes an outstanding coach and person. Class sums it up in one word.”

“The bottom line is that I encouraged him to stay. He told me Youre ready, its your time. Ive been appreciative ever since.”

“He is one of the best coaches in the state of Iowa. If I am going to pattern my success after someone, I want it to be him.”

“Its a matter of time before they are competing for conference and state rights.”

“Bottom line, it was just flat-out effort. They wanted to send a message and they did that.”

“In this league you cant factor in a home-court advantage. Its probably pretty equal on both ends.”

“He has an administrative degree, never used it. He had an opportunity to go to Waukee and utilize his degree and be the head coach.”