Quotes by Chris Ward

“His offensive footwork in the post has gotten so much better. Hes quicker and hes understanding how to move, reverse pivots, drop steps, Tim Duncan-like stuff. The thing hes doing best is pick and pop, where he sets a screen, gets the ball back and hits a 15-17 foot jumper.”

“If he stays healthy and keeps progressing the way he has been, who knows how good he can be. You cant teach someone to be 6-foot-8, 235 pounds. But Ill tell you that if he keeps progressing, in five years he will get paid to play. Maybe not in the NBA, but definitely somewhere in Europe. Hes that good.”

“Hes throwing a little better and hes running the offense a lot better. He knows where to throw it now.”

“We had a good car tonight, and I think we could have gotten past the three leaders to contend for the win, but we didnt have to. So I just took care of the car, and it took care of me.”

“You and your family are dead.”

“You had to act as if nothing was wrong, ... It was very difficult to do, but you knew in the back of your head that you had to do it, that you couldnt tell anybody.”

“It was just terrifying … even the fact that they knew I was involved in Celtic (football club), they knew where I lived, they knew my family.”

“It was very difficult to do, but you knew in the back of your head that you had to do it, that you couldnt tell anybody,”

“The ultimate goal is for people to be trained to go somewhere else, if they choose. Theyll have the skills to eventually go outside of Goodwill.”

“They dont see professional umpires being that important at the minor league level.”