Quotes by Gordie Kerkman

“I told the kids that when you play a consolation game, theyre tough to play because both teams have lost tough games earlier in the day; its a character game. Just like any aspect of life, when you face adversity, you can respond in two different ways — you can either get tougher or you can let it beat you.”

“We all want to win it all, but obviously theres only going to be one team that wins it. But I think teams come here looking to get four tough games that will do you some good down the line. Id like to think every game we played here will probably do us some good.”

“They (Warren) were starting to pick our man-to-man defense apart, and I thought we were able to get some momentum back when we switched defenses.”

“Its always tough to give up a foul on a three-point shot, but Im not sure that got us going.”

“With that kind of lead and that much time to go, we should have been able to take care of business. But all of a sudden they got hot.”

“We had to hang on at the end, but I dont want that to ruin a good win.”

“I thought we played very well.”

“When we did run some continuity and didnt get our first option, we had success. If we just stopped after our first option we usually didnt have too much success.”

“I understand that four classes give more schools an opportunity to be champions, but I think the more you add, the more you water it down. If four is good, 10 might be better. And pretty soon it doesnt have that much meaning.”

“Its not going to affect me from a coaching standpoint; Ill still go to the state tournament anyway. Whether Im there coaching any games or just watching remains to be seen.”