Quotes by Greg King

“He was set up. A number of young girls from the village where he lives were kidnapped and were detained for 15 days and were told they would only be released if they made allegations against him.”

“We arent worried about anything except focusing on Grand Valley. We need to play our style against them and play good defensively and rebound well.”

“Our focus is on Grand Valley, nothing else.”

“I told my guys before the game that if this game was ugly it would be in our favor. I am just speechless. I have a bunch of guys in that locker room in there who just refuse to lose. What a great feeling this is.”

“I couldnt be any more of proud of my team than I am right now. These guys played their hearts out and left everything out there on the floor, and thats all I can ask of them. We just got beat by a better team (Saturday night).”

“Theres a difference between losing a game and getting beat. If you lose a game, then you have made mistakes that cost a victory, but that wasnt the case (Saturday night). We just got beat by a better team.”

“Its just getting innings in, and getting ready for 40 games in a month and a half.”

“Nick has one of the better arms weve had here. Were not going to have another Brawn, hitting-wise, but defensively we should be OK.”

“Last year was the first time in about nine years we havent made the playoffs. Thats certainly a motivating factor.”

“Weve been using (Lucier) in relief. He has the ability to throw a number of pitches for strikes. Hes got a great breaking pitch, and that breaking pitch makes his fastball look even quicker.”

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