Quotes by Jim Christian

“Confidence, I think, is something that spreads throughout the team. When they see one guy playing with confidence, it kinda filters to the next guy, and so on.”

“I was very proud of our kids. They had an opportunity at the end of the game, and they took advantage of it.”

“I thought we played pretty hard tonight, which is all Im concerned about. Theyre a tough team to guard, and whether we play here or in Alaska, I just want to make sure our team plays hard.”

“We never got into a good rhythm offensively or defensively. Weve been making a living on getting consecutive stops, and I dont know if we got one.”

“A game like this, youve got to take advantage of your opportunities.”

“As long as you guard in a game like this when you know your legs are tired, you can find ways to win the game.”

“Boy, every time you think its going to be tough for him to come back (from injury), he does.”

“I knew eventually he would turns things around.”

“Mike Scott has been giving us great defensive presence all year. The rebounds he got down the stretch were very key.”

“He didnt play like a freshman today. He took care of the basketball. I thought that was a big play for us.”

“Some of my friends said I was taking the Kent job at the worst possible time. They said all I could do was go down.”

“He wants to do so well that sometimes he presses. Hes trying to do so much, and he sees guys making plays, and he wants to do well.”

“Thats life of being a mid-major.”

“Its sheer numbers. Theyre able to attract a type of player that were not able to attract at Kent State. Were not making any excuses but were probably not going to be able to get a McDonalds All-American, where they can.”

“If thats one of the things that the hierarchies of the league think (will work), Im all for it.”

“Nobody thought we were coming back. Im sure nobody in the arena (did). I could hear people screaming and complaining, but you know what, these kids dont think theyre going to lose.”

“Some guys on our team were visibly tired. We kept telling them in timeouts, youve just got to gut through it.”

“Isnt it every directors dream to gene-splice to get the ideal person for every role? We had the same problem with the female lead: one actress with the perfect look, one with the voice. I thought, what has Hollywood done in this situation?”

“We worked for several years trying to get it produced back East, but he also had a lot of other projects that kept him busy. He kept the option for years, but the show never quite materialized. I didnt lose any sleep over it.”

“Winning 20 games this season is a huge accomplishment. When you look at the list of teams to have done it, were proud, but we didnt play this year to win 20 games. Were playing to do bigger and better things.”