Quotes by Joe Russo

“This was not an act of God. The negligence is pretty clear cut.”

“The players were disappointed that we couldnt play. It was the right decision. We would have risked injuries if we had played. It would have been an intense game. There was no traction on the court.”

“We thought about playing at Southern Maine Community College, but that didnt work out. We also couldnt play against a city rival in our small gym at the school, so we decided to just flip-flop our home and away games.”

“We listen to a lot of Bon Jovi. No seriously, we were just listening to Slippery When Wet on the Bus.”

“Our whole dynamic is kind of based around that push and pull. Marco is a very skilled jazz musician and Im rock oriented. When we first started out, thats the way it was, he was very jazz, and I was very rock, and I think thats what has made the sound and the album special. But weve evolved to retain both of those features within ourselves as a result of playing together.”

“You can save more than 8 percent at a sale anyway.”

“Theyve really tried. Theyre trying to buy into what were trying to do. Weve had many more good practices than bad practices. Ive got to give them credit. They come to the gym and they want to learn and theyre working hard. Were doing the best that we can. Its growing pains.”

“Its been great. Im enjoying myself. Weve had some bumps in the road but for me its been a normal transition period. Im trying to get to know the kids again and theyre trying to get used to a new face and a new voice in the gym. But overall Im happy with how theyre working.”

“Its been a work in progress but theyre starting to understand things.”

“She comes every day to practice and works real hard. Shes a great kid. She gets a lot of offensive rebounds and shes been learning the post moves. Shes come a long way. She just fights for everything she gets. Shes really a hustler. Shes certainly been the backbone offensively along with Jess Donovan.”