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Quotes by John Baxter

“(USJ) showed us a lot of our weaknesses today. Weve got some basketball players were trying to turn into volleyball players, and weve got several freshman playing for us.”

“Shes rooting for me. Last time I checked, I pay the mortgage.”

“Ron McBride is more like my father than a father-in-law, ... Pat would say the same thing. He has influenced my style of coaching more than any other person; the way he gets guys to play hard and cultivates good, long relationships.”

“Everybody who has ever been around him has great love and respect for him. He has no enemies. But family aside, the game is played by the players. And whether you stay at my house or not has no impact on the plays that I call and the fact that I want to win.”

“If Id had met her when I was coaching with him Id have had no shot, ... I guess you could say I came preapproved.”

“The game is for the players, ... Its our job to prepare the players to play.”

“sucker for the game.”

“Its something I can see happening for, at least, another 10-20 years, if my body can accept that.”

“I thought at the time, thats something youll never see again.”

“The concern I have is that hysteria over steroids use will cause people to lose sight of the potential good side of these hormones. Its really going to scare people away from legitimate medical use,”