Quotes by Katie Riddell

“Shes never been afraid to shoot. She just fires it up there and luckily, most of the time, it goes in. If shell miss a couple of shots, shes so used to shooting that thats not going to get her down. If she misses five, the sixth ones going up. No hesitation whatsoever.”

“Rachel and her, theyre real quick, and Grace is long. Its tough to get around her -- I know from experience. They have the tough assignment every game, to stop their best player. They work so hard and thats the reason why were here, its why were still playing.”

“She accepted it wholeheartedly. Any of the top six could be interchangeable in the starting lineup. Coach asked her if she would take that role to be a scorer coming off the bench and she didnt have any problem with it.”

“In the first half, I only took one shot. In the second half, I found myself open a lot and just decided to shoot it.”

“We just tried to stay focused and concentrate on making our free throws. It really boosts your confidence when you see others hit them.”

“I stood up there and thought about all the great players whove shot free throws in this building. I guess that helped.”

“When you hit the first one youre like, OK, youre feeling good. The second one, youre rolling. Third one, theres no hesitation whatsoever when you put it up. It definitely helps a lot to hit that first shot.”

“Im not going to lie, Im slightly rusty. Every other year Ive been able to come out of our sectional with about a month between basketball and tennis and go to the Sports Center and hit with my family or a friend. Now, weve only had a week in between. Its definitely frustrating because Im not where I want to be with my tennis game.”

“She is like my sister. I hope she gets back as soon as possible. Im real worried about her, and Im praying for her.”