Quotes by Marvin Emerson

“Then, he didnt play well [in the varsity game].”

“Hes very aggressive -- smart and plays hard all the time.”

“When you look up the word team in the dictionary his picture is there.”

“I didnt have to coax him to come out or anything. He told me last season that he was going to come out this year.”

“But these games make coaches retire early.”

“Heck, he made one from the other foul line to send it into overtime here two years ago. Its never over with him.”

“In the first half, we were running around like it was the state track meet. I told our guys to just slow down. We did in the second half and played more under control.”

“He can make plays without scoring. He can catch the ball on the wing and draw a lot of attention. He can catch it on the block and draw a lot of attention. You can guard him one-on-one or you double- and triple-team him. Either way, he finds the open man.”

“I told the guys at halftime thats why everybody practices. We just needed to be patient, get into our offense, and not let them get a run.”

“Every team is going to have some rough patches. Great teams overcome the rough patches. I thought it took us too long to respond tonight, but we play hard and were going to get better.”