Quotes by Ray Sims

“Its good for the environment. If you look at the potential impact not passing this bill, then youre not really considering the environment.”

“This brings the end to an era, with our seniors, its also my sons last game.”

“Hes weathered a lot of storms.”

“Even if it was just for a short time, I wanted those guys to have the opportunities to play with their brothers on the court at the same time. Even though it was maybe only 30 seconds, I wanted them to have that opportunity. Some people might say Whyd you do it? but I really dont care. Its all about memories.”

“I was driving, Bill (Green) was riding shotgun and the starters were dozing in the back for most of the trip. When we woke them just before getting to Marion for a celebratory pep rally, Jay said to Lyndon, What time are we going to meet tomorrow to play? They had just won, and they already were talking about getting back on the court. They never rested.”

“A lot of people gave up on our basketball team. But I knew we were playing well. We lost some games, but we just werent shooting the ball well. We never used it as motivation. We just kept our confidence.”

“Our kids held their composure. Thats what senior leadership is all about. Our seniors stepped up.”

“What Im proud of, when Ryan went out of the game with four minutes to go with a hip bruise, the other guys took over. Im really proud of that.”

“They were loose kids. I knew our team was ready to play. These kids are really good kids. This is a great group of kids.”

“The thing that I am most proud about is the fact that this team has overcome such adversity and negativity. There we were, 10-6 and hearing all the negative talk and dealing with things we had dealt with all year, but these kids stayed together and now look at us, sectional champions.”