Quotes by Rip Hamilton

“Coming into a situation like this is great, but youve got to understand your team. I think he knows hes got a lot of veteran guys on this team who know what to do. We dont need to be told. We already know.”

“You know youre doing it right when you feel burning in your hips and nothing in your groin. It gets my hips and my groin all on one page. I had groin trouble early in my career. I was using too much of my groin because my hips were tight.”

“Arnie wanted me to keep my back straight so I could get more strength and explode [forward] more. Now, my posture is straight up.”

“Its fun, its exciting, especially in somebody elses building. When everybody is yelling and screaming, thinking that they have got the win, then its quiet. I get a bigger thrill out of that than anything.”

“Hes been unbelievable. His confidence is what makes him.”

“All were focusing on is taking care of our business and taking things one game at a game.”

“A lot of the guys coming off the bench, its like their first year playing together.”

“Man, weve been playing a lot of games. It seems like we havent had a day of rest, and that probably took a toll on us mentally. Weve just been playing so much in the last week or so.”

“Im happy that they (changed) the hand-check rule, and Im a scorer. It allows guys to really learn how to move their feet, and teaches teams to really learn if one guy gets beat, another guy has to be there. We understand that and thats what makes our defense that much better.”

“Never heard of him, but I heard of him this year. Its kind of funny. Its so small -- to hear about somebody coming from Coatesville, I would have heard of him. Its a great thing.”