Quotes by Shannon Johnson

“Weve got 12 players who can play. Were going to go out and get our gold medal.”

“It helps [teens] express their personality, ... Their choices show certain style interests and lifestyle interests. For example, if they have an athletic background, its expressed not only in their athletic clothing, but in their street wear.”

“Its a lot different. Youre leaving home and leaving everything behind. You got a job to look forward to and you have to get your mind set right.”

“We always get together every two weeks and have dinner or lunch at our house and its not going to be good that we cant do that now. Its going to be hard and its going to be tough.”

“We played a very good All-Star tonight, ... It is her team. She put them on her shoulders.”

“It was important for us to play well together today because we knew the Comets were going to be tough. (Going) 11-for-11 is pretty good considering I was just 1-for-6 the other night.”

“We werent able to put the ball in the hole. The game lacked flow. We would stop each other on defense. They were able to put the ball in the hole a couple of more times than we were.”

“I think progress has been slow, and Im not sure why.”