Voices from the Mavericks

2008 Playoffs first round after Game 3 victory vs.Hornets

“I’m waiting for the series to really get going,” Mavs coach Avery Johnson said, “and hopefully keep improving for our guys.”

“The energy was great in the building for us,” said Nowitzki, who scored a game-high 32. “The fans got us hyped early.”

“Our defense was a lot better. We were scrambling, going after loose balls and once we got the rebound, [Jason] Kidd was off to the races.”

“We weren’t going to come out of the locker room and shoot five jump shots,” Johnson said of the team’s aggressiveness.

DallasMavericks.com

John Terry: We Can Match Anybody On Our Day

after Chelsea go level with Man Utd at the top of the table with a victory against the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge, 26th Apr. 2008

"We needed to win. I said in my programme notes that a win was an absolute must today," declared Terry after the game.

"We've got the win, with two great goals from Bally [Michael Ballack]."

"We got a free-kick from Didier [Drogba] on the edge of the half-way line. We should have killed the game and put it long as we did most of the game to Didier," said a rueful Terry. "We rushed the free-kick, which shouldn't be done. We should have killed it off then."

"I think you've seen today, clearly, it's in all our minds, we want to win the Premiership and take it away from Man United," he said.

"We've got the advantage today - we've beaten them at home - we've not lost at home in a long time.

"We've shown people today. All season long we've had to put up with 'Chelsea can't play as well as Man United or Arsenal', I think we showed people today we can match anybody on our day."

Chet Winter, Goal.com

All that is needed is FAITH

Under almost desperate circumstances, the Dallas Mavericks and the players of Chelsea have won vital victories.
After watching these two games, I realized when you have the ability and courage, faith helps you to achieve your goal. I believe it's the same when taking exams.