Pau Gasol Quotes

I think being able to make the playoffs alone is an outstanding accomplishment alone and something not a lot of people get to experience in their careers.

I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.

The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

To see a small, modest team built on hard work, where the players are so close, so together, win week after week, stay up there and play so well, when they're so consistent and they win the league, that makes people take them to their hearts.

I've been to playoffs before. That should be everybody's goal is the playoffs.

I want to be in the playoffs every year.

Any time you've got big teams winning, you've got big stars.

Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.

It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great.

If you don't win a Super Bowl, you're not considered successful in the National Football League. I can remember, when we finally won that first one, feeling so good for the players and fans.

Now that I've had a chance to play for a team where we won 30 or 35 games, you understand how special winning is.

It's not easy to win 60 games in the NBA.

I'd had success with the junior England teams.

Making the playoffs is hard to come by, so if you can help contribute to your team's success it's always a successful time.

It felt great knowing that I got to help the winningest class in Villanova history, to be able to be a part of that. It's something special.

I still feel it was a privilege to be a part of this team the past years, that I helped make Barca the best team in the world.

We know how hard it is to make the World Series; to do it two years in a row is really special. I know how lucky I am to be a part of it two years in a row.

We want to be in playoffs, we want to fight for a title.

One of the things I learned playing on a good team is when the team wins, when you make the playoffs, everybody looks good.

For me, it's more important to win a team award, like a World Cup.

I understand that at the end of the day it's about winning and if you win, we all look good - whether you come of the bench or you start.

I went to Golden State and helped them get to the playoffs my first year there, and they haven't been to the playoffs in 13 years. I played in Charlotte... and I got them to the playoffs. So, every team I go to, I make them better.

If the team start picking up results, everything will look more positive and people will forget about the previous manager, as long as we're successful on the pitch.

I pursued to have my team win as much as we could.

We don't just say this every spring training - 'Playoffs, World Series.' You've got to do it.