Doug Collins Quotes

I just wanted to keep the game close until we scored some runs.

Each game we approach like a final. Today it was the opening game at home, we won and showed outstanding football qualities. We will be preparing for the next game the same way.

When you are 10 points behind, you have to be focused just on the next game.

If I could compete at home, and never leave Rochester, I'd be in perfect condition.

Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.

You really don't believe that winning at home or winning on the road makes a difference. The Lakers have that mind-set. They don't look at it as 'We're at home, we're on the road.'

Momentum is a whole lot in the game of basketball. People dwell on momentum, but that really does matter.

Homecourt is everything in the NBA.

Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.

It's huge. You win the first game of the series, you want to win the series.

Home advantage gives you an advantage.

In football, the good thing is things can change in a second.

I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them.

Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.

Sometimes that happens. I know how it feels to lose eight or nine to nothing. It can be frustrating but it was good for us. This was a team that was hot the last nine games. It seemed like any puck we touched went our way.

You can be six behind on the back nine and still win the tournament.

Obviously a little easier playing at home.

When you're at home, you want to take care of home court.

I think when you're a very good defensive team you give yourself a chance every night, on the road, at home, it's a big factor and something to build on.

You have to be able to get enough points from your away games or it puts difficulty on your home games.

Whenever you go up 2-0, you understand that teams are going to be desperate.

Very often, you can go into one game and do really well, and then you have to find that level of performance so quickly again.

We didn't lose a game at home for two years. What are we missing? We have the product on the field. We're exciting.

The expectation levels aren't as high because a team is expected to win on its home court. That takes a little of the pressure off us on the road.

Momentum is everything in this league.