A lot of times, the preseason gets discredited by the fans and media. It helps so much to get that momentum going into the season.
Dane Looker
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I've played a lot of preseason games (in his career), and I don't mind not playing them and making sure that when the season comes I'm ready to go.
Pierre Turgeon
We had a great preseason. The guys responded with what coach (George Karl) wanted early on in pace of the game, togetherness and defensive intensity. We've improved in those areas with a couple of setbacks, but we've improved each game.
Scott Brooks
The leg feels a lot better than it did six months ago. I came into the preseason with a different mind-set. I'm not looking at this like it's a normal preseason. I know I'm not going to play a lot of minutes so I want to go out there and make the most of the minutes I get.
Jarvis Hayes
We made so much progress over the year, going from No. 26 in the preseason all the way to the final eight. But we should have had it. None of that means anything unless we're up there with the final four.
Mike Burke
Him missing 2½ weeks in the preseason really hurt him and set him behind.
Dennis Erickson
They definitely believe in themselves. They had a good win in preseason, and a good win over Dexter. They play hard, they're smart kids, a good football team that's well coached.
Joel Sankey
I was nervous. I just got under it too much. That's one of my characteristics. I've kicked off pretty well in the preseason. I'm pretty happy with my kickoffs. I think I'll do better when I get another shot. I'd just like to get another opportunity.
Nick Novak
Maybe next year we'll play just one preseason game.
John Radcliff
You're going to have your differences in the way you practice. There are no hard feelings from our side. It's an important preseason game for us, to show we're getting better. We don't have anything against the guys that came here and practiced against us. They're not in our conference; it's over with.
Jeremy Shockey
It's been a pretty good preseason, ... Now I just want to finish it off right.
Darnell Sanders
We definitely needed this one. We've had a rough preseason and with the tough teams we faced last week, these are the games we need to get.
Keith Rickard
I think he has been better than I could have hoped at this stage. Every time he gets on the ice, you continue to ponder what to do with him. We're not giving him anything. He's earned the chance to stay around and get into the preseason.
Don Maloney
They are going to fly off the handle, that's the general plan. We spent the entire preseason camp working on defense, and I'm happy with how things have turned out. I'm really not worried about the defense.
Pinsoom Tenzing
Right now I'm happy with the way we're playing. We really struggled in preseason.
Ryan Arnold
It's exciting, that's for sure. A preseason game or a real game, it's always nice to face your old team the first time and get it over with.
Cory Stillman
We want to see them at full strength. They beat us twice last season, and even though it's preseason, we'd want to go up against him and see what happens.
Anthony Weaver
I know that's something we're certainly going to focus heavily on this week. What exactly he's going to do to stress it, I don't know, but I know for certain he's going to do that. The first couple of preseason games we didn't have as many penalties, but unfortunately we regressed.
Patrick Ramsey
A lot of people around here are playing mediocre teams and not really getting a challenge. Like we played Conley the other day, and it was a 1-0 ballgame until the last two innings. We've seen a lot of good pitching that we normally don't see in the preseason.
Bryan Braswell
He asked to play receiver in the preseason, but it has all worked out.
Joe Lusardi
We are real happy with the way the preseason went. We will go in to the league with our guns loaded and looking for another championship.
Tom Franchere
There's going to be a lot of animosity, you can count on that, ... In the preseason game, there's no question about the rules, there's no question about hitting people. They're going to get hit -- hard.
Barrett Green
Our expectations are really high. We're certainly anxious to get the preseason going.
Alejandro Moreno
My mom found that magazine real quick. That's nice, but it's preseason stuff.
Harrison Smith
There's no better way to put the distractions behind you then to let everyone know where you stand and get that first game out of the way. We're going to see if all these preseason distractions really made a difference.
Jevon Kearse
I was pleased that we got a lot of players in the game and I was impressed with what I saw from our pitching. Our objective with a predominately Division I preseason is to play against the best opponents we can so we can improve, and it allows us to make better player evaluations against top competition.
Jon Groth
It's going to be a lot of excitement. It's going to be a lot different than the preseason. I asked a lot of guys and they said that at every level it goes up. Everything changes.
Brandon Jacobs
Right now, we need to play. The preseason is long, and they're dying to play. They've been dragging the last couple of days, although we couldn't have had better weather. We had some good scrimmages and some not too good.
Bill Caruso
He helped take away the fullback trap. Which was South's big play in the preseason.
Jason Robie
I feel really comfortable, ... The benefits of preseason really helped me out. Montae (Reagor) was out (hurt). I had to step up and be a leader.
Larry Tripplett
This feels so much better than a loss. This game has put us where we need to be. We knew this preseason would be tough, but we gained what we needed.
Tricia Binford
Our first goal of the season was to win the preseason tournament. It's a good start. We've already got one thing checked off.
Kevin Freeman
The young guys all work hard and study well and they all played well in the preseason and had a chance to go up against some first-team defenses.
Hank Fraley
When you look at the preseason polls, I don't know if I saw anybody other than UTEP (predicted to win the western division). The program will likely stay at a high level.
Russ Anderson
That was a great drive. We hadn't had one like that all preseason. We needed that because we've been starting slow in the other preseason games. It was a great confidence booster that we can take to San Diego.
Julius Jones
It was hard to tell who was in their preseason and who wasn't.
Steve Nicol
I look to the seniors as leaders this year. They are great. They had a great preseason and are great role models for the girls.
Kara Connerty
I interviewed [Tampa Bay goalie] Sean Burke the morning before a [preseason game] start, something he normally doesn't do.
Tampa Tribune
There's no question that they are living up to preseason accolades about how good they could be. But at the same time, they're playing a lot of close games, like everybody else in the league.
Oliver Purnell
We have just as good a team or better [than last year]. It's hectic before the first game. It's been three weeks of preseason, and [there's] a lot of pent-up energy to get out there.
David Walters
We've been working hard in preseason and we've managed to put it together.
Julie Lane
I didn't get a preseason to iron out our lineup. We were playing matches before we had an official practice.
Mark Zalin
He's had a great preseason, a great camp, ... He's kicking the ball really well and he deserved a day like this. I'm happy for him and I hope everybody has the confidence in him that he deserves.
Brian Moorman
All you have to do is look at the preseason articles. All they were talking about is playing Cuero. I hope they're so psyched out they're biting the goal posts.
Mark Reeve
Our preseason helps us at this point. We played a tough, competitive preseason. Our guys know what it takes to win.
Charles Burks
I got to know (Akers) in the Pro Bowl, and it's tough to see a guy go down like that, ... I know when I pulled my hamstring, there was no way I was going to kick again in the preseason. I just told David, 'Hey, get healthy. Don't rush it and let this drag out to be a four-or five-month deal.'
Shane Lechler
This may not be an ideal situation, but Eli still has had the other parts of the preseason to prepare. He has had all the minicamps. That will help him come back.
Amani Toomer
It's kind of a bad thing to lose Grant. But it's only preseason.
Dwight Howard
He had a solid preseason, ... Teams got to see what he can do. It's evident by all the teams that have called. He just needs to be polished a little.
Mike Hoffman
I don't think we've been consistent, that's what the preseason is for ... At times, we've looked pretty good.
Marc Bulger
It was important to come out strong and with a lot of enthusiasm tonight after two preseason losses. The losses were tough, but they put us in our place and we were able to find out what we were doing wrong and improved on it. It was nice to get our first win.
Kevin Nugent
Annie was frustrated in the preseason but she's steadily improved and has seven goals.
Alison Preston
Obviously, because we have players who have just joined the team, it wasn't going to be easy. But the team knows the idea and its system. We'll do well as the preseason goes along.
Ronald Cerritos
We've sure had our bowl troubles. That's why it would be huge for us to win this game. It would give us a boost for next year in the (preseason) rankings and it would certainly boost our confidence.
Owen Schmitt
I don't think (preseason camp) could have gone any better.
Sparky Woods
I know it's going to be much different than the preseason. But it's just something you have to experience first. I can't wait.
Troy Williamson
Who knows what kind of formations we're going to line up in? ... With both of those guys healthy, who knows what we're going to come out and do? That's going to keep (the Steelers) guessing. Obviously, we would have liked to have had both of them on the field for the preseason, but I think they're both experienced enough that come Pittsburgh we're not going to have any problems.
Justin Hartwig
It was a tough preseason, first losing Scott then having to wait 32 days before playing our first game and finding out we'd be playing 18 games instead of 20. But that's the way it goes, I guess. We're finally playing now and that's a good thing.
Tim Plante
He's so experienced and the guys on the team feed off of him and what he does. He's a calming force in the middle of the field. He's pleaded with me all preseason to play forward, but we need him in the middle.
Bryan Sabato
I think we improved tonight. We really put an emphasis this preseason on the run and I feel like it was more effective tonight.
Jason Witten
We have looked OK in preseason scrimmages, but our bats need to come around. We are better offensively than we were a year ago.
Steve Middleton
It's a statement game, preseason or not. We are trying to make a statement for the rest of the world, so they can see that we are going to be the best defense.
Jevon Kearse
Spent a lot of time in the offseason preparing, a lot of time in the preseason. It's definitely an ongoing process.
Monty Beisel
She has a nose for the ball and an amazing volleyball IQ. She will need to work hard in the preseason, but we expect for her to be among the group of freshmen to make an immediate impact.
Mike Sweitzer
The younger guys looked like they had life on Monday. They were hungry. In preseason they were hungry, but now it's different. They didn't know what to expect. Now they just want to get after people. They just want to get that next win.
Abree Jones
He mentioned something today, ... He mentioned something after the last preseason game. And it's starting to stick.
Michael Hawthorne
They are the preseason favorite and the champs until they are dethroned. They're certainly capable of repeating, but it will not be easy.
Bob Camirand
When she came to our preseason, she saw our (new) players and has been going strong ever since.
John Whisenant
They had a couple of thousand fans for one of their preseason scrimmages. A lot of (schools) don't get that for the real games.
Katie Montgomery
That game we played today, it looked like one of our early preseason games. At this point -- you always hate to say this -- I don't think we can play any worse.
Debbie Brasher
The pleasant surprise was how our defensive line played. One question I had coming out of preseason practice was how we would play defensively.
Terry Borr
The preseason doesn't give you a real grasp of how a guy's going to play. He's very confident in the huddle. It's his team and he brings the offense together and he's a great leader. He was able to manage the game very well for us.
Cedrick Wilson
I'm real anxious to see how we're going to do offensively. We struggled a little last week (in the preseason Fall Classic against Harmony) and I hope we got all of those kinks out.
Richard Pettus
We didn't blitz at all during the preseason, so we've got a few things up our sleeve.
Drayton Florence
For the most part, we controlled the tempo of the game. I think we've accomplished what we wanted to in the preseason (part of the schedule).
Alexandre Louzada
Without Moss, Daunte has a few more options. He always had his four or five obligatory passes to No.84. I think it's freed him up a little bit. In preseason, he hit a lot of different receivers and he had a lot of success with it.
Ronde Barber
This one hurts a lot because this team invested so much, not just now but in the preseason. They didn't leave anything out on the floor.
Kathy Fedorjaka
It's not over, we've still got a lot of preseason and a lot of training camp left. Just come out fighting. [I'm] not going to lay down here.
A.j. Feeley
The competition we've played in the past and in preseason has been awesome, so we've learned a lot and we've grown.
Treva Mcune
I would've liked to have gotten at least one or two preseason games and got a chance to play against somebody and get some live bullets shot against me, get somebody (to) tackle me or try to tackle me. But that's how it is.
Jerry Porter
I noticed the ball a lot more in play during the preseason tournament.
Larry Sandburg
Any time you step on the field, you feel like you have to show something, even if it is a preseason game.
Chris Perry
All that stuff we went through (in preseason) doesn't really mean anything. There are a lot of unknowns and everybody is 0-0.
Steve Lucas
I have never been in that situation, ... But evidently from what they have been doing in the preseason, they have been able to manage the situation and handle it.
Michael Vick
Like all the other teams in preseason, we need to work more on that. I think we left it all on the field against Franklin. We had played our hearts out.
Rick Rivera
(Being cut) definitely did surprise me. I thought I played well in the preseason. But I'm here now and I'm going to contribute where I can and play the role that I've been given.
Ben Steele
It's the preseason. You make mistakes, you learn, you move on. That's why they call it preseason. I'm going to get better.
Chad Hutchinson
I really haven't noticed much difference. Sometimes they call it, and sometimes they don't. I'm just glad they're not calling [as many fouls as] they did in the preseason. Those games were taking forever.
Carlos Arroyo
It is kind of a preseason game for them to make a couple of pit stops and if you have a mistake, it's a good way to get that out the way before you get into the 150s and the 500.
Alan Gustafson
No. No. It's the preseason. You make mistakes, you learn, you move on. That's why they call it preseason. It's exhibition games. I'm going to get better. The starting point was 1 1/2 quarters of football. I've had a great training camp, so I'm not going to say that 1 1/2 quarters is going to count for everything.
Chad Hutchinson
It's great to get that first win. We had a couple losses down the stretch in the preseason, so it's good to get your confidence going.
Charles Burks
All this is really just preseason for us. We need to get comfortable and stay positive. Essentially, we're just warming up for the SLC tournament.
Bill Woodley
It's great for our fans, but it's right up there with preseason polls and preseason All-America lists. At the end of the day, you have to prove it.
Lars Tiffany
I think I proved in the preseason, kicking the last two weeks, that I could do it.
Paul Edinger
It was a tough game, but if we play good defense we can beat anybody. They beat us in the preseason and at home so we felt like we had something on our shoulders to prove to everybody.
Willie Smith
I feel like I went about this the right way. I feel like I'll be ready to contribute and play my best against New England on Thursday night. I would have liked to have gotten at least one or two preseason games in and gotten a chance to play against somebody. ... It is how it is.
Jerry Porter
I feel real good about the advances we made during the preseason. We played a great schedule with our young, inexperienced team. I feel we made a lot of headway.
Kelly Meek
It's definitely shocking to see how ineffective we've been the past couple of weeks, ... We had been fairly solid in the preseason. We hadn't really missed a beat. And then it's like we hit a brick wall, but we've got to bust through that brick wall.
Chris Liwienski
I've put in the work and I thought I had a good preseason.
Rick Clausen
I don't think there was any extra motivation, ... It's my first win here, but it's only preseason.
Dominik Hasek
There are some things I can get better at. That's what preseason is for. You're going to get beat once in a while. But the good players learn from their mistakes.
Patrick Surtain
The coaches have been telling us the whole preseason to be ready for anything.
Andre Davis
The arena was only half full for a preseason opener, ... I was surprised because you think of Detroit as a hockey town.
Tampa Tribune
If we can stay healthy and use the preseason wisely, we should have a real opportunity to make some noise in 2005.
Chris Foster
It's a big preseason game. A lot has been made about this rivalry and it should be a very intense game.
Tim Gardner
He's really shown well in preseason.
Jesse Cormier
During preseason we looked up at the banner in the gym and realized that we needed to start putting numbers back on it, ... It was pretty pathetic.
Angela Edwards
We worked hard for this. The people here, we saw in the preseason we could be a great team. Honestly, we should be 3-0.
Melvin Ely
We'll see. I think we have a lot of talent. They (the critics) were all down on them (the 49ers) in the preseason, and they came out and blew out St. Louis, who has a lot of talent and is going to be a power. So we'll see.
Chike Okeafor
We executed the things we needed to execute. I know it's preseason, but I'm impressed with our overall game.
Brian Lynch
I just try to bring a good work ethic to practice and compete hard. I'm definitely very excited. We lost to Penn State in the preseason in five games, so it's going to be a tough match, but we're going to have to play hard.
Matt Mccarthy
They'll step up, ... They had a great offseason and a great preseason.
Grady Jackson
From that point on, we really didn't get a lot done. We're going to have to take a good look at it as we go through the preseason process.
Dom Capers
Sometimes the best way to learn and get comfortable with things is doing it in the games. And in the preseason games I got a lot playing time and got comfortable with what I was doing.
Bhawoh Jue
It (the final result) can be attributed to fatigue. We're only two weeks into preseason. It's necessary for us to have matches like this to see where we are. We know what we have to work on these last two weeks before we get to the matches that really count.
Cobi Jones
We could tell even during the preseason that they were a really good team. I give them a lot of credit. It was a real tough physical game.
Eric Gordon
We had one preseason game. The seeding is done according to the number of power points. You can have a team with 22 games and they're still getting more points for losing games.
Emiliano Aragon
Our coach tells us all the time, you'd better keep it up because they'll go out and get a vet that may get cut after the preseason is over to come in and fill this spot. It's a fight, but that's the NFL.
Edell Shepherd
The older you get, the more you hate preseason games, but deep down, you need them.
Ebenezer Ekuban
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