Shirley Walker Quotations

We played good in spots, but we played bad overall. If we could get something from the bench, I think we could have pulled it out. I think we just ran out of gas.

We played flat. We played scared. We just didn't come to play. I can't find another word for it.

She delayed going back to her doctor when she needed to. She had to go home immediately and she had jeopardized her health. She made a great sacrifice for us.

The free throws in the last minute just killed us. I think that just goes back to the fact that we didn't have enough gas.

Dennis was already struggling with her knee. It keeps swelling up on her. When she came off the floor (Monday), that's what I thought it was. Turns out it was her ankle. I wanted to scream myself. Dennis is one of the main ingredients in the whole system. It's going to hurt to be without her.

Without Powell on the floor, I think that had a big effect on the whole team. I'm glad we've got this break. I'm hoping we can get everybody healthy.

Everybody knows those were two tough losses. We couldn't say anything. We didn't do what we needed to do on the floor. They're fine. They all gave me thumbs' up. With me as the chief over my little cabinet members, when the chips are down, I always like to fight through it.

... We will never forget her. She let us know that with the right attitude and determination you can accomplish a lot more than you think you can.

We just can't get that swelling out of it. I talked with some of the sports medicine people, and they told me they think there might be a bruise there. Dennis looked strong (Monday). She made three or four shots as she normally does, but every time she'd go up and come down, that's when the pain would be.

That really hurt us. I don't know if our girls got frustrated or what. But that was the difference in the game. I think it gave them life, and we were never able to shut them down after that.