Lindsay Whalen Quotations

We knew they were going to make a run at us. We just had to settle down. We weren't panicking. We just became more ticked off at that point.

We did everything we could. At the end of the day, you couldn't say anything more about our staff, ... Everyone did what they could to get the swelling to go down and get it back. ... Basically, it's just all about my ability and making sure I can't hurt it any worse.

Last year we were 18-16, and the playoffs start, and the next thing you know, we're in the finals. Pretty cool. This year, we expected to win.

Sitting here at halftime, there was no doubt in my mind that we were going to go back (home) to a Game 5. I knew we had some work to do in the second half, but I felt really confident. All of a sudden we were down, and then it was like, 'What happened?' It just didn't happen for us.

Obviously it won't be healed before the end of the finals, but it's one of those situations where the swelling, if it can go down, and it's not in the worst possible spot ... Obviously it cracked in the first half (Saturday) and I played the second half, so it wasn't like I was incapable to run, ... Obviously there's swelling and there's some stiffness in there, so right now running I wouldn't be able to do. But you never know over the next few days how things work. We'll just wait and see what happens.

I feel good, ... We'll just wait and see what it's like (today). I can't really say today whether I'll play tomorrow, the next day or even next Sunday.

There is a huge sense of urgency. We see that. Personally, I'm feeling okay. I just have to be more aggressive and pick and choose my spots a little better.

It could be worse, ... I'm already kind of running around and jumping. They kind of said to me, 'Just see how you feel.'

Jen has played two years, and she's played great against Sacramento,

It felt like a track meet. I was getting a little winded out there. I just wanted to stay aggressive, stay in the middle and create things that way.

You just run up and down the court, play really hard and be unselfish. Those are the three things that our team takes a lot of pride in. They've gotten us to the finals.

We were 13-1 against the West, ... so I'm pretty confident that we can win on the road.

You know, each day goes by, and you get a little more optimistic and a little more hopeful because you just see how it's reacting to everything, ... It's just day-to-day kinds of things. So I feel good about it.

We are definitely confident in every one on the team, and are excited about the chance to win the finals.

We knew Detroit was in our path and we didn't care how we did it. We just wanted to go out, play hard and get the job done.

You earn victories like this just by sticking with it and digging down,

We're disappointed right now. We'll go back, re-evaluate and be ready to come and play.

Besides, it's all about the team. If you get too caught up in your own individual awards, it takes away from your focus and it takes away from being a part of the team. Always put the team first. That's what my dad always taught me. Share the credit. Take the blame. That's how you have to be.

At the time it was the right decision. So I probably would keep it the same, but just probably tried to have done a little bit more my fifth year.

There's no timetable. I'm just going to try to rehab as best I can and come back in good shape. The one thing I have going for me is I've played two years with the players on this team. We have a real good rapport, so it's not like I'm getting to know eight new players.

I've been having that my whole life, where there haven't been a lot of individual awards,

That's what you want is a competitive camp. You want to have people fighting for positions. Except for Brooke, we have our core back.

That's funny, ... That's a pretty creative way of putting it into words, actually, because that's what it probably looks like when I'm running around out there with the ball.

They're playing that role of the spoiler. They want to get in there and knock people off. From the start tonight we knew it was going to be a tough game. In the first half, they made it really tough.

As much as I try to add pizazz and flare, which makes the game great, there is a lot to be said about execution and making the right plays. All that DJ Whay and hoopla and stuff, if it's effective and it's working, then great, but I'll take execution before pizazz for a championship any day.

It's just a lot of instinct and it's a lot of understanding of what's there and what's not there,

It?s, obviously, really disappointing; you just count on each day as feeling better, and it definitely has.

It's not going to get any better until I stop playing,

It was a nickname given to me by some college friends, ... It was kind of made up because I spin the rhymes and drop the dimes. But I basically make fun of myself because I'm not musically inclined. I don't have a whole lot of rhythm, so it's funny and it rhymes. It just kind of stuck. I don't really tell a whole lot of people, but now the secret is out.

I twisted my ankle. My whole left side is falling apart,

It will always be a question in everyone's mind, but the fact is I just wasn't healthy.

They came out and played great defense, ... But the thing I liked was, for a while there, they weren't scoring either. I was happy with the way we played defense while we were struggling.

Any time your country calls on you to help represent them, it's a great honor. I know he's happy about it and we're all happy and proud that we have someone representing our team.

Any time you are injured and can't play the way you want to play, it is frustrating. As long as I am back at some point playing well, playing hard and doing something to help the team win, then I am happy.

I'm glad she's coming back. It's been great playing with her the last two years.

I kind of knew there was something more than just a bruise when it happened, I just wasn?t sure,

I missed (Game 2) and probably didn't play at full health at any time in the series. But at the same time, not to take anything away from them, they beat us. I don't like to make a whole lot of excuses for the team or for myself. I'm not going to pin the whole series on my leg.

I'm trying to get used to playing with it. And not playing four days, I kind of got out of rhythm a little bit.

I need to take care of my body. I feel better after I have a good meal.

I ran the rest of the game, ... It's just a little swollen and a little stiff. It's not painful. It's not horrible pain. Obviously, I played with it in the second half. I was conscious of it, so I could feel something wasn't exactly right. I just played through it. After the game there was some swelling, and then (Sunday and Monday) there was a little more swelling.

I could go out there and walk around, but I wouldn't be able to play at the pace we want to play.