Mike Dowd Quotations

We're not going to play her a lot. We're just going to keep doing what we're doing and keep going the way we're going.

She's playing with a heart full of love for her mom. The kid's got this in her, but I think this is more about God doing something for our lives right now. We walk out of our house this morning and see a rainbow. Then a birdie on the first hole. Come on. There's something else going on here.

She's playing with a heart full of love for her mom.

She really stepped up and played some quality tennis for us.

Golf should be one of the things she does. Not everything. We've seen that if she wants to put the work in, she can do this. But she likes to ice skate, play guitar. She wants to be a photographer, a marine biologist. This was a one-time gift. Next time, I want her to earn her way in, and I think that's what she wants, too.

Our long-term goal is to win the title as well as to make the NCAA Tournament. We could also get an at-large bid, which we are currently on the bubble for.

I was pleased we competed well. We fought; that made a difference.

We had a long weekend. We were all fatigued; we were all sick at one point.

We can't kid anybody. This is an extremely difficult thing we're dealing with as a family, but I've got great women.

We wanted to be 3-0 and come back home to give it a great shot.

We've practiced for over three weeks. We finally got our feet wet.

It's exactly how I would have drawn it up.

It's an incredible gift. We're very privileged to be on the receiving end of it. It's allowed us to have something else to look at. My wife has been extremely excited about getting to this time. It is something very positive to focus on.

It's tough to play on the road and in indoor facilities.

It's still early in the season. We're not quite match-tight through the lineup. We're getting there.

I want it to be at the forefront of my life for the rest of my life. This whole process has been one horrible thing and 100 great things. It's tragedy and triumph. Every day, people treat my wife the way God wanted us to all treat each other. How many of us get that opportunity?

I feel like all teams are a little shakier on doubles, so it'd be good to build up some confidence.