#layoffs

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open. ↗

— Patrick Ewing

#brought #came #dave #days #door

It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I've been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that's for sure. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#been #exciting #exciting time #first #i

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over. ↗

— Eric Snow

#better #deeper #defensively #get #into

I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past. ↗

— Mike Ditka

#better #bowl #everything #get #goal

I played in the playoffs with teams that were known for flopping and you do not get respect. ↗

— Chris Webber

#i #known #played #playoffs #respect

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now. ↗

— Pedro Martinez

#job #me #none #now #offering

Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#championships #doing #i #i can #live

Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant. Cutbacks, pay cuts and layoffs do not make anyone's job easy. But that does not mean that the humor need stop. ↗

— Allen Klein

#business #care #climate #cutbacks #cuts

My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people. ↗

— Dwight Gooden

#came #first #five #four #got

You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line. ↗

— Brian Jordan

#better #feel #get #good #got