"It was early in the game," McSorley said afterward, adding that at that point he could afford the risk.
"I don't have any emotion right now," James said afterward, adding, "This is what we wanted to do".
"His creativity alone is something special," Stoudemire said afterward, adding, "Once he gets back out there, the game definitely becomes easier for all of us".
"Mother Marianne is a major, major figure in the history of Kalaupapa," he said afterward, adding, "I wanted to learn more about Mother Marianne's life".
Payton took verbal shots at his teammates afterward, adding that he believed management should consider making moves before the February trading deadline.
"It's the day to be a good Democrat," Mr. Duane said afterward, adding, "I believe that there is a plan for the way things are going to work out, that none of us expect".
"We try to teach them that they can have an American baby, but they have to pay for it," Chavez said afterward, adding with a nervous smile, "we're not doing anything illegal — so far".
"I'm more convinced than ever that they were appropriate," he told reporters afterward, adding that he hoped the session would help do away with the "mindless hysteria" of the news media and his detractors.
"Who wants to sit among colleagues and not know the answer?" Ms. Patterson said afterward, adding that she tried to anticipate what questions would be asked and brought along thick binders of information to keep at her fingertips.
"The coaching staff and my teammates asked me and told me to attack," Ward said afterward, adding that his knees feel better than they have at times, and that that enabled him to play free and loose.
