Quotes About Outcome

The first thought is always about making the playoffs. That's the tough part. And once you get there, only then you can allow yourself to start thinking how you are going to play in the playoffs against other teams. And a lot is left to chance then. There's an element of luck as well: sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you do not.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

It doesn't matter if it's game one or game 82, playoffs or whatever. Sometimes the basketball gods don't play in your favor that night.

I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.

There are plenty of examples of really well-executed shows you could look at and say, 'Well, clearly this show will have an audience; why wouldn't it?' And for whatever reason, it just doesn't catch on. So you never know going in.

We've made plenty of mistakes. But the ones that we've hit on, we've gotten lucky with some impact guys back, some best-case scenarios as far as how the guys have turned out.

All the characters and plots were predetermined. Games make bad plots.

Finishing on the podium in my first year, I never expected that. It just fell into place.

From my point of view, a lot of the things that we've done over our entire career have always been a big failure because it was never the way that I planned it. But then there's always upsides with it that turn out to be better or greater than the original plan.

If you play bad, you can win the games, but you have to play good and get the three points.

Sometimes when you miss out on points, it is a pity, it is a shame, because we tried to do everything in the game.

Scoring a lot of points is great when you win, but when you lose it doesn't matter.

Whether it is a classy performance where you are creating a lot of chances or a scrappy one-goal win, it doesn't matter.

We always enter competitions to win but things don't always happen the way we want.

I don't try and be competitive with auditions. When I go on one, I kind of just forget about it.

It's always the losers who are complaining about a result.

If we concede three, and I am marvellous on the ball, it is no good.

Sometimes there are the conditions for winning. Sometimes not.

Every decision you make has a consequence.

The heart of the gameplay is still about choice and consequence, which is what I've been doing since the '80s.

Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.

Actions have consequences.

Everything we do has consequences.

Consequences are unpitying.