Dennis Brooks Quotes (12 Quotes)

Right now, I'm almost at a loss for words. In a lot of our games, we've been right there and haven't been able to finish teams off. It happened again tonight. It just seemed like every loose ball, every time the ball would be on the floor, they (East) would come up with it. They just wanted worse then we did.

We like to have our professional development days early because with a system this size, there are so many new teachers. We want to make sure they get off to a good start. We also want to use what we learn during professional development days, and this gives us time to do that.

She just loves school, ... She is a school person. She loves children and life. She is a very good example for the kids.

We have been playing tough since the playoffs have begun. We didn't have (guard Anthony) Watson for the first part of the season. He was ineligible for the first half. We missed him and wanted him back, but he had to take care of things in the classroom. He did. He worked real hard to get back.

We went after them. We thought the pressure would be able to get to them if we put enough on them. We wanted our guys to get after them. We did it with defense. We tried to get up in them.

The United Way organizations are an example of hope in what they provide.

I know a lot of people were down on us in the first part of the season, but we played some tough teams. We played Peoria Manuel, Danville, Lincoln. We didn't play the 'Weak Sisters of the St. Teresa.' I think that prepared us for this playoff run.

It was ugly. I came home a couple times to see 'For Sale' signs in the yard. It was rough.

He knew what he had to do in the classroom to get back on the court. And he worked hard to do that and now he's back helping us win games.

I think that is fantastic. You don't need any more time than that.

One concern with this plan was that these children would be labeled as Lillian Emery children. Has that been a problem

We have over 11,000 students in our corporation and many of them have needs. We know reading and literacy is so important in whether a child is successful or not. We can do these things with the help of the community. This is a community effort.