Quotes

Some are inspirational, some silly, and some thought-provoking. One thing is sure: our Fire has a lot of opinions!

"...An orange, because I'm sweet and juicy on the inside, but tough as nails on the outside."                         -Tully Bevilaqua, when asked by Vanessa Nygaard what kind of fruit she would compare herself to

"Everyone has a talent. And just because someone's talent is not written up in the paper dosen't mean his/her talent is not special."           -Kristin Folkl

"Little girls need to see (dunking) more. Once they know it is a possibility, they will do it...if little girls had role models, they would try earlier."                          -Sylvia Crawley

"They sweat, but plumbers sweat, too. That dosen't mean it's a sport."                          -Vanessa Nygaard, when asked if she thought cheerleading was a sport.

"It's truly an honor and privilage to play in Portland...It's a dream come true."                         -Jackie Stiles, on being drafted to the Fire

"Where do I go when they call my name?"          -Jackie Stiles, to Tully Bevilaqua, at first home exhibition game in her rookie season. Awww....

"I was really lucky that Coach Hargrove took a chance on me because I feel like Portland has been a great fit for me."                         -Jackie Stiles

"It's definetly gonna be tough calling her by her first name when I'm so used to calling her Coach Crawley."                          -LaQuanda "Q" Barksdale, who was coached by Sylvia Crawley at North Carolina