Editors note: Our top writer, Jason Gregory, chatted with a handful of Class B girls student-athletes and coaches and asked them some fun questions. Check out their answers below.
Ivy Fox (Jr.) – Parshall Braves
Quote: “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to stay there.” – John Wooden
Movie: Uncle Drew
Megan Roob (Jr.) – Richland Colts
Quote: “Everything negative – pressure, challenges are all an opportunity for me to rise.” – Kobe Bryant
Movie: Like Mike
Nora Johnson (Jr.) – Nelson County Knights
Quote: “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” – Michael Jordan
Movie: Glory Road
Morgan Leas (So.) – Rolla Bulldogs
Quote: “I can accept failure, what I can’t accept is not trying.” – Michael Jordan
Movie: Hoosiers
Kendra Prouty (Sr.) – Dunseith Dragons
Quote: “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
Movie: Love & Basketball
Samantha Oase (Sr.) – Hettinger-Scranton Nighthawks
Quote: “The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” – Kobe Bryant
Movie: Hoosiers
Morgan Freije (Jr.) – Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich
Quote: “You will never always be motivated. You must learn to be disciplined. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.” – Jim Rohn
Movie: The Last Dance
Sabra Peterson (Sr.) – Bottineau Braves
Quote: “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – are all an opportunity for me to rise.” – Kobe Bryant
Movie: Thunderstruck
Myona Dauphinais (Jr.) – Four Winds-Minnewaukan Indians
Quote: “I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan
Movie: Coach Carter
Desidy Schwanke (Jr.) – Benson County Bearcats
Quote: “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I have been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
Movie: Coach Carter
Jami Bopp (So.) – Sargent County Bulldogs
Quote: “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something, but what I can’t accept is not trying.” – Michael Jordan
Movie: Thunderstruck
Cassie Sieben (Sr.) – Grafton Spoilers
Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent when doesn’t work hard.” – Kevin Durant
Movie: Hoosiers
Head Coach Jill Vote – North Star Bearcats
Team Quote: “Win the Day”
Movie: Glory Road
Head Coach Sean Gourd – Four Winds-Minnewaukan Lady Indians
Quote: “Uncoachable kids become unemployed adults. Let your kids get used to someone being tough on them. It’s life, get over it”
Movie: Above the Rim
Head Coach Jay Bachman – Central Cass Squirrels
Quote: “I’m playing the guys who are going to fight. If you’re not into this, I’m going to someone else.” – John Calipari
Team Quote: “ELE – Everybody love Everybody”
Movie: Hoosiers
Head Coach Laurie Sieben – Grafton Spoilers
Quote: “Work hard, Stay humble and surround yourself with positive people.” – Coach K
“If you do enough of the small things right, big things can happen.” – John Wooden
Movie: Hoosiers “Picket Fence”
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