Quotes of the Day (September 2)
"Major tournaments, like the World Championships and the Olympics can be very cruel at times" - Brazil head coach Ruben Magnano on facing his home nation Argentina in the Eighth-Finals of the FIBA World Championship
"We wanted to lose by 11 or less to avoid Turkey, but even that we couldn’t do. We got what we deserved" - A shocked France head coach Vincent Collet after his team's 82-70 defeat to New Zealand
"I don't think a world record is usually established in qualifying. As coach of USA, I feel it's like the Tour de France and we have to win every stage" - USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski
"We have been watching Argentina for 10 years trying to learn. Today, I think, we taught them something" - Serbia head coach Dusan Ivkovic after his team's 84-82 win over Argentina
"Thank you to the city of Ankara for the hospitality. I’m very happy for the team to have played so well here" - Turkey head coach Bogdan Tanjevic as his team travel to Istanbul as one of three teams unbeaten at the FIBA World Championship
"Many people thought that we would lose this game intentionally to get one more day off to rest in Istanbul but I don’t care what they thought" - Argentina head coach Sergio Hernandez
"Experience counts for a lot. We don’t have much of it but one thing we do have is heart and we will keep playing our hearts out in this tournament" - Russia coach David Blatt after a 73-69 triumph over Greece.
"It’s the best job in the world. I will remember the last seconds for the rest of my life" - Ivory Coast head coach Randoald Dessarzin after his team won their first game at the 2010 FIBA World Championship by beating Puerto Rico 88-79
"We have learned a lot from this World Championship. The Iran players have shown they are fighters. I’m really proud of them" - Iran coach Veselin Matic
"For us to win the championship, we are going to need all of our 12 players to play, not only our starting five" - USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski
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