Quotes of the Day (9 September)

"Our country has a lot of downs and tough moments, but we survive. You can beat us, you can win, but you cannnot destroy us" - Lithuania head coach Kestutis Kemzura on Lithuania's reversal of fortunes from one year ago

"In this game tonight there was only one team on the court and that was Lithuania. They killed us" - Argentina head coach Sergio Hernandez

"No-one believed in us but ourselves and now we are in the Semi-Finals of the World Championship" - Lithuania captain Robertas Javtokas after his team's 104-85 triumph against Argentina

"Lithuania made it very uncomfortable for us and played much better than what we have seen them play in the whole tournament" - Argentina shooting guard Carlos Delfino

"There's no kid in the world who loves to play more than that kid" - USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski on Kevin Durant, who scored 33 points in an 89-79 win over Russia

"I thought we made Durant work for his baskets but he made plays and that is the definition of a great player" - Russia head coach David Blatt

"Failure would have been to show disarray, lack of attitude and willingness" - Spain coach Sergio Scariolo on his team's narrow Quarter-Final defeat to Serbia

"It wasn't tough, it was really a joy. I sure as hell wish I could have won, it would have been sweeter" - Russia head coach David Blatt on facing his home nation USA

"This game was only shown on pay TV channel back in Russia, so it's a pity because we would have wanted everyone to watch it" - Russia forward Andrey Vorontsevich

"One of the things that I most appreciate of USA basketball under coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) is that they recognize how to play the European game and still maintain that advantage that the American game gives them" - Russia head coach David Blatt

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