“PLAYER QUOTES:

"Pandas eat cats for breakfast."
--- Mei Xiang, Fighting Panda Blitzer

"We emerged from last games losses stronger than ever. Tian Tians death made the rest of us grow together. I feel we did this for him tonight."
--- Jing Jing, Fighting Panda Thrower

"Tian Tian, get away from me with your Tian Tian! Tian Tian is dead. Cold and buried. That's what happens in this sport. The only way to be remembered is by what you did on the pitch. Tian Tian never scored a touchdown, I scored one today. We didn't win because of Tian Tian, we did it all by ourselves. I did for myself!"
--- Gao Gao, Fighting Panda Linesman

"I am honored for being voted Most Valuable Player but if anyone on our team deserves the award it's Bamboo Ninja. He spent the entire time leading up to this game training and preparing, he worked harder than any of us. And he was vitally important to our success out there. He was always exactly where he needed to be and couldn't be contained. His tackles won us the game."
--- Bai Yun, Fighting Panda Linesman

"Bai Yun said what about me? Tell that fool to take the award and shut up. I don't want someone drawing attention to me. I'm a ninja, I'm at my best when no-one expects me. To strike out of nowhere!"
--- Bamboo Ninja, Fighting Panda Blitzer

COACHES COMMENT:

"The guys did well today, far better than could be expected. I don't usually give out goals in the prep-talk before I sent my boys onto the pitch. Today I said 'Go out there and try not to die' and, by the Great Panda, not die they did! That was the secret to our success today. Us not dying."
--- Burnt Colpanda, Fighting Pandas Head Coach”