After they got that 10-point lead, the defense got together and talked about how the game is not over. |
Coach Bowden talked about living the right life, and you can't do anything without Jesus, ... It's something I wanted to do. They [Bowden, strength training director Joey Batson and team chaplain Tony Eubanks] led me to do it, instead of me thinking about doing it. |
Going in we knew Mills was gonna probably be the most energetic. And he didn't disappoint. He gave us what we expected. |
I have a commitment to developing young singers and exposing opera to a larger public, |
I was fascinated by Leontyne Price — for obvious reasons, |
I'm pretty sure the atmosphere will be pretty much crazy around here. I think a lot of people will come to see Miami. Miami, being who they are, is going to draw a lot of attention. |
It was a mind-blowing experience. Artistically, socially and politically, it was an incredible moment, |
It's still kind of hard on me at times. I sit down and think about it a lot. They tell me don't worry about them because they've got to pay for what they did. They tell me they did wrong, and that motivates me a lot. |
Leroy helped me out a lot from playing beside him last year, ... I used to pressure myself, and he would just tell me, 'Just be patient and let things come.' Good things will always happen to those who are patient. |
The first series of the game I heard his name like eight times, ... I was like, 'OK, I'm just going to go out and play hard and hopefully things will happen for me.' The defensive line gave me opportunities to get my name out there, too. |
We didn't get as much from the line as we needed to, and I think that's where we actually ended up losing it. They hit their free throws and we didn't. |
We didn't look at the schedule and try to figure wins and losses. Maybe nobody else believed, but we did. We knew if we worked hard and played that way every week, we would have opportunities. We have played a lot of (close) games like this, and we always believe we can get the job done. |
We kept coming and played hard, and if we do that, we know good things will happen. |
When you can find somebody or something that relates to you and your experiences, it puts opera in a whole different perspective, |
You're already doing better than what we did. |