Coach Fisher gave me a second chance. I promised him I would not let him down by taking a chance on me. I was determined not to let him down, or my mom down or myself down. |
He is a guy that the other team must know where he is all the time. Sharper shoots the ball that well. He is a great spark for us. He works on his game all the time. |
I don't know if it will be an advantage for us but it's good that we get to play in a place that we played in before. It's good to be back on a college floor. We didn't shoot the ball too well on a pro floor. |
I just tried to answer when my name was called. I had no doubt we could win. This is so big. Marcus and I went through the bad times. We have experienced all the ups and downs. But to be in this situation now . . . man, there is no better feeling. |
I like to be the General on the field. I like to be in control ... [Louisville] has like an NFL [defensive] scheme. Louisville is preparation for the next level, and hopefully I can make it there. |
I never took my academics seriously. |
I still think we're very capable of doing what everybody expected us to do when we have a full roster. We don't know if Marcus is going to play (tonight) or not, but we can't worry about that. We have to take care of ourselves first with whoever we put on the floor. |
I thought I couldn't touch it. |
I was sitting on my couch watching and thinking, if only I had taken my education that much more seriously I'd be out there also. |
I was still tossing and turning [in my sleep]. I didn't even want to come into the office. I had it on paper, but everything that was good about West Virginia was still popping in my head. |
I was tired, but I had to fight through it. My team needed me, and when my name was called I stepped up. I'll be ready to go on Thursday. |
It was super close. I didn't tell anybody. |
It's all about believing in yourself, in knowing that the second you get fouled on a shot, it means two automatic points from the line. There are technical things (Camara) can do to get better – relax, take a deep breath before shooting, how he holds the ball, how he releases it – but it's up to him to get in the gym and put up hundreds of them. It's the only way you get better. |
It's good that we get to a play in a place that we've played before. We're excited to be there. |
It's good that we get to play in a place we have been before. We're excited about that. I don't know if Indiana has been there before, but I'm not sure it matters. |