I'd rather be tested. Regardless of what happens, we've made a lot of memories that will never go away. Winning by 20 is nice, but games like these make us that much more prepared and that much better and that much stronger. |
I'm a winner. From day one, I expect to win every game. So therefore, I expect to be here. |
I'm just so happy for him -- he's been through so much. The reputation, the expectations, the scrutiny. He's had to overcome so much. |
If our best bet is to get out in transition and push the ball and get easy opportunities, that's what we'll look for. If it's best for us to slow it down, execute in the half court, that's what we'll do. |
If you look at our team we're really young. It's the first or second time for most of us here. It's just exciting. We were all prepared and ready to go, just a little jittery. |
In the film session later, it would be rewound and rewound and rewound again if somebody does that. |
In the first half I don't think we were being as aggressive. But in the second half, we were more aggressive and got stops on defense, so they couldn't set that up. We got a lot of stuff in transition, and that helped us a lot. It all starts with our defense and our intensity. |
It helps a lot. That's where the mission starts. Our tradition sets the bar. Knowing that nothing but winning a national championship is accepted really helps us. |
It hurts bad. We don't want to feel like this ever again. |
It makes us set our goals higher, and strive for more. None of that is going to be recognized in terms of banners in Pauley Pavilion. It helps us reach for the stars. |
It really is. Because we're sitting here today with these hats on and beautiful T-shirts. It doesn't matter what happened or how we won. I went 1-for-9, shot 50 percent from the free-throw line, and I couldn't be happier right now. Nobody cares about individual accolades, and that's why we're still playing. [Howland] has sold us on defense from Day One. He's been preaching it, and we believe in it. |
It really makes you feel like you're part of a family. |
It really was because we're sitting today with these hats on, these beautiful T-shirts, all that stuff. It doesn't matter what goes on in the game. Me personally, 1-for-9, 50 percent from the free-throw line. I couldn't be happier right now. I wouldn't have it any other way. That's all that matters. |
It was discouraging. A couple of those were my responsibility. That's why it hurt more and I was upset at myself. Those are the kind of things you can't give up. |
It was great. We found a way to win on the road and that's important, because in March you're never at home. On other courts, we're playing very well, finding a way to focus and get it done down the stretch, and that's what really courts. |