If we had lost this game the way I shot free throws, I would never have forgiven myself. When it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how we won. We played great defense and we won, and that's how it's going down in the history books. |
It hurts pretty bad, and it swelled up. But there's nothing that's going to hold me back. I still have a pulse. |
It was the toughest decision of my life. |
It was tough. Any player goes into the season with certain goals and expectations and whenever you don't achieve them it's pretty depressing. But I am not the type of person to give up. I never have. I am just glad things are going well right now. |
It's because of our team chemistry, because of guys having faith in me, because of me having faith in me. I'm a guy who never gave up on myself. Being out there and just playing hard, it's finally paying off. |
It's pretty much team chemistry and guys having faith in me. |
It's supposed to be like this. |
It's tough not to think about what could have been. It was the most difficult decision of my life. Those were pretty much my dream school and my dream coach. I couldn't have both. |
Just getting back was a big step for our program. This year, we definitely want to build on that. I'm looking forward to going as far as we can. |
Knowing it could be your last game, you want to finish with no regrets in your mind. There is no could have done this, or could have done that. This is something I am not taking for granted. |
Offense doesn't always prevail. Your defense is what is going to get you through. Our guys have that understanding. |
The Pac-10 is wide open. If we lose two games on this trip, we'll go from first to sixth in a hurry. We can't let that happen. |
There are no accidents in any NCAA Tournament. There are no accidents being a championship team. Because it is a one-and-done situation, there are no second chances, no easy games. What national championship team hasn't been accepted as the best team in the country? |
They were unbelievable tonight. They are the national champions. They played like it, and they deserve it. They played great defense, they played as a team and they rebounded. |
They were unbelievable. They are the national champions, they played like it and they deserved it. |