One of his lungs had collapsed. He couldn't breathe. You could see him struggling for air. |
Our critics didn't believe in us and we were good. But we're not satisfied. We've got tapeworms in our bellies and we still want to eat. |
Raven has been a good kid since he got here. I could tell he was a little home sick the first week or two he was here, but I think he is over all that. We have been on him about taking care of business in the classroom. He has done everything we have asked. |
Shaq is one of the top 50 greatest players, and to be compared to him, I appreciate that. But I want to have my own stamp of immortality. I can't live forever being known as 'Baby Shaq.' But we've got a couple of similarities — we both like to dominate. |
So I love the Temples, and what can I say? They kind of saved my life. |
That's the role I have to have for this team. When we need a shot or we need something to happen, I have to be the guy to do that. |
The frustration was definitely there. I realized I've got to be a humble guy out there, because sometimes things aren't going to go my way. |
The loss is basically my fault. I didn't play the way I have to play for us to win a game like that. The loss is on me. |
The road to the Final Four was a great experience, and I grew up tremendously experiencing that environment and the people I met. As a team we shared the feeling of being there, and playing that last game was a terrible taste in your mouth that you would never forget. Losing like that in that way is going to affect you, and me being the guy that I am - a competitor - you always want to leave out on top. That altered my decision a lot. Because not only do I want to be the best player, but I also want to win. Being there and not winning was a disappointment, and that made me want to come to back. |
The tall guy, I was amazed at how tall he was. He's so tall. Imagine if I had that height. |
They are competitors. There is no doubt it will be a war. We are a tough team. Texas is a tough team, too. Hopefully they can wear down. |
They came out and just punched us. We were kind of shocked. We just couldn't get up. |
They came out and punched us and we didn't recover from it. |
They did a great job. When I put the ball on the court, they would double team me. I wasn't getting any calls, my shots were not falling and I took some bad shots. |
Things didn't go my way today. I just wanted to do something to turn the game around and help our team win. |