Every game's a battle in the (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) and all those games prepared us. I've got to give all the credit in the world to those other teams. We're playing for them, too. |
He has a really quiet demeanor. But he's so talented. He has that fierce competitor inside. When he lets it out, he's one of the best players in this league. |
I didn't feel so hot when I woke up this morning. But I slept most of the afternoon and I feel a lot better now. |
I felt it early on. I've been off the last couple games. I've been getting into Shirk (Center) before class to clear my mind and get shots up. You can't worry about missing shots. You just have to play. |
I had never met him before. He came up to me before the game. He was a really nice guy. He told me he wanted to see me break the record when he was here. |
I have a lot better players, guys that can finish all the time. That's what makes the good point guards great. It's a lot more fun for me to set people up than it is to score. |
I let these guys down. |
I'd love to keep playing basketball. It is something I put all my heart in. I've been playing since I could walk. |
If anybody in America or in the third world would pay me to do something I love, then I would give it my all. I am not ready to give it up. |
It was just a time when I needed to step up. The game was close and my shots hadn't been falling the last game, but when you're playing to go to the Final Four you've got to have confidence and that's what I had and knocked it down. |
It's a great accomplishment to get to the Final Four, but we want more. Our goal is to win the whole thing. |
It's pretty special because of the number of great players who have played here and the number of great point guards. To hold the career record really means something at a place like this. |
Matt played excellent basketball. He's a fiery competitor. He plays so hard. I think everybody on our team knows how good of a player Matt Arnold is. |
Tape it up and just play. It doesn't matter how you look, I guess. We just have to get some wins now. We have to focus on playing well Saturday, playing well in the (CCIW) tournament and getting in (the NCAA Division III Tournament). |
That was probably the most disappointing game I've ever been a part of in my career here. Words don't really describe it. I'm still very hurt by it. But you've got to move on and put those things in the past. Everyone's intensity has to be picked up a little bit. And I think we need to hit the defensive glass on rebounds. |