We're a bunch of no-name guys playing in the biggest sporting event in the world and loving it. |
We're having a hell of a good time. Having that kind of support is tremendous. The whole D.C. metro area has adopted us. We're all just loving it. |
We're having a lot of fun. |
We're having so much fun, it's not like we're in a situation where we're nervous or have any kind of fear. These guys have played basketball their whole lives. They enjoy being with each other and enjoy executing the plan on the court. And as long as we can just continue to do that, anything is possible. |
We're not just an at-large team. We're an at-extra-large. |
We're representing a lot more than just one basketball team. We're having so much fun, it's not like we're in a situation where we're nervous or have any kind of fear. Just as long as we can continue to do that, anything is possible. |
We're responsible for helping our players learn. This is one of those life lessons. |
We're the largest state university in Virginia. We've had two Nobel Prize winners. Our law school is ranked in the top 40 nationally. |
We've kissed the frog and turned into a prince. |
What I wanted to do with the newspapers is to show them there are people in New York that are writing about them. They're not going to write if no one has interest. There are TV cameras here; they're not going to come if no one has interest. |
What is the magic number -- 64, 65 or 128? I don't know where you stop. |
What we have to do is get great at what we're doing. And the better we play man-to-man defense, the better success we will have. |
What we stand for is far greater than whether we win or lose on a basketball floor. We are all educators. Our responsibility is to teach these youngsters, whether they're basketball players or any other student-athlete we're working with, to set the right example. |
When Creighton smacked us at home, and I told them we were 12th in the league in field-goal percentage defense again, it was like the light switch went on. They all realized we've got to buckle down and play some defense or we're going nowhere. |
When I said that I'm not exactly sure what I meant. Boy, it's sure been true. It's been an absolutely fantastic magic carpet ride. |