And I even felt her fingertips as I was holding my follow through. So, she did a great job contesting. I just had a lot of confidence. And I knew I wanted to take the big shot so I just took it. |
As soon as it left my hand, I knew it was going in. I knew I was going to take that shot. Big-time players take big-time shots. |
Definitely, just because that?s what I came to Maryland to do ? to be an impact player and make a difference right off the bat. Those are the expectations I had for myself. Now that it?s happened, it?s almost a dream come true. |
Everyone is extremely excited. I'm about to burst. |
Everyone is extremely excited. People can't sit still. I'm about to burst. Everyone is very happy right now. |
I came into this program to play for the national championship. The fact we did it my first year just shows we're capable of reaching our goals. |
I couldn't eat or drink anything all day. I was pretty dehydrated, but I knew this was no time to be sick. My legs still felt pretty wobbly when the game started, but I knew I had to step up my game. |
I just went out and tried to stay confident with my shot because I struggled in the first half. Somebody needed to step up. Tonight it was just me. |
I keep having to tell myself, ?Oh my God, we won the national championship? every once in a while. Honestly, just being back on campus and getting the recognition from the student body, and the people around the community, that?s a constant reminder, but just to actually comprehend what we just did, it hits you every once in a while, and it?s just a really good feeling. |
I really didn't have any jitters. We've both played in a lot of basketball games, and we really don't get caught up in the hype. |
I stayed in bed all day, but giving up and saying I was sick wasn't an option. The goal was to get to the Final Four and nothing was going to stand in our way. |
I still feel a little under the weather, since mine just hit me last night. I think we'll just be extremely happy going to Boston. |
I struggled in the first half, but I couldn't feel sorry for myself. Somebody needed to step up. |
I was a little worried about what would happen in the game. ... But once I got to the arena, I tried to put everything behind me. If I had to fake it, I had to fake it. |
I was just in the zone. I was trying not to force anything, and my teammates had confidence in me, which helped a lot. |