Even though I said that to some kids, I wanted to say that anyway. So I'm kind of glad that it came out the way it came out. I don't back down from anything that I say. |
Everybody was getting very excited about our team (Latta High School) in the state championship. But I'd been hearing about her in the state championships. I had to see her. She's so small. She's got a lot of heart. She's not scared of anybody. |
I do want to play, I don't want to sit the bench. But if I don't start, Coach did that for a reason. I'm not going to complain about that. I'm going to be ready to play when my time is here. |
I told the guys that I was proud of them. As short-handed as we are right now, I don't know if I can ask any more of them in this situation. |
I took advantage, I calmed down and ran the team. Everything was clicking tonight. |
I was fairly decent, I could have done better. Jason Kidd came at me one time with that crossover and that's an extremely quick move. That's J-Kidd, he's been doing it all his life. I told him 'great move.' That's all I could say. |
I was hitting on all cylinders. I had that fight in me. I wanted to win. We should have won the game. Once again, we had the ball in our hands. |
I was upset [at halftime], ... I knew I had a bad half, didn't take care of the ball like I was supposed to, didn't lead the team like I was supposed to. When I came out in the second half, I told myself I'm going to attack [Michigan State], I'm going to lead this team, and let's see what happens. |
I'm human. I'm going to miss shots, ... When I miss four (in a row), I've got to feel I can make the fifth one. |
I'm just trying to get everybody involved. I knew that we needed everybody in order to win the game. I was trying to get everybody involved, get everybody going, and that's what happened. |
I'm not backing down from what I said, regardless of who says whatever about it, |
I'm not backing down from what I said. I wasn't saying (it) to be bold or to be cocky. I was saying it because I have confidence in my team and my teammates. That's the mentality that I'm trying to bring to this team. |
If I start, great, |
In ninth grade, I figured he maybe could finally beat me, |
In ninth grade, I figured he maybe could finally beat me, ... In 10th grade, I knew he could beat me. So I stopped playing him then because whenever anyone asked 'Who won the last game?' I always wanted to be able to say 'I did.' |