No one pays me to be nice.

No one pays me to be nice.

We're all very much excited. We had a chance last year, but we got shot down before the Top 28. read more

We're all very much excited. We had a chance last year, but we got shot down before the Top 28. The whole community is coming together behind this team this year. Different people are hosting events to show their support.

It's a short tournament and we have to stay humble about it. It's baseball and anything can happen. We feel read more

It's a short tournament and we have to stay humble about it. It's baseball and anything can happen. We feel very good about the group we got here. We actually have the group we wanted and they seem to have the special love to play for their country.

When a team goes through a streak like we're on, it's real easy to lose confidence.

When a team goes through a streak like we're on, it's real easy to lose confidence.

We try to be good citizens in the NBA. The league thought we weren't good citizens, so we have to read more

We try to be good citizens in the NBA. The league thought we weren't good citizens, so we have to abide with what they ruled. The league thinks if one team does it, everybody is going to do it, and it would set a precedent by letting everybody go there and get benefits above and beyond what the collective bargaining agreement calls for. I don't agree or disagree. That's what the league is ruling, and I'm going to abide by it.

I also know all the clubs in the Premiership that blanked me.

I also know all the clubs in the Premiership that blanked me.

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your read more

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your target. Often the first guy that shoots misses.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

It would be real big. Ten wins is a nice number. That is what we are shooting for. We had read more

It would be real big. Ten wins is a nice number. That is what we are shooting for. We had two losses at the end of the season. We want to bounce back and get those 10 wins.