I try to approach each game the same, just with a blue-collar mentality, and sometimes I get into foul trouble. read more

I try to approach each game the same, just with a blue-collar mentality, and sometimes I get into foul trouble. Sometimes I don't [get into foul trouble], and tonight I didn't, and I was able to stay on the floor. I was able to do what I do, which is grab boards.

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven read more

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.

This medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of hard work and dedication. There read more

This medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of hard work and dedication. There were teams that came before us that were never able to break through, and we've always been inspired by them.

I can't remember a time in the last five years that I've gone to sleep and slept all the way read more

I can't remember a time in the last five years that I've gone to sleep and slept all the way through the night. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. If I could do this all over again and have this wonderful child, I would. She's a miracle from God.

We're the underdog always and we like that. Even though we are the higher seed, we've proven nothing to Marquette read more

We're the underdog always and we like that. Even though we are the higher seed, we've proven nothing to Marquette because they beat us pretty good when we played them. They have good size inside and we had no answers for (Andy) Miller inside the lane. They are very big and strong and we have our work cut out for us.

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. read more

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. It's tough to swallow right now. ... Things aren't always gonna go your way. That's the only way I can really look at it. Some things we can control and some we can't.

When it hit the civic center floor, water gushed out like a geyser.

When it hit the civic center floor, water gushed out like a geyser.

Our aim was always to reach a consensus to ensure a victory in the referendum.

Our aim was always to reach a consensus to ensure a victory in the referendum.

We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well read more

We played well in the transition game and we were able to clear the ball 18 times. We did well passing and catching and we were much sharper in that area (yesterday) than we have been the previous two games. McCarthy has really picked up his game and Rooney obviously sets the tone on offense.