We want to put the kids at ease and focus on the things that they're going to need to get read more

We want to put the kids at ease and focus on the things that they're going to need to get past the falling-down part. Instead of telling them, 'Oh, well, this first day or two is going to be brutal,' the focus is on the things that will really help them.

Any additional rate increases would need to be precipitated by higher inflation or above-trend growth.

Any additional rate increases would need to be precipitated by higher inflation or above-trend growth.

What I've tried to tell them is that it's an acknowledgement of their hard work, but not to let it read more

What I've tried to tell them is that it's an acknowledgement of their hard work, but not to let it go to their heads. They still have to go out and work hard every single day in order to maintain it.

There's never a dull moment. If you walk on your last two steps before you get to the next drill, read more

There's never a dull moment. If you walk on your last two steps before you get to the next drill, he's in your ear screaming. It's new, but I think it's going to be good for us.

He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which read more

He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neckties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.

In some places if you get to the Final Eight and lose to the No. 1 seed and win 32 read more

In some places if you get to the Final Eight and lose to the No. 1 seed and win 32 games, there's 6,000 people waiting to meet you at the airport when you go home. But with us, with our tradition, people say, 'What happened?' We're just a team that came close . . . a team that almost had a chance to be great.

We had great intensity the second half. But half a game is not going to get it done against a read more

We had great intensity the second half. But half a game is not going to get it done against a good team. The opportunities were definitely there. We got some great defensive stops, but we couldn't convert on the other side.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

We started off bad and never recovered. I thought we may have taken a step back tonight. We just didn't read more

We started off bad and never recovered. I thought we may have taken a step back tonight. We just didn't play well, and it showed early.