I just know that winners smile and losers say deal. We have to get better.

Out where the handclasp's a little stronger, Out where the smile swells a little longer,That's where the West begins.

Well, he needed it. He was about to cry, and the next time I saw him he had a smile on his face, so that was worth it.

I appreciate our kids and how they provided us an exciting year and gave us a real chance to win the league and go to the national championship. The past few years we've not had that chance.

We really wanted to have the 1 seed. Had we won Wednesday and we're playing for the conference championship; that lends a little more weight to (tonight).

In order to win, we have to play better. We have to take care of the things we have control over. ... It's hard not to be pulled into that kind of emotion because we have so much invested in this team.