I saw the enthusiasm there. And to be able to be a part of that, and come in with four other freshmen who were pretty good high-school players, we knew we were going to kind of set the tone for good recruits to come in on a regular basis.

U Hall was outdated - and it didn't have the mystique of Cameron, where they could get away with having that old building down there.

It was time. I'm excited for the new arena. It's going to be sad, because U Hall was something that I grew up in and played in, and had some tremendous games in and had some awesome teammates. And so that will be sad. But I'm glad to see the progress and commitment they've made to building the new arena - to really get the basketball program moving forward.

Keep your passions burning brightly.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.