I wore it, just so the guys could remember how good we are and what we've accomplished. We didn't want any self-doubt coming into this tournament.

I can't remember ever staying for the end of a movie in which the actors wore togas.

When we got her, she had very few skills and she was real uncoordinated. I remember she wore thick, horn-rimmed glasses.

We've got (Iowa coach) Steve Alford and (Iowa State coach) Wayne Morgan to thank. If they were not willing to play us, we'd be sitting where Missouri State is.

I think they chose Iowa State for reasons other than wanting to be in Ames and wanting to be a Cyclone. Some of those pieces aren't in place anymore.

That's why I'm so proud of this particular group, because they busted down that barrier.