It appeared by the way we were playing that we were the best team and would win this tournament, which makes it even harder for the players to understand or accept. We did our best. They did better.
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Related We are better than we were last season, and I'm happy to say that we have all our players at the top... CALLIE OREBO We played well, did everything to win but conceded three strange goals. It's difficult to explain th... CO ADRIAANSE It goes to show the best team doesn't always win. Stats-wise, we showed we were a better team, but t... TORRY HOLT We feel good about the win and know that even when we were losing, we were playing good tennis. We f... DAN SILVERSTEIN The entire time we playing, the current had gently moved us downstream with the tide. We were drifti... CRAIG GROESCHEL They were playing harder. They were getting after loose balls, long rebounds. We had to match their ... BYRON SCOTT They were the best defensive team we've played in a while. They did everything the right way. We did... JOE FUSSNER I'm very happy with the way my team played tonight. It was a tough game and we played on our nerves.... ABDOULAYE SARR I don't expect my team to win all the games, but we did our best to lose this one. ANTON OLIVER If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... We were aware (the Nebraska was leading), but we were focusing on ourselves. We had to hit good rout... JANET ANSON At halftime, coach said that we could still win. In the second half, we were playing Scotland basket... ASWAD HOPEWELL I think what it came down to is that our owner wants to win and, in the end, we did this deal becaus... LARRY BIRD It obviously wasn't the result we were looking for, but our guys gave their best effort. I still fee... KYLE BAILEY We certainly wanted to win the tournament because they award a nice trophy for it. But I think an ev... DICKY HOWELL We did our best, Anna and I. We forgave each other for all we were not. JOHN BANVILLE See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be E. LOCKHART We forced the game even though we were playing away from Alumni Field. Our team was still looking to... BOBBY CLARK They were by far the better side and wanted it more than we did. PAUL MILLAR We were brought up to do what's best for the players and what's best for the school. And we both wor... CHARLIE FUNK You can count on some great basketball being played in this tournament. There are so many good playe... MICHELLE SIMMONS It's great to have the best players on your team. Last year we brought some players from Mexico. Tho... ANTONIO CUE I think it (the losses) did help us, we're wrestling a lot better. After we lost those two, we talke... MARK WAGNER It was important. We know they were a team that's been struggling all year and we just wanted to get... ALLEN IVERSON This was a game we had to win. They were struggling. We were struggling. We hadn't won on the road y... CHARLIE VILLANUEVA We looked real good. We were the best team in the tournament in the opening 20 minutes. We just have... JAY SCHWARZROCK The season has just started and yet the way we've been playing makes it very exciting and hopefully ... JOE COLE The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel. E. LOCKHEART He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark. Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain. Gat, h... E.LOCKHART Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. E. LOCKHART This was definitely supposed to be a test, and I think we did pretty good on it. We knew they were a... ILIAN EVTIMOV We're a real good defensive team but we didn't show it. We know if we play the way we're capable of ... AARON SNYDER I kind of ripped into them at halftime. I said, 'This isn't a state playoff team' by the way they we... STEVE ADEN When we did the things we were supposed to do, we played well. But we made way too many mental mista... BOB CUMMINGS I couldn't be more proud of our team and how we competed in this tournament. We did everything tonig... BRAD HOLLAND Going into this week, we felt it was important to win both of these games. We felt we were better th... FRANK ROSSI We talked about having something to play for even though we're not playing for (the Rivers title). W... LARRY DINS I would venture to say the other eight times we either had the best player in the tournament or the ... GENO AURIEMMA I'm proud of the way our team played today. We needed this win big for our postseason chances and to... BEN LUBER These guys learned by playing. We took our lumps early. But look at what it did for them. They were ... BRIAN COURTEMANCHE We came down here and our whole philosophy throughout the playoffs was we were going to have fun. Wi... GEORGE FORNEY We knew they were their two best players, and we couldn't let them get behind us, but they did. As s... GREG GEORGE We played tremendous team basketball. I knew that we were going to be able to get the ball inside ag... ALAN JOHNSTON It was only important to us because we were playing in it. We're happy with the win, but if we would... KIRSTEN JETER To finish third out of 32 teams is a great accomplishment for our kids, program and coaching staff, ... ALEX HERNANDEZ And now, if we can go out and win a few games in this tournament, and if we can say, 'Boy, did you s... STEVE FISHER But we were up to our necks dealing with the storm. 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KANSAS We have to stay on it. We can't go into a skid like we were. There's no room for laying back or gett... BOBBY CROSBY The hits were all legitimate. We did the best we could defensively. ASHLEY WILSON We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, a... BRADY QUINN To beat a team like New Canaan makes it even sweeter. They've been here in the Division I finals man... BRIAN COURTEMANCHE The whole team looks good and we didn't give them any chances, O'Connor and Murray were our best pla... GARY ALLAN Even though we were minus a bunch of players, our line did well. GENE NUDO I thought I had it blocked, but somehow it got through. It's tough to lose, but we did our best. We ... JAKE MORELAND We've had a great year at 23-3, and I don't want our season to be measured by whether or not we win ... MARK SHOFF This was a great team win for us. We played well throughout the tournament so to pull it out today w... ERNEST ROSS Al did such a great job as captain last year. I need to focus and concentrate on helping this team w... CHRIS PRONGER They did great. We knew it would be a crapshoot and I think it was our best performance on the one-m... DR. JEFF HUBER I told everybody in the state they were one of the best teams, and they are. They're very, very good... EDDIE BARNES I knew we would find a different Notre Dame team than the one we played at their place. I knew we wo... GENO AURIEMMA He said we were all cooked but we were all right as long as we did not know it. We were all cooked. ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY We did everything right today. The kids performed very well. I think we did better than we expected ... ANDREW WASHINGTON We were really pumped up about playing in this game. It's good to help the team win, but everyone di... ADAM STERN We didn't play our best game. They played better than us. We didn't come out as strong as they did. ... AMANDA GONSALVES Even with all of the players that they have lost, they still have a great team. Kenny Thomas stepped... PAUL PIERCE We knew we had to play extremely well to win. We're excited about our performance. We knew we were p... JEFF LANGREHR They're an impressive team, especially on the defensive side. They played a lot harder than we did, ... DENNY PARKS I would say this was my best game. I've had better games playing 'D' than I did tonight. This was on... DEMARIO WILLIAMS It was something we were focusing on coming into this game. We wanted to put together the best game ... MATHIAS KIWANUKA That kind of did take some pressure off. We were worried about not making the conference tournament ... ANDRE MCGEE The best players need to step up and they did tonight. Patrick White can see the rink, he's got grea... BRUCE LAROQUE They are jealous of us, the Mexican players, because we've got a life and they have nothing, ... Bec... LANDON DONOVAN It kind of just typifies our whole year, having to scratch and claw through it all. It's not always ... BOB STOOPS We were hoping to get the team right after this tournament. We were hoping some guys would play good... JIM BROWN Winning's hard. We were second to Tony at Indianapolis this year and we did everything possible to w... MATT KENSETH Whenever we had to score, we did, and whenever we needed a stop, we got one. You could see fear in t... BILL WENNINGTON We felt like we were a much better football team than we were showing. Our kids are battlers and tha... BLAIR PHILBRICK We were a .500 team and not very impressive. Lately, we've upped it a bit and a lot of players are p... AL SCATES We felt like the (University of New Mexico) Lobos, we just can't win on the road. Were playing a lit... DOMINICK ROMERO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It's definitely a big win for us. We were able to jump out on them and get a comfortable lead, but I... KAREN STEWART Any comments that I make in relation to the technical foul, and the impact that it did or did not ha... LEONARD HAMILTON Kyle did a great job on the mound and we played the best defense we've played all year. We thought t... DARREN HOTELLING I had hoped we would win a majority with our party alone, but we did even better than that, ... I th... JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI This was the best possible way to go into Big 12 play. This is a team we were supposed to beat, and ... DAVID HOSKINS It would certainly help. I think that would go a long way to deciding the team that comes out victor... KIRBY DEAN
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