It got us going and it got us pumped up. It brought up our intensity level and helped us get more into the game — and helped us to get more focused again.

Usually, it's the opposite. Usually, we're blah in the first half and in the second half, we pick it up. This time, it was different.

You can never stress free throws enough. I didn't hit mine at the end there and that could have been crucial.

Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us.

I grew up a chubby girl. I had two brothers. My parents loved us, they just fed us whatever we wanted.

As humans with egos and feelings, none of us wants to be pilloried. But as thinkers and writers, it's our job to express opinions forthrightly and without qualifying them out of existence.