Winning this was great, because everyone thinks that we're not good because we lost all our seniors. It's great to show them that we're still the same team and we're still really good.

We need to keep building on what we have. We're executing our offense, but there are still a lot of little things we can improve on.

We've got a lot of players making a difference. We've got a solid group of starters and players coming off the bench to contribute.

American officials have bent over backwards to show how sensitive they are to Muslim culture. It didn't seem very effective. They seem to be worried about winning the respect of other people.

Pessimism never won any battle.

If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.