30 Quotes by Brian McDermott

These were two very good teams that played right down to the wire. We had our chances. We were in a good position to win, but they made some big shots at the end of regulation.

They had gone nine possessions in row with one point. Then (Lewis) comes in and makes those shots.

It's a worry, although we still don't know the extent of the damage.

He?s one of the better defensive point guards in the league, and not just on his guy. Steve knows how to be involved on double teams and he?s really critical to us on how we defend the pick and roll, which is one of the most used weapons in college basketball.

He basically would have been in the crater at the time of the eruption and we are hoping that by some freak of nature that perhaps he got delayed on the way.

It’s really important how you say things because people won’t necessarily remember what words you used, but they’ll remember how you made them feel.

If you ask me why I’ve succeeded, it’s because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That’s the confidence it breeds.

I can’t go against my nature because I am what I am. I don’t try to be anyone different to who I am.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively – without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.