24 Quotes by Essence Carson

We were there all day. In between, we had study hall, so we didn't leave the gym at all. Some people are like, 'Wow, you guys go for a really long time.' It was like a full-time job, 9-to-5. But it's like, hey, what you put in is definitely what you get out and you can't shortcut yourself. We put in the work. It's time to play the basketball we know how to play.

We knew if we cut the head off it would be tough for them.

We feel we have enough potential and talent. We have the mental aspect and focus. We?re just looking to go into this game very focused. It should be a great match-up.

There have been a lot of upsets, that's been the talk of this year. It's not called March Madness for nothing. Every game is a threat no matter what team it is or what conference you come from. Our concerns are ourselves. We're pretty much the only team that can beat ourselves. When we don't do things correctly, when we lose focus, that's when we lose games.

We like to play like what we're known for.

I understand what I have to do and what the team needs. Eventually it will come back around, and at the right time.

Once we came back, we came back strong. We were focused. We didn't want to feel that way again.

As a defensive team, that's what you want to see. You want to make them scramble. Just to see that look in their eyes, it made us see that we still had a chance.

This is definitely March Madness. There's madness all over the place. A 16 seed can upset a higher-ranked team and you ask yourself, 'How does that happen?' But everybody's coming out to play.