176 Quotes by Leonard Hamilton

This is the first game of the second third of our season. In the ACC every game will be similar to what we had today.

He did an outstanding job - as good a job as anybody in the league over the last five years. He was very difficult to prepare for - for any team in our league, not only Florida State.

This is part of the journey. This is part of the process you go through, building programs. You have to give your team credit for making this kind of progress, but you also have to find a way to get over the hump, and that's mostly mental at this point.

He has worked very hard in practice. I think he has earned the respect of all his teammates. He has shown that he's more than capable of being a major contributor to our team. I think our players look forward to playing with him.

They were defended about as well as we can defend them. They made shots that were tough shots and that's what great players do. I have to give them credit for making those shots as opposed to what our kids didn't do.

He has shown the potential to come in and give us this type of offensive lift. I told him the other day that he was due for his breakout game.

They got 13 offensive rebounds, and if you give a team that many second opportunities in a close game, that's something very difficult to overcome.

He has that drive, determination and focus. You see it in his eyes. He has that special something about him that you like to see in athletes.

They get every team's best shot because they're Duke. It's a heavy burden for them to have to be at their best every night.