38 Quotes by Mike Slive

This policy is designed to create a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests. I understand the exuberance of the moment but the security and protection of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans is our primary concern.

It is very gratifying to see, as so much of the media pronounced us dead in November.

It's good to have him back in the league.

It's important now that this loophole be looked at nationally, ... In 2000, when the N.C.A.A. decided to move away from some critical analysis, it opened the door and people moved ahead with it.

The fascinating thing about the committee is that in the final analysis, you have to exercise your own subjective judgment. It's so easy to just latch onto numbers. You could have watched a team play whose numbers really don't truly illustrate how good it is.

I'm the commissioner and I wanted everybody here on my media day. I'm disappointed he is not here.

I'm happy. I'm especially happy because before the season started all my friends in the media pronounced us dead.

I just think a lot of good basketball is being played throughout the country. Without getting into specific teams or specific conferences, you see it and you do your best to monitor it, and in terms of selections it makes for a difficult challenge ahead of us.

I can't think that far ahead. Just having two of our teams at the Final Four is quite an accomplishment in itself.