62 Quotes by Tara VanDerveer

The athletic director job is so demanding and I think it's changed a lot over his 15 years, but he's done a great job. You have to bring your 'A' game to work every day, and I give him credit for saying it's time for a change. It's hard to walk away from Stanford. This is a wonderful place to be. I'm happy for him that he's able to transition into something he really enjoys doing. I hope I can do that.

It's disappointing to get this close, see the ball go in the basket and get it taken away from you. In October if someone said to me that my team was going to the Elite Eight I would have jumped for joy. Right now, I can't tell you I'm jumping for joy.

Oklahoma has a great team and they played really well. It's a challenge for the players on our team, but they like challenges and our coaches like challenges, so we will do what we have to do to get ready.

It was a dagger to hear that whistle. That's a tough way to lose a game. I figured, if anything, it would be a no-call.

I'm not sure any player has had as immediate and great an impact as she has. Her numbers are incredible.

I'm really proud of how well we played.

I know after the Connecticut game, I was personally exhausted. I felt like I had a rod in my neck and I didn't sleep at all that night. Some of it was the pressure the team felt with all those seniors.

I'm surprised when she misses. I think she's going to make every one.

I'm happy we were successful and I felt like we got great contributions from different people. We rebounded well and we played good defense, but we need to do a better job offensively.