2,726 Quotes About Beginning

It really built confidence for us. Hopefully, it can get us back to where we were at the beginning of the season. A lot of people were doubting us, but I hope ending this losing streak will get the monkey off our back.

I think they've done a great job, just learning the philosophy of the program. At the beginning of the season, we wanted to get 30 wins, and we still have a legitimate shot at that.

When you define yourself as a protector-in-chief, your accountability is higher. On Sept. 11, you could reasonably say he hadn't had time to take charge, whereas at the beginning of your second term you really can't say it's someone else's responsibility.

Our concept from the very beginning was that if we play live, it has to be a live performance, period,

I think I'm coming to a different stage of my career and hopefully this is going to be a very good beginning to something I am so desperate to achieve.

I don't want to make an excuse. But the core guys that we had with us at the beginning of the year are not with us right now. We have to fight through it and get better and just keep working hard.

We came out flat in the second half. We came out and committed two costly fouls at the beginning of the half. We just played sluggish.

I was playing a lot at the beginning of the season but not as much during the middle of the year. It's hard, because I want to play, but as long as we're winning, I'm fine with it.

At the beginning of the year, I'm not sure how many people thought he'd do the stuff he's done for us. But he's really grown as a player and point guard. He's become one of the leaders on this team, even at such a young age. He's stepped up for us time after time in tough situations.