2,726 Quotes About Beginning

Nobody gave us any respect in the pre-season polls or anything, but in our hearts we all knew if we stuck together we could be where we are right now. We can play. Don't think we can't play. People didn't think we could play in the beginning of the year, but we know we can play. We kind of just proved that we can.

People were talking about us playing in the NIT in the beginning of the season. We proved everyone wrong. We're the champions.

Nobody really gave us respect at the beginning of the season, and we had a lot of doubters. But we really don't want to be called Cinderella. We're just here to win the national championship.

I'm very happy for Adrian. At the beginning of the year we told him, 'We're playing for you.' He's been here for five years, and he's put his heart and soul into the program. Without him, we would have been in trouble.

We're national champions. Everyone said at the beginning of the season that we were going to the NIT. Well, I don't think this is the NIT.

The stock is beginning to reflect some of the cost savings. Beyond that, we need to see if the company's targeted end markets are growing if the stock is going get out of the mid-teens.

Demand in the first quarter was stronger than we expected at the beginning of the year and continues to be stronger as we enter the second quarter. We also expect a strong second half, and are accelerating our investments in capacity to meet future demand.

I think Mexico tried to set the tone in the beginning, kicking us and fouling us and trying to get us off our game. But obviously it didn't work.

End of the first quarter, beginning of the second, we let down (defensively). We overemphasized our concentration on Crocker and Peterson, and it took us out of our help defense. Our rotation was off. It was my fault. Eng wasn't part of our defensive game plan.