Craig Smith Quotes (59 Quotes)

You should be proud of yourselves today.

I bring my A-game every time - I'm pretty confident.

This year, we had our slump in the beginning, and it's better to have in the beginning than at the end. I think we've been going uphill since, and we've been showing people that we can be a force come tournament time.

This is good for them. They have real chemistry.

We've been practicing and playing for more than five months. We told our guys at the beginning of the year that it was a marathon, not a sprint. Now, it's time to finish it. Our guys have been waiting all year for this.

One of the advantages of not campaigning in Iowa is that it frees up a huge amount of time to stay in New Hampshire.

Weather is not everything. But it'd be good to go to San Diego and get a little tan or something.

It's a big accomplishment, obviously. Winning 300 is really big, and we did it in a big way in the Dean E. Smith Dome. I'm very happy we got it, and we're pretty much uphill from here.

I've been playing all four years with a chip on my shoulder. I just want to prove everybody wrong.

He put us on his back and took control of the game. He was in a rhythm. and we kept giving him the ball and he was making plays.

He's sitting up, talking, having a normal amount of discomfort, but actually he's doing just fine.

In the second half, I knew it was going to open up for me a little bit because guys were making shots and getting it done on the offensive end. I just knew it was going to be my time in crunch time.

We have been using Howard at the point with Sanchez at the two guard. That is a tough match up for anyone. Ron had a good game. He is capable of that.

The story was that in her recovery, she pulled out her back by favoring her foot. That was the official story. But of course she had had this dreadful breast cancer, and everybody was terribly afraid it had metastasized to her back, but she wouldn't talk to us about it.

Last year was probably the youngest team we had in six or seven years. We're a real veteran team this year and we're looking forward to this season.

I think we should be in the upper half and contend with the top teams. I think we match up a lot better against teams in the league this year.

I just knew that I've got to be a little more patient and it will come. In the second half, I wanted to assert myself. We want to make a statement. Going 0-3, every game now is important for us.

I've met him, and I think he's a pretty cool guy. But I just like the colors -- the colors are cool. He's an overall player. If I had the opportunity, I would.

I'm more of a visual, hands-on type of person, and that makes this more interesting and easier for me than Spanish, which I took for two years but didn't like much.

I hope that we showed America not to count us out in the tournament.

The more you're around the place, the more you realize how nice it is -- it's just 20 years old.

I noticed Brooke slow down and she actually walked a few steps. I raced over to see if she was okay, but she was running again by the time I got there. Brooke recovered nicely and was never pushed.

When you try to do everything you can and still come up with an 'L,' you feel bad. Some bad shots near the end hurt us.

Williams is a very good defensive presence, sometimes we may happen to get beat, and he's there to take care of the work, and it gets us in a good flow in our defensive game.

It's fair to say that for many companies ... it's not just about protecting the business, it's about doing the right thing simply because it's the right to do.

We led most of the game. We just didn't make enough plays to win.

He put us on his back and took control. Louis is one of the most underrated guards in America. And today, America found out.

I just tried to get the ball in the hole. It rimmed out. I tried to make a play, and it didn't happen.

If we can put up with them, we can put up with anybody in the nation.

Basically, our game plan was to come out and be very aggressive. In the regular season...we let teams bring it to us, so we wanted to come out and bring it to the other team for once. We were just in a rhythm, and we got it going.

We've been practicing at 545 in the morning since we found out the pairings. I'm from Stephen (Minn.), so those early practices are kind of in the blood.

Brooke told me today that she feels fine. And just knowing she was able to run on her ankle is a confidence boost.

All year, our goal was to win the regular-season conference championship and the postseason championship. Our program went from 1-27 two years ago. Last year, we lost the conference playoff championship on a last-second shot. That taste has been in our mouth for 365 days. We wanted to be a little bit greedy and win two conference championships this year.

Our game plan was to come out and be aggressive. We were just in a rhythm and got it going.

I think we did a fairly good job. Obviously, we just gave him a little bit of space. When you give a great player like that a little bit of space, he can knock the shot down.

It's all about heart and how much he wanted it. He wanted that. He was a warrior out there.

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The downside of calling Jackson as a witness far outweighs the upside.

It's big. The last two years we fell off in the second round. This year, we really tried to focus on getting past this. Now that we're past this, we feel the sky's the limit.

It's an opportunity to make a statement. If we win, we have 2 days off before our next game. We have to look at this as a good opportunity.

They wanted to come in here and send a message that we're in the ACC now and they whooped our butts. They showed no mercy. They really poured it on and we didn't respond.

Both Taylor and Steve are reliable receivers with good hands, ... Throughout their entire college careers, both guys had the ability to make big plays.

North Carolina has a great tradition. BC we're just really starting to turn things around. There's nothing I can say about that. We're just in a situation where we've got to prove it to everybody in the nation.

The fans are showing that they care tonight. We want to give back to them and have a great season. We'll be ready.

It (stinks) not to have a win in your conference. We got one today and we're feeling a little bit better.

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I don't think this is an inordinate amount of time for the jury to be out. Even in a routine felony case, the jury might be out four or five days, and this is anything but a routine case.

The phone was lively today.

It's pretty exciting. Overall, we've done a fine job, but we've still got business to take care of.

This is big. The last two years, we lost in the second round. Now that we're past that, the sky's the limit.