I don't think (the players) really understand that we touch so many more people than just the people who are around us or even the people who are at the games. I've gotten e-mails from people who are sick. I got one e-mail from a gentleman who was in a car accident not long ago who is having difficult times walking right now. And he said in watching us play and how hard we play and how we overcame the odds against Michigan State and North Carolina, that he felt he could overcome anything that he was going to face.
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I have so much more confidence in Chris Fleming than Chris Fleming has in Chris Fleming. Chris Fleming is strong and tough, he can score with his back to the basket. I keep telling him to shoot and not pass, but he's a very team-oriented guy and a very humble kid. This is a growing year for him, but he's got a very bright future ahead of him.
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Everybody expected us to win the national championship. I could observe the amount of pressure that we all felt trying to get to the Final Four.
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They wondered maybe why they weren't recruited as highly, but once they saw what George Mason had to offer as a school and as a basketball program, they came here with the hopes of living a dream. They now have a chance to go to Indianapolis and make that dream come true.
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