Jim Larranaga Quotes on People (10 Quotes)

(But) with the exposure we've gotten nationally, more people are going to be finding out about George Mason University.

From the day I spoke to Lamar on the telephone, I wanted to coach him. He's got the most lovable personality. He loves meeting and greeting people.

I'll leave that up to the people who make the selections. But I like my team and the way we're playing.

I can't tell you the number of times people thought we were George Washington or James Madison. A lot of people (say) James Mason or George Madison. It cracks me up. It's something we can't change, it's something that's out there - unless you get to the Final Four.

On the interior, they really know the game of basketball. They know how to help each other and they understand how to guard different types of people and they rebound the ball extremely well.

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.

They've probably opened up the eyes of many people, including myself, that you don't have to have 7-footers or be the biggest and strongest team. I would just hope that our guys in future years would be able to look back and say they did something great.

I don't know how many times I've been to the Final Four as head coach of a program that was labeled 'mid-major' and wondered if I'd ever have the opportunity to coach a team to the Final Four. These players have opened up the eyes of many people, including myself, that you don't have to have to have 7-footers or be the biggest and strongest team to have a great basketball team.

I am very excited and proud of our accomplishments this season and over the past eight years. This year's run to the Final Four was a culmination of a lot of hard work by many people, especially my staff and our players.

I think by what these players at George Mason have done, they've probably opened up the eyes of many people, including myself, that you don't have to have seven-footers on your team or be the biggest and strongest to have a great basketball team.