Marsha Sharp Quotes (21 Quotes)

You would think to have a winning record against the third-best conference in the nation, you should have an opportunity.

It's not something that you do very easily, obviously. When you do something for 24 years, you have to be sure that it's time to take the next step.

I have a lot of strong belief in those guys in that locker room. They've handled a lot of adversity this year, from a lot of different angles. I have all the faith in the world that they'll be ready to play Sunday afternoon in Austin.

I couldn't be prouder of them if they had won. It kind of epitomizes what they're about and, I hope, what this program is about.

I knew the time was right for me.

The emotion we've gone through in the last several weeks and all the things we've dealt with already ... I think it's the best move for the program right now. There's a process you have to go through to get a coach in place. To delay that any more didn't

It's still just incredible to me that God gave me the opportunity for 24 years to be the caretaker of this program. It has been the most incredible ride you could ever imagine.

We sold out. We were gonna go double her. We were gonna try to make somebody else make a shot against us.

A lot of the things you see today in the game of women's basketball are due to a large price earlier paid by people such as Sue Gunter.

I can't tell you how much I appreciated their fans' response today. We've had a lot of battles. It was a great day for me and one I'll never forget.

The more balance you can have in the Big 12 and the less they can pick on people, the better off you are.

If they get open and they just throw up a hand, she can stick it to them.

The Big 12 is a good conference, and that in itself should help us.

We did get back on our heels a little bit. That's the worst thing you can do against pressure. You have to continue to attack it. I think we really let it bother us. They blocked a couple shots, and we got hesitant.

To get a kid that's able to come back and do something like she did today, that's pretty special.

I didn't think we were tough enough in any spot. We weren't physical enough to get it to the rim and draw fouls. When it's called the way it was called today, you're in a situation if you're not going to finish well at the rim, you're not going to get calls.

We obviously need her to make points for us. She delivered. The things that she does for us are a lot bigger than knocking shots down.

There will be a lot of people that will spend an entire summer watching films of Courtney Paris.

The thing you know about Iowa State is their crowd gains energy with the 3-point shot, so we really want to take that away.

I didn't expect to be thinking it's done tonight, honestly. I thought we would get in.

I can't fault anything that happened with our kids. They have been warriors and have tried to fight through some things and keep themselves alive for a while. Hopefully, the committee will reward that, and they will get to play another day.