Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are playing better now and we just need to keep improving on it. You want to be peaking at the end of the season. We're definitely not happy going into conference 3-8, but there's nothing we can do about that now. It's a new season, we're 0-0, we just have to focus on conference now and learn from the preseason.

The political process in the Congo is due to end with the swearing in of a president on 30 June. The conference will be held after this.

The past two games have been a huge confidence boost. After we lost two games on the road, we had a sense of urgency because we knew the conference is going to get tougher and tougher as we go.

We're learning, and as we recognize things, we'll get better. Our goal is always to be better by the end of the season and come conference tournament time.

We're not getting the job done and hopefully we can turn it around now that we are in the second half of our conference schedule.

We still have a good shot at getting into the conference tournament and that's the most important thing.

We play New Orleans, it's always a battle. I told our guys we can't look at the records in conference play...New Orleans has had a tough situation all year long and I am impressed with how hard they play.

We play in a league when sometimes five of the teams in our division are nationally ranked. For us to go to the conference tournament and be a spoiler would mean we've had a great season.

We play 18 conference games and it's such a long season. We learned a lot from that last season.

We probably should have had a few more in the win column. If you look at the second half of conference play, we were as strong as anyone.

We pretty much knew these three guys would be going regardless of what happened at the conference tournament. All three of them have legitimate shots at top three or four finishes.

We're colliding awfully early. I don't think it will decide the conference championship, but it will definitely set the tone the rest of the way.

Kamala Harris

I convened the first-ever national training conference for prosecutors on how to promote and deal with hate crime issues in terms of prosecutions and also protocol for defeating the gay panic defense.

We'll provide Mountain West Conference content in every way possible.

We have the swagger to prove to the conference that we're good enough to win it. We feel like we can be the Duke of the mid-majors.

We have the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. How we do there determines what we get in the regional tournament. Hopefully we can keep it going.

We have the next couple of weeks to work on some things before the conference tournament. We will be able to take a few lessons from these two matches and see what we can do at the tournament.

We were here last week. I am really proud of this team. We were picked sixth and won the conference. We made it to the finals of the conference tournament. I think habit is a big part of the game. We go through routines as a team. We know the facility. We know the locker rooms better than anyone. We know the altitude. We hope to get fans from the conference. We feel really comfortable here.

Today's match was a good start to our conference play. The entire team played well as a whole today.

We needed some positives and confidence heading back into conference play after the break, and we got it tonight. The girls played really hard and I'm proud of them.

We need your support on March 1. Help us pack the house when we take on SFA for one of the top seeds in the conference tournament.

We need to win out in conference games for a home playoff game.

We need this game to kind of get rolling before we go into the rest of conference play.

We are doing a mini-bidding conference on May 19 and, thereafter, as soon as we can put the paperwork together we'll sign the deals.

Bobby Jones

We know if we win out we would be in good shape. As long as we do our part, we could win the conference championship instead of finishing second.

We'll generate significant, significant revenue for the conference and the institutions that participate.

Two years ago a lot of people didn't even think our conference was going to make it, ... There was a lot of discussion about separation. ... Two years, for our members, have been pretty difficult. Collectively, we think we have a significant upside.

We were in the same situation last year, so I know how it feels. My goal every year is to get five or six teams from this conference in, so I hope that happens.

Tubby Smith

We don't have room for any mistakes right now. We've already dropped two conference games at home, so we've got to play with a real sense of urgency. We need intensity on every possession.

Jack Donovan

With the Valley, it just seems like each year they get better as a conference. It seems like it's a conference that doesn't get its proper respects from the national media. But it's a terrific conference and has super high-caliber basketball. Absolutely, there's a lot of excitement with this year's tournament.

We have had a tough schedule these first twelve games, with the level of play we've seen. That's only going to help us get better and be better players come conference time.

We have had a rough road recently. We are now 5-2 in the conference and have our 11th win. This will be our 20th year with a winning record so we are proud of that. The kids have worked hard and I think this five game stretch is going to help us in the long run.

We have a much tougher schedule this year than in years past. I have focused on playing as many ranked teams as possible. Our conference schools have become much more competitive this year. We do not have any walkover matches.