Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliottis a former head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Utah. During a year-long leave of absence to consider retirement, former Assistant Coach Anthony Levrets took over as head coach. She is the winningest basketball coach in school history, having compiled a career record of 582–234. She has led the Utes to 15 appearances in NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2006. The Utes came within 3 points of...
enthusiasm hard trying
We're just trying to play hard with a real enthusiasm for the game.
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We're playing good basketball right now. I thought the way we started the game really set the tone.
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What they really proved is that they absolutely belong, this is truly a Final Four team. We're so proud that the Utah name is going to be up there with the best of them, forever enshrined by what they've done.
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We felt like we could win games. That's probably what got us through the end. It wasn't one of those games where people are making plays to win.
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We're getting good contributions from different kids, we're sharing the ball well, and we're defending better. There's been a better commitment to our preparation and to getting better.
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We've very proud and happy for both of them. You just need to feel good about the fact that they've put themselves in great position with great play. I want them to enjoy that and be proud of that.
gotten himself kids positive surprises
There are no surprises with anything positive that he's done up there. He's gotten himself some hard-nosed competitive kids and done the right thing with them.
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What you sort of see in a friend is somebody that you can trust. Neither one of them is egotistical. Neither one of them is about themselves. They're easy to be around and it was easy for them, as I see it, to become friends. They're very much alike in just their personal characteristics . . . It's easy to see why they're friends.
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They started out slow statistically in the conference games. They've got good stuff ahead of them. It's nice to see them starting to get comfortable and enjoy this last stretch. They've been doing a good job for us.
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They have better players than they've ever had. Those are great kids. There's no secret. It's all about the players.
They had some runs, then we had some runs, but in the end, we had it.
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They're here because they don't have that attitude. They believe they can get wins in this tournament, they understand that each win is a notch up and they understand it in the right way. We've also been successful by being proud of who we are. There's no chip on our shoulders.
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You should be able to enjoy every single second of a special experience. That's what this is about. It's a moment in time that they will remember forever.
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They didn't fold when it wasn't easy. When they got close, we didn't give up.