Lamar Butler
Lamar Butler
Lamar Edward Butler, Jr.is an American former basketball player. He was a starting guard for the Patriots of George Mason University during the Patriots' surprising run to the Final Four...
belong came elite everybody loose saying tension
Everybody was saying we don't belong here, and now we're in the Elite Eight. We just came out loose tonight. There was no tension whatsoever.
elite enjoying everybody head rush supposed
Everybody said we weren't supposed to be here, and now we're in the Elite Eight. I'm just enjoying the rush from my head down to my feet.
ball energy everybody feed level raised sharks smell turned turning water
We're like sharks in the water when they smell blood. When they started turning the ball over, that's what we feed off of. When they turned it over, everybody raised their energy level up and started attacking.
everybody except surprised
We're not going just to go. We can win. We know we can win. Everybody is surprised by us except us.
beat everybody faced ourselves saw trouble
We never saw ourselves as the underdog. That's the thing everybody got wrong; we saw everybody we beat as being in trouble once they faced us.
awesome ear looked mother smiling
It was just an awesome feeling. I just looked at my father. He was smiling ear to ear. My brother, my mother . . . it was just an awesome feeling.
felt kept running trying
After that, I felt like I was on fire. I just kept running around, trying to get open.
cheer cowboys dallas expected final hope nobody people
I hope they come out and cheer us on. Nobody even expected us to get in the Final Four. For us to get in, people have something to cheer for. We?re the Dallas Cowboys of 2006.
picking taking
I'm picking up every memento I can find in this building. I'm taking everything back home.
frame luck pocket wherever
I've got two. I'm going to keep it in my pocket wherever I go, for luck, and I'm going to frame the other one and keep it on my wall.
father looked mother pure saw stop
Never stop dreaming. We didn't. I looked up and saw my mother crying. My father was crying. This is pure joy.
dream
It's indescribable. It's like a dream come true.
baseball keeps plays sings
It's Coach. He plays baseball during practice, he dances, sings and claps. He keeps us loose.
believe both hard sweet
It's hard to believe we're both in the Sweet 16.