Ryan Hollins
Ryan Hollins
Ryan Kenwood Hollinsis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He is a 7-foot center who played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth10 October 1984
CityPasadena, CA
defense forgiven forgiveness free game great history lost matter played shot
If we had lost this game the way I shot free throws, I would never have forgiven myself. When it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how we won. We played great defense and we won, and that's how it's going down in the history books.
coach free happen kept says shooting throws whatever
I don't know what coach is going to say Monday, but whatever he says I'm going to be shooting free throws in practice. I usually can shrug off going 0-for-2, but, when I kept missing, it got pretty frustrating. I can't let that happen again.
faith family glad guys lost program sticking
I'm just so glad for my guys to be able to be in this situation, and get the program back where it should be. They never lost faith in me. We're a team, we're a family and we're sticking together.
bringing earn energy lead looking starting team whatever
I'm not looking at it (like I have to earn the starting job). It's more about bringing energy and doing whatever the team needs. You lead by example.
deserve great national played team
They were unbelievable tonight. They are the national champions. They played like it, and they deserve it. They played great defense, they played as a team and they rebounded.
deserved national played
They were unbelievable. They are the national champions, they played like it and they deserved it.
national respect won
You have to respect Zidek. He won a national title, too.
achieve certain glad goals goes player season type whenever
It was tough. Any player goes into the season with certain goals and expectations and whenever you don't achieve them it's pretty depressing. But I am not the type of person to give up. I never have. I am just glad things are going well right now.
decision toughest
It was the toughest decision of my life.
defense guys offense
Offense doesn't always prevail. Your defense is what is going to get you through. Our guys have that understanding.
coach deserved feels tournament win
A win like that just feels good, something that was well-deserved. Coach has always told us that we deserved this (NCAA Tournament run), that this is our moment.
beat defense good shots team wins
Defense wins championships and our shots fell. That's a very, very good team we just beat tonight.
fire instead learning thrown tournament
At least they're learning now instead of being thrown into the fire during tournament time, which makes a big difference.
faith finally gave guys paying playing team
It's because of our team chemistry, because of guys having faith in me, because of me having faith in me. I'm a guy who never gave up on myself. Being out there and just playing hard, it's finally paying off.