Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
environment feeling love sort special sure team
They love the environment of the big game. Even when we were down, it's just a special feeling that this team has to never give up. It's sort of like the wind. You can't see it, but you sure can feel it.
game good help monday prepare sort
It was good for us to play a game like this. This is the sort of game that is going to help us prepare for Monday night.
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I don't like low-scoring games. I made the comment it's sort of like watching paint dry. I like to go up and down the floor, and that's what we are all about. I don't like slow games.
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I'm pulling for George Mason because they beat our guys. The more they win, it makes our guys look good.
fell love work
It was her attitude, her demeanor, her smile, her work ethic. I just fell in love with her.
great proud
I'm really proud of our team. I thought we had a great year. Today, we just didn't play well.
proud team
I'm just proud of our team for being the regular-season ACC champs.
happy kids work
I'm happy for our kids. They work really hard. But we know we can't relax. Everybody's going to be after us. And we want to be No. 1 at the end of the season.
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I've got great kids, they're playing their hearts out for each other and for me. We're healthy, we're an exciting team, we've got great chemistry. This is the kind of team a coach dreams of because these young ladies are like my daughters.
great mistakes slow team
It was a great team effort. We were able to play a lot of kids. We made some mistakes -- we had way too many turnovers (22) -- but we didn't slow down.
game hope people shows skills start teams watch
I want the game to be exciting. I want people to want to watch women's basketball. It shows our skills and abilities. I hope other teams will start to play like we do.
slow throw
I want it to be exciting, up and down the floor. We can play bad, throw it all over the gym, but we're not going to slow it down.
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I want people to fall in love with women's basketball, and that's one reason why we go up and down the floor. I want them to score a lot of points and make it exciting and fun.
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At times we looked pretty good out there, at times we were a little ragged. We had five kids in double figures, and that balance is a strength of our team.