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It's really difficult to be in a must-win situation this early, but that's where we are. We have to win this game. If we don't, then the priorities change quite a bit. Then, it's you have to do everything you can to get to New York. We've got to win some games right now or we're not going to make it to Madison Square Garden. We've got to play Cincinnati like it's an NCAA Tournament game.
- Rick Pitino
It's my wedding night, and we're in a posh New York City hotel ready to ... you know ... when I get a call... It's Jim, and he's down in the lobby and he wants to meet with me. He tells me there's this kid named Louie Orr in Cincinnati that we just have to land, and he says he needs me to get there and seal the deal. I tell him, 'Jim, it's my wedding night.' He was single at the time and totally consumed with basketball, so I guess he didn't understand.
- Rick Pitino