Making Quotes

(Ole Miss) proved to me that they were making changes and were going to get better. I had a good feeling about it. I was up there two weeks ago. I was impressed (with their facilities), but it was the same everywhere. - Marcus Tillman

(Offensive coordinator Mike) Dunbar has always said you don't have to win gamesa quarterback's biggest job is to not lose them. I knew I had to put this team in a position to win, not make dumb decisions. I knew if I didn't turn the ball over we have enough guys to make plays. It was a conscious effort to watch film and work on decision-making. - Brett Basanez

(My teammates) were making fun of me, saying I took the night off, I was fouling on purpose. But the outcome is we won the game, a lot of the guys played well, and this will bring a lot of confidence for other guys. - Chris Bosh

(My performance at the recent Australian Open) gave me a lot of confidence. Making the last eight (in Melbourne) exceeded all my expectations. Now that confidence shows, especially in today's game. I've been improving every week. - Martina Hingis

(McDonald) is making more of an impact. He is getting around the field a lot more. - Joe Tiller

(Mayweather is) too big of a fight not to happen, but obviously, it has to happen without Top Rank. Because I just feel that things that happened in the past with Top Rank, us not making fights together and Bob Arum not wanting to make fights with our fighters ... well, OK. If you don't want to make fights with our fighters, if I fight Floyd Jr., then you're not going to be involved. It's not giving him the satisfaction. It's like saying, 'OK, you're not going to be involved in the biggest fight in boxing since (my fight against Felix) Trinidad. If he wants to play that way, I'll play that way, too. - Oscar De La Hoya

(Making the cuts) was a painful time. I am pleased to see us being able to apply relief to those folks who worked with us and stayed with us during that time. - Geoff Paddock

(Making more free throws) would have changed the complexion of the game. Hopefully we can learn some lessons from this game that will help us down the road when we get to league play. - Scott Collie

(Legislators) are reinventing the wheel, making it square and asking us to do it for them. - Pat Burke