Mindset Quotes

You've got to be prepared for anything, but I'm not too worried about it [trade deadline] and haven't given it much thought. I'm still of the mindset that I'm playing almost every night and that's great. - Alex Auld

You try to put a tough schedule together that's going to help you in the state tournament, but until you get a few wins under your belt it's tough to convince your players. Our mindset right now, though, is very positive. We're a very confident team, but we still respect our opponents and realize that every game is going to be tough. - Jon Cregor

You only go to Tennessee if you're a great player and want to compete at the highest level and want to get pushed. There's a certain kind of mentality that's there. This is a different kind of mindset that's been really important at the championship level. - C. Vivian Stringer

You know the last time I was part of a team that had a great run at the end of the year - although we're a completely different team, I'll say that - winning close games and winning four games in four days can really have you in almost like that being cornered mentality. It's almost like your life, four games in four days. Then all of a sudden you play that fifth game, which is the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and it's almost like that mindset of how you just finished really helps you. And I hope it helps this team like it did the last one. - Sean Miller

You just have to deal with it and move forward. I've made my attempts and still am going to try to. I can't change someone else's mindset on me. - Todd Bertuzzi

You have to put yourself in the mindset of a 17-year-old kid instead of an old sportswriter. [Monday] was the first day we could call recruits, and it was unanimous -- they were fired up about them. - Mike Bellotti

You have to have the mindset that your teammates look to you to lead them. Therefore, you don't have to score all the points, but you have to get the rest of the players involved and just keep their confidence up. Everybody is on the team for a reason. - Marlon King

You have to believe 100 percent you can turn things around. I can't speak for everybody, but that's the mindset you have to have. - Randolph Morris

You have to be prepared. We knew with their offense they were going to make some third-and-longs. But we had the right mindset going in and we didn't get down and continued to play. - DeMeco Ryans