Jordan Foreman Quotations

We'll be fine. It was last night. That's over. Got a good night's rest. ... It wasn't that draining. It was just draining for the time being. It was an exhilarating experience. It just took a lot out of you.

We've seen it time and time again, going all the way back to the classic tapes. You want to be a part of something special like this.

We're sitting here today with these hats on, these beautiful T-shirts, all that stuff. It doesn't matter what goes on in the game.

I don't think I could even dream about that.

He has a big body, he's strong, so it's somewhat similar to what he (Davis) does. He's been a big help.

We're not worried about selling tickets. When you're winning games, people come no matter what the score is.

He's done so much but you guys haven't seen anything yet. I see talent and I told him early in the year that he was going to be so good. I could see just by watching him practice. Some of the things he would do were amazing. The scary part is he doesn't even know how good he is yet. He's not even close to his potential.

He just brought a new focus, a new attitude. It was something I liked. I figured why not stay close to home and be close to my family and still be in the kind of program that I knew would be successful and would bring the best out of me?

I was tired, exhausted. It wasn't too hard to calm down and go to sleep.

I think our tradition really helps set the bar. Knowing that nothing but winning a national championship is accepted really helps us. We got to the Sweet 16, we got to the Final Four, but we won't be recognized unless we win that national championship. I don't think that adds pressure. I think that helps start the mission.

That was the toughest practice of my career. The emphasis was just playing as hard as you could and really defending. That's what we've done. Sometimes we'll play in practice and neither team scores. There will be shot clock violations. We really defend.

That was our key, just to keep 'em off balance all game. We did a phenomenal job.

That was our goal, to keep them off-balance all game. We did a phenomenal job of that. I can't even explain how incredible this feels. Besides the guys in the locker room and our supporters, no one believed we could do it. To work our butts off and go through adversity and injuries all year long and have it pay off, it feels incredible.

That says it all. The way we play on the defensive end. If you want to go back to November, it was nonexistent compared to what we do now. We're such a much better team. We're more of a collective unit. We play for each other. We've grown and gotten to know each other throughout the year.

We don't take a lot of bad shots. We just value the ball and try to take good shots. If that results in low scoring, then we'll take it.

We were sold. That's the only reason why we're still alive, because we really believed in it.

We never got going offensively but they didn't either. I know I didn't do anything special offensively, but I'm the happiest guy on the planet.

The only reason we're alive is because we really believe it. Coach Howland has been preaching defense since Day 1 and our level of focus has really risen. We really believe in what the coaching staff is teaching us.

We don't care how it looks. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad as long as we're on the winning side at the end.

We don't care about individual accolades. I shot 1-for-9 and made 50% of my free throws and I couldn't be happier.

This really won't sink in for a while. We'll see this time and time again, you know, going back to all the classic tapes. Just to be part of this is something special.

We just do what it takes to win and we're smart. If it's in our best interest to push the ball up the floor, that's what we do. We're not worried about selling tickets. When you're winning games, people come -- no matter what the score is.

We spend most of our time on defense. It started from day one. ... We're always going to be physical. We have to be because in order to beat a team, you have to rebound, and to rebound you have to be physical.

We just played terribly defensively in a rivalry game.

It was discouraging. A couple of those were my responsibility. That's why it hurt more and I was upset at myself. Those are the kind of things you can't give up.

It was really their program, their style of play. No matter who your favorite team is, it seems like Gonzaga is your second favorite. It's a great program. They have a great bunch of guys and coaches but so do we. I wouldn't change it for the world.

It really was because we're sitting today with these hats on, these beautiful T-shirts, all that stuff. It doesn't matter what goes on in the game. Me personally, 1-for-9, 50 percent from the free-throw line. I couldn't be happier right now. I wouldn't have it any other way. That's all that matters.

For any guy in our locker room, in our program, in this family, we really know what matters. Nobody cares about individual accolades. That's why we're still playing.

That is a lot of dollars. We care. I don't know if people understand what it is like living in Los Angeles compared with other college cities. It is expensive. Sometimes it gets tough for some players. I think if something like this, a fair stipend for everyone, was done, it would be appreciated. But players are careful when they talk about this. It's a tough call and I'm glad I'm not the one making the final one. My vote would be to do something, give something, anything.

No matter what the score is, there's always a chance. Some crazy things can happen, and some crazy things happened today.

They bring a different spirit to the team.

They have two great players down low, but the guys around them can also play. Brewer is great. Green controlled the tempo and did what a point guard is supposed to do. Humphrey stretches the defense so far. You can't get off him to help. So, those guys on the inside have a lot of room to work.

They left us relying on our dribble penetration and they either blocked shots or changed a lot of shots.

After that, we kind of got our focus. We made a conscious effort to be a great defensive team.

I mean, it won't really sink in for a while.

I'm a winner. From day one, I expect to win every game. So therefore, I expect to be here.

In the film session later, it would be rewound and rewound and rewound again if somebody does that.

I know at this time of year what's really important - as long as we're eligible and doing what we have to do in the classroom - I can pretty much focus on basketball. The majority of my focus is going toward the game.

It helps a lot. That's where the mission starts. Our tradition sets the bar. Knowing that nothing but winning a national championship is accepted really helps us.

I definitely think with the way coach Howland coaches and the guys we have in the program, with their character, attitude and work ethic, we could get here again. Nothing is promised, and we were lucky a few times to get here this time, but we could do it.

I'd rather be tested. Regardless of what happens, we've made a lot of memories that will never go away. Winning by 20 is nice, but games like these make us that much more prepared and that much better and that much stronger.

I don't think anybody we played compares overall. Alabama, we just played last week, has a lot of great athletes. That's probably the closest thing to an overall team full of athletes as Memphis.