Tony Skinn Quotations

Well, being from our conference, I know they're rooting for us, anyway.

We are all business when we are on the floor.

Shaq wants to win, and he's a winner. It's one of those things where he sees how good this team can be, and if he steps his game up, it's going to make us better.

My final three were George Mason, George Mason, George Mason. I'm glad I chose George Mason.

I got in his jaw a little bit.

I am very sorry and I deeply regret my actions on Sunday. In the heat of a tense game, I lost my head and made a bad decision. I'm not making excuses for my actions and I take full responsibility for what I did. I want to take this opportunity to apologize to Loren Stokes, who I have great respect for. I also want to say I'm sorry to Hofstra University's players, coaches and fans. They played a terrific game and that should not be overshadowed by what I did.

I don't think I've cracked a smile that wide in a couple of weeks. It's been a hard two weeks. Then to be in that situation, it was like a fairy tale.

If that will make our opponent not take our abilities seriously, then let us be the Cinderella.

He had to do what he had to do. If I did something wrong at home, my mother had to punish me and I'm not going to argue with her. It's one of those disciplinary things.

We've been trying to prove ourselves all year. We heard what the critics were saying -- that we didn't belong in the tournament. The confidence level has risen, and we've gotten a chance to show the country what we're capable of.

Going into that game we wanted to play the same basketball we'd been playing all year. The odds were against us, we were playing on the road, but fortunately for us we went out there and played a great game.

Jai is an unusual athlete. You look at his size and you think that he?s slow, but Jai is the total opposite. He is quick with his hands and feet and he can do a lot of things that big guys his size can?t do. He shoots the ball well, he can dribble the ball and also he can use his body down low.

I think it's been working for us, calling us Cinderella. We were not supposed to get into the tournament.

I think we've done something tremendous for college basketball. We showed that all you need is opportunity, a chance. Then you just go out there and play great basketball. I'm definitely happy I was a part of something special.

I think we've done something tremendous for college basketball, for the teams that are out there that watched us play, you know, just to show them that all you need is opportunity and a chance.

I think we've done something tremendous for all of college basketball. We showed the other teams out there that all you need is opportunity and a chance, and you can do something very special.

March Madness. We don't mind being the Cinderella.

Man, it's been fun. Right now this team is playing great basketball and we just want to keep that rolling.

We've kind of used that to our advantage a little bit because we're capable of playing with anybody in the country. The stage we're on now is our opportunity to show everybody we can play. We'll just stick to it and run with it.

To be out there in front of that many people, I see why they have an open practice. If we went out there seeing that many people for the game, we'd be shocked.

We weren't supposed to beat Michigan State, and we beat them. We weren't supposed to beat North Carolina, and we sure weren't supposed to beat Connecticut. So I think we're going to just stick with the script. If folks want to call us a Cinderella, then that's OK.

We weren't nervous. We were just out there having fun. We weren't worried about the crowd or anything. We were just playing basketball.

Even though we are far from home, I think we have just about everybody cheering for us. It's definitely to our advantage. Whenever we score or do something, we're going to hear the crowd roar.

Seeing him be so happy kind of motivates us to know that basketball is a game of fun. You get too serious and get too tense, you might have jitters on the court, so we're trying to stick to that mode of having fun. It works for us.

Coach told us when we got into the tournament that teams like that -- Michigan State, North Carolina -- they are supposed to beat us. With that on them, that is a lot of pressure. They have to make all the shots. The pressure is on them to do that.

Coach told us when we got into the tournament that teams like Michigan State and North Carolina are supposed to beat us. With that on them, that's a lot of pressure for them.

Coach told us when we got into the tournament teams like Michigan State, North Carolina, they are supposed to beat us. Fortunately for us, we came out and played the way we have been playing all year and got the win.

As college basketball players at a mid-major level, it's a great feeling. You couldn't ask for a greater script to this season.

They set the tone for what college basketball is today.

This is the same feeling we've had for the last couple of weeks. We've done something tremendous and the fans have had our backs, win or lose the whole year. It's good to see they're not only here when we're winning, but when we lose too.

It's not supposed to happen. But we're making it happen.

It's kind of like we're put in the background.

It's been a roller-coaster ride. But we haven't pinched ourselves yet. We want to celebrate. But we can't be satisfied yet.

It's been a roller coaster ride. But at the same time, you're not ready to pinch yourself yet because you know you're still winning. We're so deep into the tournament right now, it's like we can't be satisfied.

That kind of hurt us a little bit. We've been playing behind for a while in this tournament. We didn't put our heads down. We wanted to go out there and keep fighting.

It's like going to Disneyland. I can't wait to get up there.

Never stop believing. Never stop believing. We're doing it. And I'm sure any other team that works just as hard could do it too someday.

I'm going to be the biggest cheerleader in the world for George Mason.

I'm definitely happy I was a part of something special.

I let my emotions get the best of me. If I could take it back, I would.

I hope no one is counting us out because we could bring back the national championship to D.C.. It's unbelievable, man. Never count a team out.

I heard somebody say he was the president, but I know he wasn't the president. I have no clue who he was.

Being on the court is a whole lot easier than being on the bench. It's a roller coaster ride on the bench.

He's enjoying it. He's loving it. We're not ready for him to go back to DC yet. We hope to keep him here a couple more days.

I don't think that was a fluke. Do you think that was a fluke?

The game is physical. But it's mental, too. We're a very strong mental team.