Tyler Hansbrough Quotations

When we got the lead, maybe we relaxed with it a little bit. They hit some shots, and we missed some. They made a run and just kept coming at us.

What helped us get the road win is we kept our poise. There were definitely some times where we made some questionable plays, but I think we kept our head and kept playing hard, and that's what gave us the win.

I didn't have any individual goals, but I would say it's a good accomplishment. I thought there were some things that I struggled with at the beginning. I tried to improve on those. With this team, I got a lot of experience early, and I think I adjusted well.

I don't think anybody expected us to do much this year. That's something that drove us to do a lot more. We came out, we concentrated real hard and we got a 'W.

I expected to play well, but it's kind of shocking that I'm playing this well. I never expected, as a young guy, to come into the Dean Dome and drop 40.

I always think there are things I can do to improve. I could have finished some shots, or gotten some defensive stops. But I'll keep on trying to improve and look forward to the next game.

He left a really goofy voicemail. I can't really explain what he said. He just screamed into the phone.

I think I played well offensively. I think my game was in a flow. Definitely it was fun, especially in the second half when we started coming back and making the run and started stopping them defensively. I didn't have (records) in mind. I didn't even know I had that many points.

I think we just stayed within ourselves and didn't let any of the fans get to us. We got some turnovers and converted ... It is great.

I think that there was a lot of pressure on the freshmen coming in with some of the guys leaving, having to play some big roles and get thrown right into the lineup early. But I think that's over now. I think we have experience under our belt now.

I think that was real big. It was something that we stressed before the game ... it was something that we really focused on.

I was kind of surprised; I thought he'd be posting up the way he was for a couple of possessions before. But I saw him go up, and it looked like their guy (Swann) kind of fumbled the ball and was looking for someone to pass it to, and I stuck my arm out.

Over the last couple of games it's been real physical. We have games back really quickly and sometimes my body doesn't have time to recover all the way. Sometimes you have to play with little bumps and bruises.

I think I could have learned a lot from Sean. He would have been a senior and he would have been a veteran to learn from. I could have gotten tips from him and learned a lot.

When I knocked down those free throws, it hit me that we'd just come in here and beat Duke. It doesn't get any better than this.

We thought that if we could beat Arizona, we could pretty much beat anybody. I was really pumped up.

Every team I play is real physical. They have some big bodies, but it's nothing I've never seen before, and it's nothing I can't handle.

There's going to be days like that, where the ball just doesn't go in the hole.

Definitely it was fun in the second half when we started coming back and making a run and started stopping them defensively. That was a big key in the win.

Coach Bess is a hard worker. He made me a hard worker and has a lot to do with who I am.

There were points and times where I felt like we were so close. We just needed one big stop.

It's a small community. Everybody knows each other.

I took it as an insult. I mean, they come in and they tell us that. Some people didn't have us in the top 60. I mean, that's something. I kind of liked it, having our backs up against the wall, people telling us something we can't do, and we go out there and prove them wrong.

It was really important. The crowd really got into it and they had a big effect. There were a couple of times there where I couldn't hear the whistle.

It's not something we've talked about, you know.

It showed a lot for us. We were down 17, came back, made a big run and got right back in it. It shows what type of team we can be.

It's something that's special to me. It will be something that I talk about later down the road. I think it's probably one of my best individual performances. I haven't played against the level of competition that I've in college. In high school I didn't see players who were 6-9.

I've got a lot of other stuff to focus on; I'm not even thinking about that.

It was partly my fault. My movement wasn't as it should have been.

They brought a lot of people at me and it was hard to find space to move.

The NBA is definitely a goal of mine down the line, but right now I am enjoying college a great deal and feel I can improve in every phase of my game. I enjoy school, my teammates and being part of the Carolina basketball program.

Arizona, they're usually a powerhouse, and it shows we can pretty much play with a lot of people.

I'm not one of those guys that wants to come out and score 40 every game. I just want to be a solid player. Our team came out and won in a tough place, and ultimately, that's what I want.

I knew the basket was around and I thought maybe if I tapped it up and it still didn't go in I'd have a chance to get the rebound. I was a little shocked. I didn't know if it was going to roll off or come back at me.

If Sean May and Marvin still would have been here, I think I could have learned a lot from them. . . . But with them gone, I fell in the mix real quick. I've had a lot of experience that a lot of freshmen don't get so soon. . . . I've learned that way, too.

I know I've got a few of them and something I'm proud of.

I just couldn't get the game against them out of my mind that we played at home. I thought we should have won it but we made some critical mistakes at the end.

I didn't even know I had that many points. When you look at all the great players that have played here, it's something down the line I'll talk about when I'm done playing basketball.

I developed a routine where if I didn't get into the gym and shoot every day, it felt kind of awkward; it felt like I was letting myself down.

I don't look at it much, but I know I've got a few of them. It's something that I'm proud of.