Ravi Moss Quotations

We're happy to be here. We're just focused. We've got our game face on.

We were celebrating Rupp's Runts today, so Coach wanted to play like the Runts.

When those two guys get rolling, it's huge for us. If they play like that, it's definitely a good sign.

Getting the bye would make things a lot easier. That's what we're playing for right now.

I always felt we were a national contender. Even though we're not in the rankings, I feel no one should want to play us in the tournament. . . . We'll start with Florida and go from there.

I was just hoping we'd find a way to win. I feel real safe when Rondo has the ball.

Jeff Sheppard came and told us the same thing earlier in the year. He was telling us about how that 1998 team lost in Maui and how they lost some games at home. But no one remembered that when they won the national championship.

Starting is great, but I'd rather be in at the end of the game. There are much bigger issues than that.

It felt great to be back out there and catch a pass.

We don't come out focused and work hard every day, and it shows in the game.

We don't play that way often enough, and it's something that we need to have every game.

We're a lot more mature. The roles have been defined. Everybody understands what needs to happen to win.

We had to wake up. We're too lackadaisical in the first half. We had to win this game.

We had to wake up, really. We were too lackadaisical in the first half I don't understand why we really can't come out, without giving them 16- or 18-point leads.

We were all happy for him. Any time a guy comes out and asks us for help and support, it makes us realize what we need to be doing as teammates to help him.

We knew he could shoot, and we didn't do a good job of getting to him quick enough.

Everybody decided we were finally playing well. We were playing together, and we were playing Kentucky basketball. Finally.

Florida might not have as many big names as last year, but they're playing better. They really play well together, and that's what makes them so dangerous.

The same ball we use in the (NCAA) Tournament. It feels good.

I've seen it before so no one should be surprised. When he's shooting the ball, he's one of the best in the country. I love to see any of our guys get it going, but especially Pat when he's nodding his head and he's got that hunched back. It's a little dangerous because everybody wants to watch him.

I've always felt like we're a national contender. Even though we're not in the rankings right now, I feel like nobody should want to play us when tournament time comes.

Randolph was unbelievable. He got every rebound that came off the rim. Dunking everything. It was the Randolph Morris that we love.

This is a step forward. We played well in spots, so we just need to make those spots longer. But we won a game, and we're back on the right track. We needed to get that feeling of winning again.

This just made Vanderbilt's season. We're taking everybody's best shot and we're not punching back; that's the problem.

It's not one or two things; it's everything . It's getting in your stance to denying the ball.

Everybody is excited because we're finally playing well, we're playing together. We're playing Kentucky basketball. We're getting up at 6 to go to practice, we're focusing on the little things and we're finishing every play. Everybody knows that's how we've got to play.

It's definitely tough. It's different. I'm really behind on a lot of stuff. I'm taking it one day at a time right now.

I just changed my mind. I thought if I didn't play, I would regret it the rest of my life. I don't want to have any regrets.

I heard it. I don't blame them. If I was sitting up there, I would have booed us, too. We weren't playing with energy.

I guess we proved we're OK. I'd rather win than feel good about a loss.