Ryan Hollins Quotations

We want to pressure their guards. You got to box out and rebound.

There are no accidents in any NCAA Tournament. There are no accidents being a championship team. Because it is a one-and-done situation, there are no second chances, no easy games. What national championship team hasn't been accepted as the best team in the country?

If we had lost this game the way I shot free throws, I would never have forgiven myself. When it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how we won. We played great defense and we won, and that's how it's going down in the history books.

I don't know what coach is going to say Monday, but whatever he says I'm going to be shooting free throws in practice. I usually can shrug off going 0-for-2, but, when I kept missing, it got pretty frustrating. I can't let that happen again.

I don't run from problems. The next week at practice I played with a sense of urgency. I wanted to prove myself.

He was young, like a deer in the headlights. He didn't know what to expect. But he'll be just fine this time around. He has experience now.

He's a tough, physical player, and that's how we play in practice and that's how it's translated over to the game. I'd take a few more injuries if he's going to bring that intensity in the game.

The Pac-10 is wide open. If we lose two games on this trip, we'll go from first to sixth in a hurry. We can't let that happen.

Hustle is big. That's a team effort. Everybody needs to hit the glass this game. Our guards need to get in there. Me and Luc need to box out well. Their whole team goes (to the glass) well, so we're going to need all the help we can get.

He changed the game, and took us out of what we wanted to do.

Guys were probably riding high before that game thinking we couldn't be stopped before that game. That was a slap in the face. Probably the biggest slap in the face you could get, losing to your cross-town rival who wasn't having that good of a year. It definitely woke us up.

Knowing it could be your last game, you want to finish with no regrets in your mind. There is no could have done this, or could have done that. This is something I am not taking for granted.

It hurts pretty bad, and it swelled up. But there's nothing that's going to hold me back. I still have a pulse.

Just getting back was a big step for our program. This year, we definitely want to build on that. I'm looking forward to going as far as we can.

We can't even think about being in first place, because you saw Washington lost two games last weekend. One game and we're tied. You got to bring it every night, you can't concede any game or just assume that we're going to win it.

We know that U-C-L-A is across our chest and to play with pride and tradition.

To be counted out, and for our team to pretty much come together as we have against all the adversity, doubters, injuries ... we just worked hard every day. I couldn't be happier for my guys. We're a team. We're a family. We're sticking together.

We don't care if we win 2-0. A win is a win.

You have to respect Zidek. He won a national title, too.

It was tough. Any player goes into the season with certain goals and expectations and whenever you don't achieve them it's pretty depressing. But I am not the type of person to give up. I never have. I am just glad things are going well right now.

It was the toughest decision of my life.

Offense doesn't always prevail. Your defense is what is going to get you through. Our guys have that understanding.

Defense wins championships and our shots fell. That's a very, very good team we just beat tonight.

A win like that just feels good, something that was well-deserved. Coach has always told us that we deserved this (NCAA Tournament run), that this is our moment.

They're going to be scrappy, they're going to be playing hard. They're not going to concede anything.

At least they're learning now instead of being thrown into the fire during tournament time, which makes a big difference.

It's tough not to think about what could have been. It was the most difficult decision of my life. Those were pretty much my dream school and my dream coach. I couldn't have both.

It's because of our team chemistry, because of guys having faith in me, because of me having faith in me. I'm a guy who never gave up on myself. Being out there and just playing hard, it's finally paying off.

It's pretty much team chemistry and guys having faith in me.

They were unbelievable tonight. They are the national champions. They played like it, and they deserve it. They played great defense, they played as a team and they rebounded.

They were unbelievable. They are the national champions, they played like it and they deserved it.

I'm not looking at it (like I have to earn the starting job). It's more about bringing energy and doing whatever the team needs. You lead by example.

I'm just so glad for my guys to be able to be in this situation, and get the program back where it should be. They never lost faith in me. We're a team, we're a family and we're sticking together.

He's very good. He changed the game on defense. He took us out of what we wanted to do and I didn't score the way I have been.

I couldn't be happier for the guys. We're a team, we're a family. We're sticking together.

You can't play that level of play. For a national championship, you can't come out like that. We'll get run out of the stadium.