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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

We are all business when we are on the floor.

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

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

George Mason, George Mason and George Mason.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

I got in his jaw a little bit.

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...

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...

We’ve done something tremendous for college basketball.

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....

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...

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...

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.

They set the tone for what college basketball is today.

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.

I think that they had that [rout] in their heads because they came out early against us. Fortunately for us, we finished it off.

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

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....

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.