Vivian Stringer
Vivian Stringer
Charlaine Vivian Stringer is an American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball. She is currently the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team...
guards protector
The guards are the protector of the championship.
essence seemed
I thought Essence had a lot more points. She seemed more active.
counted knew
I mean, really. I knew they counted on our fans, but wow.
decided
I think we've decided that that is who we are. And that's who we need to be.
fair game knew type upset
I know and it's so sick. It's so sad. And you know something? I knew I would get upset with a game like this. And you will see this type of game again. So let me give you fair warning.
basketball extra played selfish
I thought we sputtered and I thought we did not make the extra pass. We played selfish basketball today, and I thought we played not smart.
looking
I'm looking way ahead. I'm looking at Connecticut.
confused defending great greatness national people represents
I think that because Connecticut represents national champions, people should not get confused about what Connecticut is. Connecticut is a national power. They have been defending national champions. What makes Connecticut great is because they represent such greatness and accomplishment. So (a win) would say a lot.
escape forgetting hard inches matter seconds start time win work year
I think it all comes down to fundamentals. This is not a time to start forgetting things. It will be a matter of inches and seconds that will win the championship. You work hard all year to get to this point, and you have to be able to sustain. You can only escape for so long.
continue hopefully ourselves prove suspect work
I suspect if we continue to work hard, we can continue to hopefully prove ourselves worthy.
friends-or-friendship game personal relates strengths weaknesses worried
She and I are personal friends, but as it relates to the game itself, she can see like I can see. She can tell what our strengths and weaknesses are just like I can with them, but I'm not necessarily worried about that. We just have to go out and play.
kids kinds last people quickly second seconds understand until wait
Kids don't play every second like it's their life. Those kinds of people are probably the ones who think that in the last seconds we're going to come back, or wait until we do this or do that, but they don't understand how quickly it escapes.
clearly deal deserved great hard heart played team virginia west worked
I thought West Virginia really deserved this win. I think their team clearly wanted it more. They worked hard from the beginning. I think they played with a great deal of heart and determination.
freshmen grew learned team
The freshmen grew up a lot and we as a team grew up a lot. We learned how to win.