Deke Thompson Quotations

Oh yeah, this is important. We know it. They know it. Everybody knows it.

Senior night is great, but I want to go dancing.

I would take Blake shooting a wide-open 3, I would put me back on the line again. I'd do everything the same way.

I don't care about any of that. It's a basketball game. I'm not gonna be scared.

I already know I'm about to be a waterfall of tears.

He keeps reminding us of what's at stake. If you do get in the tournament, be ready. Hope for the best, prepare for it and if the worst happens, oh well.

Our team is a family and this team only has one year together. We have to take advantage of everything. To go and not compete ... we owe it to each other to do better than that.

It hurt real bad, but once we realized there was nothing we could do about it, then it was time to go play another game. It went from hurt to being ready to play.

I know we're a lot better than that. We've proven it. We just want another chance.

I'm a senior and I keep track of everything. I knew this was a must-win for us. To be that close to the brass ring and have it taken away, with the ball in my hands at the end of the game, you can't describe it.

I knew I would be emotional and I was. I just tried to embrace those emotions and play.

It's great to get to play them again this quick. I think everybody's going to be ready.

All you can ask for in life is for God to grant you chances. He can only bring you so far, then you have to take care of your end.

You celebrate as you go, then look ahead.

Everybody around the country is fatigued if they're still playing. Everybody is fighting through fatigue ? it's just a matter of who's going to be better at fighting through.

It was embarrassing. This was real Bears basketball.