Roy Williams Great Quotations

(Hansbrough) is very focused. He works extremely hard. He battles as hard as any freshman I have ever been around. Ever. ... You usually don't find freshmen with that kind of attitude and work ethic. That's a great quality.

He's had better work habits in practice. I've stayed on his tail probably harder than anybody on my team. I do expect a great deal out of him.

He's been magnificent; he's been sensational. He and Wes have been great at working together and pushing each other. There's not a bad bone in that boy's body. If there is, I haven't seen it yet.

The people here in town do a great job with the tournament, everybody around it, the workers, the ushers. They've done it well enough that people keep asking them to do it again.

I think he's had a sensational year. Off the court, sensational; practice, sensational; he's just done a great job keeping everyone focused.

Mike has accomplished so much at Duke, and his roots are so deep that I thought it would be difficult for him to leave. I'm sure he felt it was in the best interest for him and his family. I know it is great for college basketball.

The attention that basketball gets here is incredible, and that's what you want. You want interest. You can have a great team, but if nobody cares, it doesn't do any good. I think there's positives, and some people will say there are negatives. But there also are a lot of positives.

How are his spirits? Fine. He had blue socks on, and I kidded him about that. He laughed. I asked him which knee they were going to operate on, and it startled him for a second. But he's in great spirits.

It was a great night to be a Tar Heel, and there's not too many things I can be disappointed about, to say the least.

I really do believe Monday night's game will be great for college basketball. Larry Brown 's Pistons last year made a statement in the NBA about playing the game a certain way -- sharing the ball, being a team. .... I'm hoping the way we play, the way Illinois plays, that people will decide that truly is what's most important, not just one guy shooting or one guy high-flying around.

That's a big steppingstone for us. It helps our confidence. Our defense is playing real well, and our offense came through when it had to. It's a great win. It's something we can build on.

You don't want to give him no space to move around. He's got quick feet and great vision. I respect him a lot, but I don't fear him.

a big stepping stone... builds our confidence. It was a great win, and something we can build on.

They played with great purpose and passion. I was scared to death of them, to be honest with you. In saying that, I still thought we were going to win the game.

They're an unbelievable group of kids that took me for a great ride.