Kristi Toliver Quotes

"We just proved to the country that we should be the No. 1 team. We proved to everyone - other than the 12 percent that said we could win this game - that we're capable of beating North Carolina and that we're a great team."

"We proved to the country that we should be the No.?1 team in the country. People can't sit still in here, we're so excited. I'm about to burst."

"We just proved to the country we should be the No. 1 team."

"It's my getaway. Spend time with my family and go to the lake. All of my uncles want to play, but I stay away."

"We don't think that we're that young. We don't think that we're that inexperienced. We have all been playing basketball forever. ? As long as we come out with a lot of confidence and keep playing the way we have been playing offensively and defensively, we'll be fine."

"We don't think we're that young. We don't think we're that inexperienced. We've been playing basketball forever."

"In the beginning, I didn't know what to expect. I was kind of overwhelmed. I think youth played a part in that. But I grew up pretty quickly."

"I was just in the zone. I was trying not to force anything, and my teammates had confidence in me, which helped a lot."

"I stayed in bed all day, but giving up and saying I was sick wasn't an option. The goal was to get to the Final Four and nothing was going to stand in our way."

"I really didn't have any jitters. We've both played in a lot of basketball games, and we really don't get caught up in the hype."

"We don't think we're that young. We don't think we're that inexperienced. We have all been playing basketball forever. So we're just out having fun, playing basketball, doing what we do."

"We're 1-1 with them now, and I hope to see them again very soon."

"I keep having to tell myself, ?Oh my God, we won the national championship? every once in a while. Honestly, just being back on campus and getting the recognition from the student body, and the people around the community, that?s a constant reminder, but just to actually comprehend what we just did, it hits you every once in a while, and it?s just a really good feeling."

"I'm sure she's a great person and an outstanding coach. But once Bonnie left, my heart went to Maryland."

"I still feel a little under the weather, since mine just hit me last night. I think we'll just be extremely happy going to Boston."

"She's a great player. I've played with her and against her in high school, and I knew what we were getting."

"This is the best feeling I've ever had in my life. I'm really speechless. You just have to give a lot of credit to this team. We stuck together all season."