Quotes by Herb Pope

“It feels good because last year it was a terrible feeling to come home with the silver medal. We all sat in the locker room and said we were going to do what it takes to win the gold.”

“A lot of people come to see me fail. They want to downgrade me or underrate me. Everybody wants to see the top players go down, especially if they get a lot of press. It makes me play a lot harder. Come fourth quarter, I want to show them what Im made of. It proves all the critics wrong by coming home with the gold.”

“A lot of people come to see me fail. Everyone wants to see the top players go down. That just makes me want to step up and show people that I deserve everything Im getting.”

“Its all about winning championships.”

“We had eight seniors last year, so leadership was taken care of. But this year was my time to step up.”

“I proved the critics wrong. And now we have the gold.”

“That just showed me what (Dixon) told me was true, that he was about to sign the longest extension in Division I basketball. Hes a pretty stand-up guy. He doesnt have nothing to hide.”

“Its still early in my recruiting, so I dont have any leaders or favorites. Were trying to make that better than the old (Michigan) Fab Five.”