Quotes by Sidney Green

“He was pretty bad (with a stomach problem) plus his ankle was pretty sore. But the bottom line is the team pulled together to win a championship.”

“Theres nothing tough (about basketball. All I have to do is remind him how I was brought up and how I was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., around the peer pressure and everything. This is nothing compared to that. Everything hes learned in that aspect its just toughened him up even more to face this kind of good adversity.”

“Hes been raised around basketball since he was conceived. The only thing weve asked of Billy is to continue to nurture and teach him to become the best possible basketball player he can possibly be. Coach Donovan and his coaching staff are doing a remarkable job. I couldnt have put him in a better hand that Coach Donovan.”

“Thats every players dream — to get to the Final Four. The excitement, the atmosphere — thats what you play college basketball for.”

“I tried to convince him to let me miss a couple of days of school. It wasnt happening.”

“He was born to be a point guard. I always told him when he was 14, 15 that he was better than when I was 14 or 15. The only difference is, Ive told him, he was a guard and I was a forward.”

“I knew it would be a special class for Coach Donovan and Florida. We looked at the type of character that he recruited for his team. As soon as they met each other on campus the first day, they hit it off very well. We sensed that as parents. By the second day of us dropping them off at school for good, we knew that they had a great chemistry for themselves.”

“Whats good about this is theyre setting an example for other teams. Theres no superstars, they work hard and are willing to self sacrifice.”

“Its a dream come true from a dads standpoint. Every dad wants this for their son.”

“This year, everyone is on the same page. Theres not hidden agendas. Their agenda is for the success of the team. Every last one of those guys is happy for the next guy to be successful.”