I was a little afraid at first. I didn't have a lot of confidence when I first went out there. But it started feeling better and I was fine after that.

Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be so afraid to cry . . . or laugh, for that matter. Laugh all you want and cry all you want and whistle at pretty men in the street and to hell with anybody who thinks you're a damned fool!

I guess I was less out of shape than I thought I might be. I was just happy to give my team some good minutes.

Their (the Panthers') style is a lot different than ours. But we showed that we can run the floor.

He's looking explosive and is playing with a little more confidence. He can be a deep threat. Being a deep threat, you don't have to have 4.4 speed. You can be a little slower and have great technique to be effective.

I learned a lot from struggling in Trenton, and Arizona was a confidence booster. It put me in a better frame of mind.