Dave Odom Quotes on Opportunity (5 Quotes)

We had an opportunity to win the game, we really did. We just didn't get it done.

During my 26 years of college coaching, I have had the opportunity to experience exciting games played in great arenas across the country. Capacity crowds cheering for their teams in 'fan-friendly' arenas are what made those atmospheres special. No doubt, The Colonial Center is among the best in all of college basketball ... the place to be for every Gamecock fan.

I enjoy the NIT. I don't know if anyone wants their legacy to be he was a great NIT coach, but by the same token, when you're given the opportunity to play in the tournament, you're excited about it.

I wanted to give him the opportunity to share whatever feelings he had with our team. One of the things about our team is they feel nobody cares, or very few people care. He did, so he cared enough to ask. I didn't ask him. He asked me. That's a compliment.

We've got one game, and tomorrow is our championship game. The championship game is not Sunday unless we get to it. It's all or nothing. We've got to put everything we've got into that and then we'll what we have left if we have the opportunity to get into Sunday's game.