School Pride Quotes

I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true.

When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket had the big S on it, for Santa Monica. But rather than having a football or a baseball on the S, I had a little nine iron. Girls thought it was a flute.

When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that.

I was an average student. Not a dunce. Used to play for the school football team.

They are always telling us that Carolina Blue is not a color, that it is really Columbia blue or sky blue. But there is no bad blood amongst the teammates. All of our kidding is in good fun.

I'm proud to be a Cardinal.

Pitt will always be my school and I'm honored to be able to support the Blue and Gold.

When I got a chance, I went back and shared those experiences that were important to me. George Washington High, the campus at San Francisco State, and even back to Emerson Elementary school and Roosevelt Junior High. I was happy to do it, to go back and see if all the same teachers were there.

Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.

I went to North Hollywood High. I'm the original Val girl.

I was a pretty popular kid, and I participated in every sport.

I went to James Monroe High School, a big school in the East Bronx. My first promotion was the first alumni reunion dance. I got all the names and addresses out of the yearbook. It came off very well.

There was all of about 30 kids where I went to school; we were all one clique.

I've had the zeroes since junior high school. We didn't have enough numbered shirts to go around, so my shirt was called double zero. I liked it, so I kept it.

My school spirit is at an all time low, I'm losing my status at the school.

Making it to the Final Four, you feel like you're watched on campus. You're in the classroom, professors are talking about it.

Northwestern was never known as a sports school. I was proud to add a national title to the school.

I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love the colors. It's Michael Jordan's school!

I went to Mission Bay High School. Me and my brother, we both went there.

I like Public School and En Noir.

I went to Northwestern. I bleed purple and white.

I still bleed purple and gold, so it was a no-brainer for me to go to LSU.

In Hawaii, after somebody introduces themselves, the next question is, 'What high school did you go to?' From there, it's either 'Oh, OK, it's cool, I know some family,' or it's trash-talking to the max, like 'my school is better than your school.' This is how it kind of is back there.

It's weird that I'm putting my old green and gold jersey, and I'm moving on to the cardinal and white. I'm a Stanford Cardinal.

It is always great to come back to your own college.