It's obviously been a difficult day for me. Not only have I lost a great friend and mentor, but the game of basketball has lost one of its true pioneers. She not only made a huge difference in my life, but in the life of everyone associated with women's basketball.

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She had that gleam in her soft blue eyes and that smirk in the corner of her mouth. That said more to me than any words.

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You don't feel like an outsider, because at the end of the day it's the basketball game and everything you work for so many years coming up to this point.

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I thought the biggest difference was the fact we were able to defend the basketball at the highest level.

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18 years of witnessing Coach Gunter's mastery.

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She's the child that Baton Rouge raised. To see her on this stage is a compliment to her.

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(Game-planning) is never about one player. But you have to respect someone that's going to put up a double-double.

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She was an administrator. She probably taught a class. She drove the bus. She coached the team. I remember she told me when she became head coach at Stephen F. Austin she was making $6,500 a year and she thought she'd hit the lottery.

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I should be the least nervous person here. I only had to do one thing to stand here tonight and that was to choose Louisiana State University as a high school senior.

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