Alabama Basketball Coach Kristy Curry on 500th win, senior leaders

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00:00 Well, you know, it's not about me.

00:02 I'm just so happy that our team won tonight, you know,

00:04 and to get that fifth win in conference play,

00:06 being five and four is a lot better than being four and five,

00:09 and then to get our 18th win.

00:10 So, it's not necessarily about me,

00:13 but I do feel like, you know, one thing in our program

00:16 that we talk a lot about is just grit,

00:18 you know, that you can be the hardest worker in the room,

00:21 the most competitive in the room,

00:23 and I thought in the third and the fourth quarter,

00:25 we were just that.

00:26 So, the way we won tonight down the stretch,

00:29 it says a lot about this team

00:31 and their makeup from a character standpoint.

00:33 Well, they just -- I mean,

00:35 they just had a will about them down the stretch,

00:37 you know, and we kept trying to find Aaliyah and transition.

00:41 I just can't say enough.

00:42 They're really double trouble in a good way, you know,

00:45 and they're such a great tandem, and they play off each other,

00:48 but, you know, I know you didn't mention Loyal,

00:50 but I thought Loyal had one of her best games of the year,

00:52 just everything that she did tonight.

00:54 I know the 15 points, but she just did so many things

00:57 in situations that may go unrecognized,

00:59 and I thought the three of them, they're our leadership committee.

01:03 We meet and eat and hang out once a week

01:05 and talk about how we can make our program better.

01:07 It really has nothing to do with basketball.

01:09 So, we have tremendous leadership in that locker room,

01:11 and Aaliyah and Essay, I mean, they were unbelievable tonight.

01:15 It's something I'll never forget.

01:16 You know, Essay looked at me in one huddle late

01:18 and winked at me, and I said, "This isn't funny."

01:20 You know, she's just got some swagger

01:22 and just one of the greatest competitors

01:25 I've ever coached.

01:26 Just, you know, it's going to be okay,

01:27 and they just made it okay tonight.

01:29 tonight.

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