Photos: Arizona Wildcats get ready for Sweet 16 showdown with Houston

Winning puts everyone in a good mood, as these quotes from UA players and coaches show.

To create a model for future success, the Wildcats dipped into the glory of their past.

"When we win the game, it's not nothing personal with the other team's crowd. We’re just goofy. We're all young and goofy. We just like to have fun. We just want to win the game."

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Here are 16 of the defining quotes from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament:

“It’s once in a blue moon that your (school) is able to get this far in the tournament. It reminds us that we’re all a family, and at UA, everyone’s so spirited."

Now that we’re dropping from 64 to 32 to 16 teams, other numbers seem to getting bigger and bigger.

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Here’s a look at the five best — and five worst — moments for the UA in the Sweet 16:

One thing is elementary this time of year: Tough defense and thick skin.

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Hear what the top-seeded Arizona Wildcats said as they prepare to battle No. 5 seed Houston in the Sweet 16 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.