On posts, posteriors and playing for posterity 
April, 5, 2009
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By Rebecca Lobo
ST. LOUIS -- Some coaches will say they are surprised their team is playing in the Final Four. Some, like Louisville coach Jeff Walz, will admit they are "shocked" to be here. Some try to alleviate pressure by minimizing the magnitude of the games.
Others, like UConn coach Geno Auriemma, tell the players to embrace the pressure. Before the Final Four, he told his team, "Your life won't change that much if you lose. But if you win, your life will change forever."
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Rebecca Lobo
Women's BasketballLobo won the 1995 National Player of the Year Award after leading the UConn women's basketball team to its first national championship. She was the youngest member of the 1996 gold-medal-winning Olympic team, and now, after seven seasons in the WNBA, covers basketball for ESPN.
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