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One reporter asked Auriemma if the women's game would grow faster if the U.S. wasn't so dominant.
"I get asked that question all the time at UConn," Auriemma said. "I get it a million times. 'Wouldn't it be better if someone other than UConn won the national championship?' Well, we've tried to accommodate that the last few years. We're doing our part to grow the game.
"But when you set a certain standard for excellence and how the game should be played, you are growing the game. You are challenging people to reach that standard, that level. If someone does come along and beats the U.S. in the gold-medal game or any Olympic game, then we will have had a big part in why that happened, in growing the game to that level. That's why we have to get better."
Auriemma stressed that the world is changing rapidly and the days of one country dominating in one sport are either over or close to over. "But we're going to hang on as long as we can, right Maya?"
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"I get asked that question all the time at UConn," Auriemma said. "I get it a million times. 'Wouldn't it be better if someone other than UConn won the national championship?' Well, we've tried to accommodate that the last few years. We're doing our part to grow the game.
"But when you set a certain standard for excellence and how the game should be played, you are growing the game. You are challenging people to reach that standard, that level. If someone does come along and beats the U.S. in the gold-medal game or any Olympic game, then we will have had a big part in why that happened, in growing the game to that level. That's why we have to get better."
Auriemma stressed that the world is changing rapidly and the days of one country dominating in one sport are either over or close to over. "But we're going to hang on as long as we can, right Maya?"
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