""Experience is such an important teacher, for me, as well as for [the team]. I just think there's been a clarity of focus.""
""We've been using it as fuel and using that information that we learned to apply it for this year.""
""I'm not trying to focus on the outside, we're just gonna come in really business-like and do what we need to do.""
""We love being able to have our families be a part of it, but we have to do it in a way that keeps our focus.""
UCLA women's basketball team, filled with seniors, is determined to succeed in the Final Four after previous losses to UConn and Texas. Coach Cori Close emphasizes the need to limit distractions leading up to the game. The team is focused on applying lessons learned from past experiences, particularly the loss to UConn. Senior Gabriela Jaquez expresses pride in the team's growth and commitment to maintaining focus. The Bruins aim for their first national championship since 1978, using past setbacks as motivation.
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