Famous Quotes & Sayings

Basketball has always been my first love. Second, I want to be the point guard at Duke. I don't want any obstacle to get in my way of that, even if that means giving up football.

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David Cohen

Basketball doesn't get any better than that. Just being able to run up and down the court, getting transition buckets. It doesn't get any better than that.

Tex Winter

Basketball can really burst your bubble. There are moments you want to walk away from it and never come back. Somehow, I'v always gotten over those moments.

Basketball ain't No. 1 no more, not now. Yes, it will hurt, but I've got to move on. School is important, that's all.

Because we had transition baskets like that, it is kind of why we got sloppy. We were trying to make every play into a transition basket instead of playing solid basketball at certain times.

I looked up at the score several times (and said), 'Alright, we're at six, let's just keep cutting it.' ? It was definitely frustrating. We were looking for that one basket just to get over that little hump.

Mo Williams

I look up to him man, I do. Being a basketball player, coming from the same city the same town, he set the mold for us to shoot for.

Bill Laimbeer

I have a great deal of respect for Isiah as a leader and basketball mind.

I have a lot of pride in what I do on the basketball court, but it's a team effort. If I can give back my 12 points and we could win, I would have done that. I was all about getting the (win) and trying to advance.

Ron Howard

I had a short-term retirement after the basketball season that lasted a couple of minutes. But I missed the kids.

I have been a part of one of the greatest comebacks in college basketball history when we beat Duke two years ago. This tops that.

Phil Jackson

I have my hopes as to how we can grow as a basketball club,

I have never been more excited and energized about a head coaching appointment in my career than I am with the hiring of Ben Jacobson as our men's basketball coach. Ben is ready to take this step. He has the support of the current team and our recruiting class and he will do a great job of maintaining the excellence that we have built in our men's basketball program.

Dee Brown

I hang with E.B. (Halsey), Mel (Melvin Bryant) and J.D. (Jason Davis). I beat them in video games, and they beat me in video games. Those are my guys. They know I played football and that I have a special love for football. Illinois is a football school as well as a basketball school, so I have to show them respect.

Roy Williams

I hate it for Mike, because he was so diligent this past summer in doing what he had to do to join our basketball program,

Roy Williams

I hate it for Damion because he was prepared to play this year and had an opportunity to help us, ... From a basketball perspective, it certainly has an impact on our frontcourt depth. We didn't have much to start with, and now we are losing our biggest low-post player.

Nick Lowe

I give Central all the credit in the world. They battled. They put four quarters together. We know we're always going to get Central's best effort. They were prepared tonight and played hard. We beat a good basketball team.

I give Bowling Green credit. I think they're a very, very good basketball team and there's a reason why they're 17-2. They're a great team.

John Jones

I felt good about where we were at in the first half. We were lucky to be there. They had good looks at the basket that we gave them. They had some easy shots.

J. J. Johnson

I felt comfortable around the guys. I felt it would be a good place for me. ... I respect Coach Rives a lot. I believe in the type of basketball he likes to play. It was a great situation for me here.

I feel that we've grown every game. Our chemistry has gotten better. We're just being smarter basketball players.

Paul Hewitt

I find myself very lucky to have this job, and I just want to go out and do it. Coaching in the ACC is privilege, and I've tried not to look at it as a hardship. This is a talented basketball team we have. We shouldn't be 3-8, but we are. We've got to try to do something about it here down the stretch.

I first picked up a basketball in the seventh grade here at Lake Hamilton,

I find it comical when people talk about them struggling. They're 13-4 and 6-1 - a lot of teams would like to struggle and be that. They're an outstanding basketball team.

I feel great and am looking forward to picking up my life where I left off. That includes a lot of basketball and hanging out with my friends,

Glen Davis

I feel real light, mobile and agile. I feel I can run longer. My endurance is up.

Dawn Staley

She's taking care of the basketball. She's knocking down threes. The only thing she could do is just be a little more vocal. And if we can get that out of her, we'll probably be a better basketball team.

She's starting to get it back. It's not only the injury, it's being out of basketball for a year. It's a timing issue. But she's going to be really good, and we're excited about her.

She was able to build the visibility and credibility of the program and brought a lot to Hofstra. She left Hofstra women's basketball in better shape than when she found it, and for that we are grateful.

She wants to get better. You walk into our gym before practice starts, you'll always find Jess at a basket working on her strengths and weaknesses. She starts every day with a routine that allows her to maintain her excellence.

She was the spark we needed tonight. That basket was such a big boost. If she could make that one, we could make any shot.

She was so animated. It seemed like she made basketball more fun.