Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vince Carter

A big basket was needed. If we don't make it, it would give them the opportunity to tie or cut it to one. I just wanted to be patient and take what I could get.

A basketball game is all about runs. It's about who has the momentum at crunch time. We found it in our hearts to find the momentum in the second quarter and the fourth quarter.

John Carroll

A big part of the relationship is because of his lifestyle and his relevance to teenagers right now. It's not just the way he plays on the basketball court.

Roy H. Williams

The more you invest, the more you can take out of something, whether it's the stock market or investing more interest and enthusiasm in a basketball game. When you leave, you should feel like you've been part of it.

It's been really nice. I can go down to Mike's classroom now and talk basketball. He's really turned things around in a short period of time.

Luol Deng

It's just another basketball game. It's just a game where we have to get a win. It'll be good to see them, but once we get on the floor, we just have to get a win.

Trey Johnson

It's just an honor to be named with those players. He's real silky-smooth for a big guy, and he's real skilled on the basketball floor.

It's just a matter of us really focusing on what we need to do and not letting other outside things throw us off track. I know we've already experienced a bunch of things throughout this year with things happening outside the court and expectations and thoughts about what people should be doing and everything. I think so far we've done a really good job of playing basketball and not worrying about all that other stuff.

Tim Buckley

It's just one of those things that you hate to see happen. We had a basket count last year that shouldn't have and it cost us the West Division title. It's an unfortunate situation and I'm sure the official is disappointed right now too.

It's just every day. You work on it every day. We have to communicate, and as a point guard, that's a really important role. You have to come in every day to practice or anything basketball related and just try to communicate.

It's just disappointing the way they got so many second-chance opportunities. That's where we really lost the game. They just seemed to have more guys around the basket than us. It's just disappointing to lose like that.

Ray Allen

It's just dirty basketball. It's plain, outright, dirty basketball. I don't mind the competition, someone going at me on both ends of the floor ... but when guys start throwing elbows and kick you when you're down, that's dirty basketball and I don't respect guys like that.

Kristi Toliver

It's kind of amusing. We don't think we're that young. We have all been playing basketball forever. Three of four of us have had overseas experience, so we're just out there having fun and playing basketball.

It's just unbelievable right now. It's probably one of the greatest basketball feelings I've ever had.

Marcus Ginyard

It's just two great basketball teams clashing like that. That's why the rivalry is such a big deal.

It's just too many points for us to be able to handle. We scored well in the first half, but we just gave up way too many in the basketball game.

Tyrus Thomas

It's just basketball. But as we traveled around this season, we had a lot of people come up to us ? displaced people who are from New Orleans ? and they tell us that we make them happy.

It's just hard-nosed. Basketball with an attitude, so to speak.

Corey Brewer

It's every kid's dream, to go to the Final Four. That's what you play college basketball for. But we have a chance to do something special now. We have a chance to win the first national championship in school history.

It's exciting to see the community get behind our team and support the program by raising money. The community wants to see us to be successful, and they are helping us work toward becoming a top program like football and basketball at the university.

It's feels great to see Daphne continue playing basketball in college. I'm glad that she will be playing so close to home.

Juan Dixon

It's easy looks. When you have a guy who's going to demand a double team, someone's going to get easy looks.

It's early, real early. There's still a lot of basketball left.

It's a special treat. They've been around basketball long enough that some of that's in their blood.

It's a special group of seniors. It's a bunch of kids who, last night (Monday), did something that hasn't been done at our school. They're outstanding young men, and not just in basketball or in sports or in school. I'm lucky to have coached them for a couple of years. It's certainly very big shoes for the younger guys to fill.

It's a tough loss, but this game doesn't define our season. We've done a lot of good things, and we have plenty of basketball left to play.

It's a tough field. Obviously there's a lot of tradition and a lot of prominence in women's basketball represented here. It bodes well for high-caliber games.

It's a tough chore, but we have a good team. They have two McDonald's All-Americans and a guy considered the best high school basketball player since Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar). But they still have to play the game.

Allen Iverson

As long as you leave everything out on the basketball court, you can go into the locker room and feel good about yourself and that's important..............

That was a big play. I remember it because it was right underneath our basket and he threw it out of there. I wish he could have kept it in play, but we'll take the block.

That was a big basket that turned the tide. It only gave them a five-point lead, but the way the game was going it felt like a 20-point lead.

Dawn Staley

That's what veterans do. At times like that, we don't get rattled. We know we always have a shot at winning the basketball game. You just have to stay in it. With us, we're an older group. We understand. We've been in big, big games before.

That's why we're planning on going on to college, to develop. Our path is to collegiate level basketball.