Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Brunson

I've always wanted to be a coach; I never wanted to play basketball professionally. I happened to get lucky and made a career out of it, but my decision was to be a college coach when I was in college. But I got sidetracked with this.

Scholarships are offered a lot earlier in volleyball than basketball and football. I liked Dayton a lot, so I figured I might as well get my decision out of the way.

Mark Twain

Put all your eggs in the one basket and -- Watch That Basket.

Mark Twain

Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Providence is just a good basketball team. Our kids came and battled.

Jim Calhoun

Rashad wanted to be so good tonight, and of all guys who I thought wanted the limelight at home, it's really unfortunate he didn't have the kind of game he's capable of having. He's a terrific basketball player ... the best sixth man in college basketball.

Rarely do you meet an individual with the energy, enthusiasm, purpose, work ethic and kindness that Coach Jack has demonstrated. Under her leadership, we will continue to build a women's basketball program that will be a point of pride and distinction.

Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.

Raven and Michelle are growing up big-time right now. They're finding out what big-time basketball is all about. They didn't go away. They kept fighting.

Rachel was on fire. She was exploding to the basket and was not shy about getting position and going up strong.

Reaching 500 games is a great accomplishment. That's a lot of games for any coach. She's a great example of stability in our women's basketball program and it has translated to success on the floor. Carla has been a great representative of Weber State as a player and coach for more than 25 years.

Chris Kelly

Ray's having an excellent senior year. He does everything we ask. He runs the point or he plays (shooting) guard. He's a good perimeter shooter, and he rebounds well. He's just an excellent all-around basketball player.

Ray's basketball IQ has gotten better and better with each passing season.

Personally, I haven't been playing that intense basketball for a while. Iceland was good competition, but it wasn't that intense. It was a good first day.

People think of West Virginia in a whole different way now. They know, if you're going to play West Virginia -- football or basketball -- you better be ready.

Our thought our guys battled hard, played hard throughout the whole game. They couldn't make a basket there at the end...pretty close to, but just couldn't put any in. It definitely was not a 16-point game.

Our team surprised me a great deal this season, and of course, I love when that happens. It was great to see all those girls develop into really good basketball players.

Jason Hanson

Our defense has played OK. If we would play better offensively, that would help our defense. Our turnovers lead into baskets for the opponents, and we have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball and taking good shots and that will help our defense.

People said in high school that I was a good passer in basketball because of football,

People talk about his improvement, but he was good when he got there. He has a high basketball I.Q. I don't think there's a better guy in the country that finishes around the hoop. He's extremely valuable to (Utah State's) offense.

People that aren't typically women's basketball fans, if they just tune in for a little bit and see them play, they'll come back for more.

Eddy Curry

people can start looking at me as a basketball player and not a patient.

Jim Calhoun

People had the misconception that if you have three 6-10 kids, all of a sudden you have a good basketball team. The game takes instinct.

Offensively, we did too much dribbling and too much one-on-one stuff, and we're not good enough one-on-one to beat people.

Offensive basketball is like the stock market it goes up and down. He had to reach that level of consistency on defense.

Carolyn Jones

Indiana is a state dedicated to basketball. Basketball, soybeans, hogs and basketball. Berkeley, needless to say, is not nearly as athletic. Berkeley is dedicated to coffee, angst, potholes and coffee.

Carmelo Anthony

I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that.

Carmelo Anthony

I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.

Carmelo Anthony

You've got to have fun on the court. If you ain't having fun, then basketball ain't fun.

Carmelo Anthony

I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad.

Carmelo Anthony

Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.

Carmelo Anthony

I have my own identity as a player.

Carmelo Anthony

Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team.