Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Brady

I'm not pursuing other jobs, but I'm in no hurry to decide anything right now. I'm confident that the people who make those decisions will take care of them. My only request is to be dealt with fairly in terms of salary and a strong commitment to the basketball program.

Allen Iverson

I'm not pointing fingers at anybody, but as a group we're not playing hard enough to win basketball games. We don't seem hungry. We don't seem like we want to make it to the playoffs.

I'm not really worried anymore. It's my senior year and I just play to play. I love playing basketball and there's really no pressure on me. It's not brain surgery or anything like that.

I'm not really thinking about it that much because I've got a basketball game in about 30 minutes. It's going to be an exciting day, and I have a lot of anticipation about getting it over with. But I'm focused on basketball right now.

I'm going to remember this season by the chemistry these girls provided every day at practice. The hardest thing about the season is saying goodbye tonight to a group of kids who were not just basketball players but were friends.

I'm going to miss all of them. Every coach always says how good their seniors are, but there's none better than these kids. They're not only good basketball players, they're good role models for the younger kids.

I'm glad I've made my choice and I talk with the coaching staff over there (Loyola) once a week. They've been to one of my games so it's been nice that I can concentrate on basketball right now.

I'm going to have to be as patient as I've ever been in basketball, ... I'm going to have to continue to work hard every day and when I get my opportunity, I have to make the best of it.

I'm going to have to be a little tougher in demanding that they reverse the basketball and work to get a better shot.

I'm gonna give him all the credit he deserves because he's a beast down there. It's hard because he's long and he goes up perfectly with your shot and if you wait (to shoot) he's still long enough to get over anything. He's just a good basketball player down low.

I'm going to try to help 'Vo' get to a place where he can play. He's a very good basketball player.

I'm not going to lie, I'm slightly rusty. Every other year I've been able to come out of our sectional with about a month between basketball and tennis and go to the Sports Center and hit with my family or a friend. Now, we've only had a week in between. It's definitely frustrating because I'm not where I want to be with my tennis game.

Billy Donovan

I'm not even worried about that. I don't even focus on that. I don't talk about that. That's completely out of our hands. That's the selection committee. And that has to do with us winning basketball games.

I'm not disappointed. I've never seen a group of kids put together a half of basketball like this before. It was a barnburner, one that they'll remember for the rest of their lives. If we played like that in the first half, we would have run away with it.

I'm not disappointed in our effort at all. We just got beat by a great basketball team.

Al Horford

The best part is you always have friends around, no matter what. It's either one, two or all three of them. You always have somebody to be with or walk to class with or just hang out and talk.

The best junior college basketball in the nation is played here. We bring it. The next best ... maybe a conference in Florida.

Tom Watson

The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and you can't do this in basketball or football or baseball. But in golf, it's a longer live sport.

Flip Saunders

That I liken to players that are extremely disciplined and players who know their roles. They don't try to play out of character. That shows something from Day One about the basketball intelligence of the whole team.

That is what helps you get the blue-chip student-athletes that are exceptional in the classroom and on the court. That is what helps the drive to fill that up. We want to invest in the Auburn basketball program to give them the best chance to recruit the best and have the chance to have a competitive edge on the court.

Taft is an outstanding basketball team. I can see why they're favored to win their section. Not only are they lightning quick, but they can shoot too.

Take a look around the gym. We are all here playing basketball together. Otherwise, we would be standing on some corner.

TCU is an excellent basketball team. They are five or six shots away from having six or seven more wins.

Tampa is a good team. They are an experienced, veteran, well-coached basketball team. They're really good.

Tamara has a lot of experience, a lot of basketball savvy. When she plays within herself she does a great job and helps our team out a lot.

Sunbeam was a basket case, now its a world leader.

Suppose a minor-league basketball franchise wanted to come to South Jersey? This project will produce revenue in ways we haven't even thought of yet.

Mark Gottfried

It's important to have our legs back underneath us. But the players are in pretty good shape and in good basketball condition and can handle it pretty well.

Lawrence Frank

It's important we continue to practice good habits regardless of what the result is because as we go on, we'll wean minutes down for some guys. But it's still important we're doing what Nets basketball is all about.

It's important to be playing your best basketball right now, and we've won four straight.

Jim Calhoun

It's incredibly needed on this basketball team. He is our inside threat right now.

It's definitely been the toughest year of my life as far as personally and on the basketball court.

It's been kind of frustrating. I wish it weren't this way. I wish that our season could be judged by what's happening on the basketball court, but unfortunately things haven't been that way. The problem is that I thought we would be all right. But we haven't stepped up the way we should have.