Famous Quotes & Sayings

I am so confused by this whole process that I think the best thing for me as a basketball coach to do is worry about the things I can control. And that's to make sure we get through today's practice and we're prepared for Wake Forest.

I am pursuing college basketball and it's going to take a toll (playing football) between the time and the (possibility of) injury,

Certainly, one of my main focuses was to try and get the basketball operations up and running and get all our gear here. It seems like we've got that going.

Certainly Louisiana Tech has a lot of tradition and history in women's basketball, but overall I think it is a very good draw for us. It's an opportunity, if we play our best, to advance.

(Catholic is) a good basketball team. They execute well and they've got three or four guards who are very good and a couple good post players. It'll be a good challenge for us.

Cecil you know, started off the first of the year a little rough but he came straight from basketball and he did the same thing last year. Kind of started out shaky but he ended up being one of our best pitchers if not the best.

But we love those guys. They always put Liberty first. They'll always be part of the Liberty basketball family.

But the Cahill family has played basketball since they were little, and we're reaping the rewards now.

Buffalo is playing really good basketball and it's not a fluke that they're 6-3 over their last nine games. One of the things that stands out about Buffalo is their shooting percentage. We came out with the big point of emphasis to keep them under 42-45 percent shooting and we did that. . . . We took away their first option and tried to make them look hard for their other options.

BC is a smart basketball team. They've got experience. They know how to play in those situations.

David Stern

Basketball without Borders is truly a global program that transcends all boundaries. It unites young people from diverse cultural, national and economic backgrounds on four continents.

Oscar Robertson

Basketball wasn't what it is today, ... Being brought up in the ghetto, my parents were told, long before I came along, that education was the way out.

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other sports.

Geno Auriemma

I always thought Mel has a chance to be the poor man?s version of Shea (Ralph) and that?s exactly what?s she?s turned out to be. She can?t get to the basket like Shea could. She?s not old enough to go slam people just to see what it feels like, like Shea did. But she makes shots like nobody else in the country at this point.

Steven Whitney

I always thought I was an all-right writer, so I decided to join the newspaper. It's been fun. I get to write about wrestling, basketball and even write about outside sports like the Bears and college football.

He was the guy who put us over the top. He brought us the combination of size, talent, competitiveness and a very high basketball IQ.

Isiah Thomas

He was the father to all of us. He was the father of basketball in Chicago. He treated all of us like sons. His warmth, his kindness, was important to us when we were growing up as young men.

He went harder to the basket than he has before. He was our leading scorer and that's a first for him.

He scored four points, but he isn't really in basketball shape yet. It was just good too see him back on the court.

Jim Calhoun

He's comfortable being the best sixth man in college basketball.

He's come a long way, but he's still got a long, long way to go before he becomes a good basketball player. But he's a hard worker and there's a lot of upside there.

Skip Prosser

He has a good basketball IQ, he shoots well and potentially is an excellent defender, ... He has no choice but to play because we'll need him.

Sam Johnson

He had a passion for sports. He was a huge basketball fan, and he played freshman football at Duke.

He has great recruiting ties and outstanding basketball knowledge. He really understands the game. Walter also has an excellent rapport with the players in our program.

Byron Scott

He had his best year in Phoenix playing the type of basketball that we play.

Chauncey Billups

He has brought a new brand of basketball here. We're not boring to watch anymore.

He has an incredible opportunity to play at the next level (the pros), and I think he can do it. Hopefully, today he was able to showcase his individual talent as well as being a leader on the floor. Words can't explain what he means to this team.

Bob Hill

He has an enormous ego, which is good because that's why he's (in the NBA). He probably doesn't, behind closed doors, respect Kobe (Bryant) but he's got to respect (coach) Phil (Jackson) so that will kind of keep him in his place. He was the type of kid who had natural basketball instinct. He did things I couldn't teach.

Brent Barry

Had something happened, it would have been the business side of basketball. Now that nothing happened, it's back to trying to help defend and repeat a title.

He had a lot of influence on me as a basketball player and as a young adult. He taught me about hard work, discipline and respect. He treated the best player on the team and the last player on the team equally, so I never got special treatment. Coach Tisdale was a great family man and that's one of the things I took from him. He touched a lot of lives, including mine.

He got to the basket on the previous two times on that set and he had a nice look. It just didn't work.

Nick Taylor

Nobody sees Granite Hills as a basketball school. But we're the real deal this year.

No excuses this time. All of us have been up there and know what it's like to play on that court, to play under those lights, and to play in front of a big crowd. I think our team will go out there and treat it like another basketball game they need to win ?nothing more.