Famous Quotes & Sayings

You have to just focus on the moment and every opportunity. We know we're coming here and playing a really good basketball team that really plays well at home, and that's great motivation.

You have to walk out there and realize you're a championship team, too. You played good basketball to get to this point, regardless of who it was against. That's what we tell our kids. We can play with anybody, but we have to stay focused.

With him in the ballgame, we are a different basketball team. We have a place to go inside to get some baskets and rebounds and he alters shots.

Rick Pitino

With seven new players, we're never going to have an experienced lineup. This is who we are. We're a very young and inexperienced basketball team. But they're willing to play hard.

Joe Montana

You guys forget I was a pretty good basketball player. They offered me a college scholarship in that, too.

Damon Jones

You have to give credit to Dallas, they came up with a great game plan in the second half to speed the game up and get the momentum down in there place. They came in here and tried to do the same thing, but because we learned from our prior mistakes. We were able to move the basketball and get some good looks.

Tommy Amaker

We always know the follow-up of an emotional win or loss is critical. We certainly know there's a lot of basketball to be played, and the focus for us is to stay in the hunt for the conference title.

This year he played all five positions at one time or another. He's just a tremendous 1-A basketball player. He's versatile. He can finish around the basket and handle the ball. He's as fundamentally sound a player as I've ever coached.

When you look at what we trot out there and you look at our physical stature you'd think, well, I don't know. But we do play awfully well together and we've got some basketball skills; we can pass it, we can shoot it and we try to guard you. When you've won 21 ballgames in January, you've got to be a pretty good team.

Jay Wright

What we are most proud of is these young guys really wanted to be part of the U.S. basketball team. They didn't care who was the leading scorer. That's unique these days.

Sam Cassell

Elton has always played consistently, but now we're winning basketball games and people are finally taking notice.

Elmwood is a very good basketball team. We will need one of our best efforts to defeat them.

Ellie went to the basket hard (all weekend). She was hungry. I think she wanted this state title more than anything. She did a great job.

Ellie is one of most enthusiastic players. She always hustles and she communicates with her teammates. In this game she hit a big 3, got us another big basket and she continued with her knack for getting some key rebounds.

Eli's a good all-around player. He can face the basket or post up, and he very unselfish, keeping his teammates involved. He plays a good role for them and doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

Early, we got caught up in the emotion. Then, they got on a roll. This was a great basketball game. If I had paid to get into this game, it would have been worth double the price of admission.

Jeff Adrien

During basketball, people get elbowed. I get elbowed in practice. It was nothing intentional. It's all in coach's hands. I guess they might appeal.

B. F. Skinner

Duquesne played with a lot of energy and hustle. We didn't match that energy in the first half. But the game is 40 minutes long. I thought our size and strength eventually would take care of that. If Duquesne continues to play like that they'll start to win some basketball games. They've got a feel of how they want to play.

Doc Rivers

Duncan deserves everything he gets, as far as I'm concerned. It's frustrating guarding Tim Duncan even if they think he's not getting the calls. He's a hell of a basketball player.

Kelvin Sampson

Duke is the premier basketball program in the nation. For us, this is a great opportunity, and to me, it is an honor to go to Duke and play. Playing Duke will be a great experience for our kids and will certainly prepare us for the wars we are going to have to play in the Big Ten.

Each year Endicott basketball has taken steps forward and becomes more competitive. And, we will continue to do so. This program is headed in the same direction it has been headed since its first men?s season in 1994-1995 ? up.

Erin isn't a back-to-the-basket player at the next level. She can face the basket and shoot it. She did a few more things as a senior than during the early stages of her Providence career. I think she has just scratched the surface in terms of her overall development. Coach Hallberg will certainly help her develop as an all-around player.

Erika made a commitment to succeed academically. A lot of coaches questioned if she would do that. Kids who struggle academically have more choices to make, like if they are going to go to tutoring and make a commitment in the classroom. She isn't one of those kids who could have just concentrated on basketball and made it.

Eric did a lot of good things, but you have to credit his teammates for finding him underneath the basket. I thought we played good team basketball from start to finish for the third straight game.

Especially when we really got hot at the end of season and took off in the conference tournament. He's won a lot of basketball games for us and done nothing but great things for our program.

During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails. - AP report describing Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian

During the past several years, as we have aggressively expanded our food, wine and gift basket business, we have seen chocolate and other confection items become an increasingly important part of our gift offering.

Maurice Cheeks

First of all, New Jersey is a very good basketball team. We're working our way back. We started out good and they started making some shots. Vince (Carter) made some shots and our defense still has to get better.

Florida, obviously, is a team that's playing well. They're playing basketball at a fast pace and pressing.

Fear. We couldn't catch the basketball cleanly and you don't have a chance when someone bobbles it and tries to shoot it because then you're going to eat it.

Steve Alford

Fans will see intense basketball and competitive games. It will be a great prelude to what will happen in the national tournament.

Fast break basketball is just like pick-up basketball, and we know how to play that.

Every time we make a basket or make a defensive stop they're erupting in the stands. That puts great energy into us and we just try to keep it going to keep them in the game.