Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Walton

That's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.

Bill Walton

No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there.

Bill Walton

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

Mark Gottfried

Whether we play Winthrop or Louisiana Tech or (future opponents) Temple or (North Carolina) State, the players realize we schedule very, very good basketball teams and we've got to play at a high level every night.

Lita Ford

We've been able to win at home, and that's been a key for us. Now we go on a tough three-game road stretch that will really test our basketball team. We still have a long way to go. There's really small room for error on this basketball team.

Tommy Amaker

We've been able to grow together. I love that about this group. They've done a lot to be able to put Michigan basketball in the position it deserves, which is a winning, first-class program.

We've always done what was best for our basketball programs and all of our programs. You have to decide what it is you need, where you're going to put it. These are projects that take some time.

We've always believed. We feel we have the pieces to be a really good basketball team, and it's just a matter of us going out and doing it.

When we were foul trouble and they drove to the basket, I told our team not to foul. I'm surprised they didn't take it to the basket more.

Lindsay Thomas

When it comes down to it, you've just got to fight. We're playing our best basketball right now. We're not where we want to be in the standings, but we're there mentally.

We're making a change in the leadership of the men's basketball program effective immediately.

We're so eager to get back in the playoffs and make another run. We want to show that we're not just a great football team but that we're also a great basketball team, too.

We're going to show you what will forever be called Wahoo Basketball. We're going to create the most exciting basketball the ACC has seen.

We're going to play the No. 1 seed before a packed house on the national stage again. I'm really happy for the program because I'm a fan and love seeing Monmouth basketball all over the place.

We're going to play in the postseason regardless of what we do. We think we've already done enough. We feel like we've got a lot of basketball to play.

Eric Schmidt

We're going to figure out our roles. And I think last night they were just a little confused at what Warroad was throwing at them. But we're smart as basketball players.

Billy Donovan

What they've been able to do this year is great for basketball.

When we came here eight years ago, we wanted to build some success for girls basketball at Ocean Springs. We've got success, but now we want excellence. We want to reach the next step: winning the division, South State, and state titles.

When we can go inside to Curtis, he's good at scoring with the basketball. I've really focused this year on our offense. We're a little behind on defense.

Dana Altman

When we have an opportunity to play the larger schools, they see the difference is just not there. Basketball is a home-and-road sport and, traditionally, the big schools have always played at home. Now when the smaller schools get them on a neutral court, the gap is not what the public perceives it to be.

When we go to the basket and get in a situation where they have to foul us, we shoot pressure free throws very well.

What a great high school basketball game. You've got over 3,000 people here, you have the two Northwest District Players of the Year, what more could you ask for?

We would string together two or three baskets and look like we were going to tie it up, but then they would force a turnover or get and easy basket and keep us at bay. They always seemed to have an answer.

What hurt us was that we missed the front end of the bonus. I thought it gave them the momentum they needed. Then it came down to winning a basketball game. They did what they needed to do.

We found ourselves in the city on a basketball court.

Daniel Graham

We grew up playing everything together. We didn't play football until high school, that was the first time. We grew up playing basketball and baseball.

We felt like we had to bring in a scorer, and we really needed somebody who could play both with their back to the basket on the block and could also face at 15 feet and in that could score for us. Latoya is going to give us a very versatile style of scoring.

Mark Cuban

We both went to school at Indiana University and we were big basketball fans. Living in Dallas, there was no way to listen to our favorite Hoosiers.

W. S. Gilbert

We both really care about the kids, and we're both basketball junkies. And we're trying to teach the skills they can use throughout their life.

What makes her special is she can do it all. She rebounds, can handle the ball, plays with her back to the basket or facing the basket. She can defend somebody in the post or on the perimeter.

We're going to look in our back yard first. They'd have to have an understanding of the history of Weber State basketball and the Big Sky . . . it has to be a good fit for Weber State.

(USJ) showed us a lot of our weaknesses today. We've got some basketball players we're trying to turn into volleyball players, and we've got several freshman playing for us.

Bobby Heenan

When The Phenoix Suns are missing two basketballs, they'll know where to look!