Famous Quotes & Sayings

I knew we weren't going to keep shooting the basketball like that. The best thing about the way we're shooting it now is, not only are we making shots, we're making tough shots.

I knew we had to contain the lead. I had to keep going to the basket strong.

I knew this was possible. Louisiana has been a hot spot for high school basketball, and Baton Rouge has been producing a lot of Division I college basketball players. I knew here we would do something special. It was just a matter of time.

Harold Wilson

I knew this team could shoot the basketball and it wasn't over. We just had to be smart and tell them that just because we had a lead we couldn't cruise on in.

I knew they were a good team. We got the No. 1 seed our district, but I think all four of us were 14-10 or 14-9. So, there wasn't one team better than the other. I saw them three or four times and thought they were an excellent basketball team.

I knew he deserved a 'T', I just wanted to know why the points were taken off. He said the rule is the basket can't count on slapping or intentional jarring of the basket, the basket does not count no matter what. Before, after, whatever.

Maurice Cheeks

I knew Randy would be on someone's bench because he's a very good basketball coach. That's not a secret.

Tyler Hansbrough

I knew the basket was around and I thought maybe if I tapped it up and it still didn't go in I'd have a chance to get the rebound. I was a little shocked. I didn't know if it was going to roll off or come back at me.

I like the fact that we separate ourselves from the men's (Sunday announcement). The teams are deserving of that. Women's basketball can stand on its own, and that's a good way to get started.

Bobby Knight

I like Huggins a lot, ... and I respect him as a basketball coach. Make sure you write that.

Paul Davis

I like that some people say if I'm playing well, we're playing well. I welcome that, where maybe before I haven't. This is my favorite time of year, the best time to be a college basketball player. It's a worldwide thing, and everyone's watching.

JoJo White

I liked the up-tempo game better. It?s constant, plus at the time the pay might have been a little better than the other two. But the truth is I just had more of a passion for the game of basketball than I did the other two.

I just want Yao to recover when he can and become an even better basketball player. I've got enough problems already without being a vicious capitalist pig.

I just want to talk about basketball right now.

I'm proud of where this program is. Clarksville's not a basketball school, and here we're taking the No. 1 team in the state to overtime. We've made tremendous strides.

I'm proud of us and to get there is a great accomplishment for our basketball team. Again, we're not a team of a lot of stars, but we do have a lot of heart and Pickerington pride.

I'm looking forward to playing modified basketball next year with girls.

Michael Redd

I'm just trying to encourage everybody. Mike needs your help. I need your guys' help. I don't want it to be a case where you guys just sit around watching me trying to do everything. That's not going to win basketball games, man. And it's going to wear me out.

I'm leaving Morgan State to pursue other opportunities and wish Morgan State and its basketball program success in the future.

Sarunas Jasikevicius

I'm not worried; it's something everybody goes through. I'll be fine. It's not the first time that I've been in this situation. The thing that matters to me is that the team is playing good basketball and we're turning things around now.

Bruce Williams

I'm hopeful for Gabi to have either in- or out-of-state college basketball opportunities. It would be a shame if other coaches don't get to see what she has to offer.

I'm happy with that. But we're a good basketball team. It never should have gotten to 20. It should have been four and then when we make our run, we get ahead.

Billy Donovan

I'm happy for Jordan. He's gotten a lot better as a basketball player, as I knew he would. He's a hard-working kid.

Curtis Brown

I love football, but basketball is my favorite sport. All the scholarship offers I received were for football, so I decided I am gonna have to try to walk-on and be a two-sport athlete.

James Jones

I like the way they play. They get up and down the floor, which is something I like. But more importantly, I feel like I can play anywhere. I consider myself a basketball player that can do a number of different things.

I like the way she is around basketball players, men or women.

I'm blown away by 19 assists on 20 baskets. That's basketball the way it was meant to be played.

I'm beginning to understand it more and more watching her and talking to the coaches. There are a lot of similarities to basketball as far as setting screens and getting open. Paris really likes playing lacrosse.

Bernie Bickerstaff

If there's something worthy and makes a difference in your basketball team, you have to have the flexibility to do it. That's where we are.

Magnus Scheving

If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.

I once went to a basketball game and told Charles Barkley he'd make a great tight end. And he said, 'No thank you.' Most of them don't want to do it because, in football, you get smacked in the mouth.

I had a lot of easy shots, but we played the best basketball tonight we played in a long time.

Carlisle Floyd

I had all the normal interests-I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater.