Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason Kidd

I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.

Jason Kidd

I'm a football guy at heart; maybe I should have played football for a living instead, because I play a lot of football videogames, I'm really into them.

Jason Kidd

If there wasn't any business and it was just strictly basketball, then there would be no issue, it would probably be done by now. But the team has to protect.

Jason Kidd

I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season, I think we have good chance to go all the way.

Jason Kidd

I also play a little bit of Tiger Woods once in awhile. Get on the golf course there, and pretend that I'm beating him.

Jason Kidd

Winning is the best deodorant.

Jason Kidd

...and that's what separates the professionals from the taxpayers

Jason Kidd

I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.

Jason Kidd

I think we're going in the right direction.

Jason Kidd

When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.

Jason Kidd

There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done.

Jason Kidd

There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.

Jason Kidd

Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden.

Jason Kidd

I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

Jason Kidd

Yeah, I'm excited about it, my teammates are telling me to look at the basket, so that's what I'm trying to do.

Jason Kidd

Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.

Jason Kidd

Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable

Kristi Toliver

I really didn't have any jitters. We've both played in a lot of basketball games, and we really don't get caught up in the hype.

Tommy Amaker

I really believe the way we've played on the offensive end has really taken the life out of us defensively. This has been my biggest pet peeve about basketball in today's time. It seems to be when players aren't scoring, their energy and life to play the total game isn't there. I think that has hurt us defensively.

Jay Bilas

If you see something like that happening, I think it's safe to say this is a basketball school.

If you were to write a template of the kind of kid you want, it's Joanna Conner and Lindsey Koehn. They are the kind of people that I want to surround myself with as I continue my basketball career.

If you really want to make it easy on yourself, put a calendar, pens and pencils, stamps and envelopes in that 30 day basket so everything is in one place when you sit down to work.

Scott Skiles

In my mind, he's the most improved player in the league.

Mark Turgeon

In my heart, this is where I'm supposed to be. I told the players, I never pursue a job. I never have. I never will. I was just trying to do what was best for our staff and our basketball program.

Brandon Roy

In my heart, I would have liked to have seen him come to Washington because I feel like the things I've been through here have made me not only a better person but a better basketball player. You come to college and nobody looks at you as a star anymore. You're just another guy on the team, and that would have been great for him.

Billy Donovan

In my opinion, they are a better team this year than they were a year ago watching them on film. I would say that our basketball team is totally different.

Vlade Divac

I never thought this day was going to come so quickly. I am sure my life after basketball is, hopefully, going to be even better.

I guess they can't believe that Granite Hills is actually a pretty decent basketball team this year. We've been using that for motivation all season. We want to prove we can play with the best.

I had a great four years. My teammates were great and the coaching staff helped me so much. I felt like I've grown as a basketball player and a person. You can't ask for much more than that.

I think all teams change throughout the year. You go through dips and peaks and valleys. Ours are more accentuated than most it seems. I think our basketball team has changed, and certainly James Madison has changed as well.

Gary Williams

I think all of the first-round games in the ACC tournament are going to be really difficult. Those will be some great games on Thursday. If you're a basketball fan, that may be the best day. Teams are playing for a lot on Thursday.

I think our kids knew they didn't play very well in that third quarter and wanted to make amends. Basketball is a fairly simple game. All we did was do a better job of passing to find the open man and get some better looks at the basket.

I think our fans will rally with this group. There's one thing with this basketball team: They've fought and they've dug and they've been a pretty good example for people.