Famous Quotes & Sayings

You don't feel like an outsider, because at the end of the day it's the basketball game and everything you work for so many years coming up to this point.

Michael White

You can't let an injury slow you down in basketball or in any sport. Injuries are a part of the game, and they've obviously been a big part of my career here.

You can't let a little incident like that mar a college basketball game.

This place, for a regional, will set the standard. The support here for women's basketball is just incredible, so I think we're all fortunate this is where we're going to play.

This past week was a really tough, as basketball practice goes from 4-6 p.m. then on to play practice from 6-10 p.m.. There's not too much else to do.

This partnership deepens our relationship with a sports league that continues to soar in global popularity. We are building a foundation on which we can grow the sport of basketball globally.

There was no doubt in my mind that we were going to win this basketball game. There was no doubt in my mind before the game, after yesterday's practice, after shoot-around today. We wanted this game, it didn't matter who we played, it was all about us.

There were five situations on their free throws where we had four guys in the lane to their two, and they still came up with the rebound. That's unconscionable. To me, that's the worst play in basketball - and it happened five times.

There was such a buzz around the community for the Magic, and I think that was big for basketball in this state. Obviously, Florida is the closest big-time college program to Orlando, and a lot of people relate to that.

There were three games where we had the basketball for the last possession. We're three shots away from being 25?5 and probably ranked 15th in the country.

There were posters all over the school about the team. Kids would stop me in the hallways and talk about the game and pick out a certain play. School spirit was at an all-time high this year. The boys basketball team came to games when they had open dates. Both teams haven't always gotten along, but this year they were behind us. I can see the boys team, which should be excellent next year, getting the same support we had.

It's very hard. Basketball is my life and I can't be out there playing right now. But I got people around me who are there for me, telling me to be patient. I miss it, though.

Ricky Davis

It's tough, but it's all going out and playing basketball. You get to learn plays and think about the movement later. The terminology is pretty much the same all around the league. You catch on the first couple days. At the end of the day, just come out and play basketball.

I want to give our fans a lot of credit. With our students, fans and the Pirate Nation this was a great place to be tonight. It was loud and hot and a great basketball game.

Phil Jackson

It was a disappointing loss for us as a basketball team. We couldn't keep them off the free throw line in the fourth quarter. We just didn't have things go our way.

Robert Toth

It was 8:30 a.m. and we were supposed to have basketball practice. We came in and the gym was filled with chairs because we had the Christmas pageant the night before, ... It was so hard to move the chairs and he came in to help us.

It took me a year of head coaching to realize officials don't care who wins basketball games. Once you keep things in perspective of what we're doing, you'll be OK.

It took us a long time to realize that everyone was going to get theirs. We had to trust each other. Once we got that chemistry, we started playing our best basketball of the season.

Ron Allen

It took a basketball player to win a soccer game.

It (the first half) was a case of two good basketball teams guarding each other. We both defended well and did miss some shots, but that happens at times when you have a game with two defensive teams.

It will give young players the opportunity to practice excellent sportsmanship, learn basketball skills, and meet other youths in a fun environment.

Sylvia Hatchell

It will be like a national championship game because you're going to have two teams out there that are just going to be incredible, talented, athletic, skilled, up-and-down the floor defense and blocked shots. You are going to see a lot of great basketball (today).

It will look better, especially to the basketball fan. With the new floor, new scoreboard. It looks great.

Gilbert Arenas

It went in and came out. You're going to miss more than you make in your career. I missed that one, but I'm going to have more opportunities to make them. ... I thought it was going in. It was there, just a little off. It just wasn't our day. We fought all 48 minutes of this basketball game and we deserved this win.

They both said, he (Frank) was really into basketball, he wanted to coach and he wasn't like some of these young guys who just want to be on TV. He didn't mind doing the dirty work. The film breakdown. Bed checks. Monitoring training table. He was willing to do things without being paid. And coming from Bob (Knight), that meant even more.

Jim Calhoun

They did more than enough to win this game. More than enough. We were fortunate that the basketball gods were smiling on us. They had every right to win that game as much as we did.

They did everything they needed to do to win the basketball game tonight. You have to take your hat off to them because of their effort and their attitude. They could have walked in here and listened to what people said about them losing by 30 to Michigan State.

They did a lot better job at the free-throw line. In big games at this time, it's going to come down to free throws. We did better at the line than we did yesterday. We shoot free throws a lot. Basketball is mental you have to go up, stay focused and nail it.

Dwane Casey

They did a great job of containing the basketball and getting guys out of their spots.

They can face it together instead of individually. Being able to come to basketball meant they take their minds off of things for a couple hours.

They came to Florida State with the idea that they wanted to improve the basketball program on their watch, and I have to say that they've accomplished that.

Pat Summitt

They are one impressive basketball team. If they play like they did tonight, it'll be hard for this team to lose.

They are making their own career decisions to choose basketball and football over baseball.