Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shaquille O'Neal

He looks like a woman coach sometimes. I guess he's just trying to get into certain people's heads, but it won't work with me. Like a woman who coaches and cries all the time. He can't get in my head. He's a crybaby.

Shaquille O'Neal

The biggest thing that will define my legacy is how I've done it, and what I've done, and who I am. I'm a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way. Went to the police academy to become a police officer. Get his master's in criminal justice, stayed out of trouble. Played for three different teams. Changed three different franchises around. This is a guy who they would have secret meetings about to change the rules. So, that's going to be my legacy: the most dominant player ever.

Shaquille O'Neal

He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not.

Shaquille O'Neal

I blame Riley for my broken thumb, not Matt Geiger. That ain't defense Miami is playing. That's just chopping. I have no idea how his team gets away with it. I guess when you've been in the league 30 years you can do it. Respect, he gets it - he's like John Gotti.

Shaquille O'Neal

When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.

Shaquille O'Neal

It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win. I should have done better, but it was just a very ugly and weird game... I knew the game was going to be an ugly game when I saw those three guys at the scorer's table. Ugly people call ugly games.

Shaquille O'Neal

The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning

Shaquille O'Neal

I just want everyone to know I'm suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn't let go.

Shaquille O'Neal

Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.

Shaquille O'Neal

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

Shaquille O'Neal

I ate too many Frosted Flakes. I don't remember what I said last night.

Shaquille O'Neal

I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist.

Len Elmore

I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and that laboratory, that allows us to learn who and what we are, and to be able to utilize that knowledge in real life.

Len Elmore

I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.

Len Elmore

One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.

Lawrence Frank

Winning is the first priority. Individual development is important, but if each guy gets better, the team gets better

Lawrence Frank

You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you

LaDainian Tomlinson

I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome.

Kyla Pratt

I'm the girl who's like, 'Why wear heels when I can wear tennis shoes and be comfortable?' I've always been the girl who's like, 'Let's go play basketball.

Marc Bulger

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a little kid, but they coaxed me into trying it as a 10th grader.

Sam Cassell

Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him get that contract. He said I didn't show? They traded me, they traded Ray, they traded Big Dog [Robinson] and Tim Thomas still wasn't the man on that team. Michael Redd became the man there. I think I'm doing quite well for myself here. Right now, he needs to focus on his game. Right now, he's not a good basketball player. And I like Tim Thomas. He just has too many damn excuses.

Sports like baseball, basketball, and hockey develop muscles. That's why Americans have the strongest eyes in the world.

Wally Walker

Whether philosophically you believe in a public subsidization of an arena or a stadium, that's the reality. We can't have professional basketball in this community by the end of our lease in 2010 without subsidization.

Tom Osborne

Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.

Tom Osborne

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

Tom Osborne

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

Tom Heinsohn

If I was going to get beat up, I wanted to be indoors where it was warm.

Tom Heinsohn

What I know is that if you're going to play half-court, you'd better have the greatest executioners of half-court basketball. If you run, you test the stamina and willpower of the other team. That's what I learned as a player.

Tom Heinsohn

About the time you think you are getting to know the moves in this game, someone comes along and does everything but undress you on the basketball floor. Standing there under the basket with your hands cupped - and finding that you dont have the ball in them - is a great little old leveler.

Tom Heinsohn

In every game, there's three teams out there. There's the two basketball teams and the team of officials. If the two teams are evenly matched, it can come down to number of possessions. If one out-of-bounds call goes the wrong way, that can be the difference.

Tom Heinsohn

He was a terrific guy. It is a great loss to the sports world. Wilt Chamberlain had a special place in basketball history and he will be missed. We had many battles with Wilt. He was a fun guy to be around; he was a 'Gentle Giant.'

Tina Fey

I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions and baby basketball. It's better to have no comedy material than a horrific news day.

Tim Duncan

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.