Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was completely out of basketball shape, but once I got up and down the floor a few times it came back. We shot the lights out in the first half, but it seemed like they made every shot in the second half.

Bjork

I was a high school basketball player and high jumper, so I thought I could help,

Lauren Jackson

Helping the Opals win the gold medal is a goal of mine. That will be great for women's basketball in this country.

We can make all the excuses we want but part of it is we don't have many sophomores out there and we've got a lot of freshmen out there playing college basketball for the first time. Sometimes going through something like this gives you a comfort level the next time.

John Calipari

This wasn't about money because if it was I wouldn't be standing here. You're sitting here and you have a staff and their families, and then you have your other family -- those 13 or 14 basketball players. And at the end of the day there are a lot of young people pinning their hopes on what we do. We have a good group of young people, and I'm ecstatic about coaching them.

This was not the brand of basketball we want to play. We did not have enough possessions running off defensive rebounds. I also was not pleased with our communication tonight. We still don't understand the power of togetherness.

Bobby Frasor

Whatever he does, whether it's playing basketball or lifting weights, he is going to be physical and tough.

Damon Jones

There is no competition between me and Eric Snow. We're working together to win basketball games. The only thing that matters is that after each game the Cleveland Cavaliers will have won and the other team loses.

Gary Williams

There is no bottom feeding in our league. Everybody is really strong from top to bottom. They are all good basketball programs, and you don't have that four to six wins built into conference play like some leagues do.

Jim Boeheim

There is no greater honor a basketball coach can have than to coach for your country. I believe the whole country will unite behind this effort to win back the gold medal.

Scottie Reynolds

The people out there are so passionate about the basketball program and the recruits it's getting. They're real excited about the program.

We talked all season about playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Now we've got to keep the momentum.

We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.

We just have to keep playing good basketball and winning games. Anything can happen. Momentum can switch and we could start losing. We can't let it get to us, being in first place.

We're proud of the football program. We have four or five football kids on the basketball team. I think it gives us an edge as far as mentality. Our program wants the success the football program has been.

We're probably playing our best basketball of the year. But we don't want to blow it out of proportion. North Charleston comes in here Friday with the best post player in the state, and that's a whole different ball of wax.

We're pretty lucky in that respect. A lot of basketball teams don't even get one of those girls and we have two.

Jay Wright

We're pretty defensive-minded and when you look at Louisville's defensive percentage and the 3s they hit, you just feel terrible about how you played. Then you look and we hit 14 3s and that's unbelievable. That was just an incredible college basketball game with two outstanding offensive teams drilling big shot after big shot.

We're pretty confident. We're playing great basketball right now at the end of the year, so we're looking to get a win.

We're prepared for that. As a basketball player, you want to be on the court, and a tournament like this, for most of us, is just like back in AAU ball, where you might play three games in one day.

We took a step back character-wise. That's what worries me. I can lose basketball games, but I'm trying to get these kids ready for their lives and trying to teach them that when things don't go well you can't shut down.

We're on the brink of being a very good basketball team, but a very good basketball team wins road games, and they just don't win at home.

Ernie Kent

We're only one game over .500, so I'm not going to send those expectations out of the roof. There's a lot of basketball left; let's just keep getting better game by game.

We're playing some pretty good basketball right now. We've played well on the road this year and hopefully we can go down there and come out of it with a win.

When he showed up here, he could just blast it. I've told many people this, but I've been coaching 38 years. He's the best basketball player I've ever had who can play without the ball.

Napoleon Hill

A man is as big as the measure of his thinking.

Dwane Casey

We've got to try everything to get better and in a groove. I've seen flashes of real good basketball from Mark Blount. I think getting him in the starting lineup will give him a little bit more ownership, a little bit more opportunity to score early in the game.

We've got to treat this like a new season. The scary thing is, I don't think we've played our best basketball yet.

Larry Brown

We've got to take care of the basketball and take good shots. They just don't get it.

Caron Butler

We've got to have it. Anyway, anyhow. We're going to win this basketball game.

We've epitomized the word 'inconsistent' for professional basketball.

We've done so much this year already that why stop now? We actually got a gift from our administration and on the back of our shirt it says,'We're not finished yet.' (Even though) we are so excited to be here and at the NCAA tournament, you're not just satisfied with making the trip and staying at a nice hotel. You're down here for one reason and that's to win basketball games.

Paul Hewitt

We talk about the tradition of Georgia Tech basketball when we go out recruiting, and in some sense, I feel like I owe those guys something, ... Now, we've built on that tradition, and now here we are in the Final Four.