Famous Quotes & Sayings

Allen Iverson

If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.

Allen Iverson

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

Allen Iverson

Only the strong survive.

Allen Iverson

I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.

Allen Iverson

I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.

Allen Iverson

Personally I just want to win a championship.

Allen Iverson

When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass like Magic, jump like Mike, be quick like Zeke. I am thankful to them, since without seeing them do things they did, I wouldn't be in the NBA.

Allen Iverson

Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.

Allen Iverson

Being an All-Star is everything.

Allen Iverson

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.

Allen Iverson

People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.

Allen Iverson

It's unfair because the people booing, I believe, wouldn't want to have their child booed. Fans don't understand our lives and what we go through. They don't look at us as humans. We love the fans because they support and love the game, but at the same time it hurts when they turn their back on us.

Allen Iverson

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

Allen Iverson

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

Allen Iverson

My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.

Allen Iverson

If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win.

Allen Iverson

When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.

Allen Iverson

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.

Allen Iverson

I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.

Allen Iverson

Practice? I mean, listen, we're talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We're talking about practice. Not a game. Not the game. Not the game. We're talkin about practice, man. We're talkin about practice. We're taklin about practice, man. What are we talkin about? Practice. We're talkin about practice, man.

Allen Iverson

I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.

Alyssa Milano

The Dodgers. My favorite hockey team is the Kings. I like the Clippers in basketball. And I like USC college. Football, the Giants.

The crises of basketball that is hampering the development of the sport cannot be ended by means of exclusion. Consensus and unity are the keys to ending the impasse that stops the Philippines from competing in international basketball events.

Amy Stephens

You can call me a disciplinarian, but I like to think we brought high expectations to the basketball program in terms of the work ethic, in terms of our vision for the program.

Winning the regional title and beating North was an emotionally difficult experience for me because Dave and I have been friends for 25 years and we had to beat someone you care about and kids your care about. But I like to think of it as a great basketball game between two good teams.

Kelvin Sampson

Whoever got Mike Neal was getting an impact guard, and we obviously knew that coming in. A lot of times shooters are one-trick ponies. Michael is an outstanding shooter who happens to be a really good basketball player.

We couldn't get over the hump. We made a good effort to get within eight (points). But then the next three possessions, we turned the basketball over.

Jeff Smith

We were very impressed with Kelly's goals for a basketball program. He is a great family man, he has three kids all under 4 years old (Zachary, Noah and Joshua), and so we thought he would be a great fit for us here at Grace Community.

Bill Laimbeer

We were unable to play our game of being a physical basketball team. The disparity in free throws was a major factor in the game.

We'll be ready to play. We have seniors who realize this will be their last high school basketball game if we don't win. They're going to play hard.

We were nervous coming in. We knew they were going to be in better basketball shape than they were the first time we played them, and that ended up being true to form. They played us really good for a half, and then we turned it on in the third quarter and did what we had to do to get the win.

Mike Jones

We were motivated by the fact that (North Carolina) had won four in a row. We know all about the reputation they have as a basketball state, but we just said they weren't going win this year.

When I took over two years ago, my feeling was that we needed to make basketball more enjoyable for the kids. We wanted to loosen up.