Famous Quotes & Sayings

We've got more than myself and Eric playing big in the tournament. That's the thing in college basketball -- when confidence comes, you play better.

We've got more of a half-court game than we had last year. I like it both ways (up-tempo and half-court)., but I can get my shot off better in half-court.

Jimmy Smith

We've won five in a row, but if we start playing a little bit harder and a little bit smarter, we can be a good basketball team. We're not playing quite up to what I believe our capabilities are, but we're in a tournament and you got to win to advance. The big thing is that we got the win tonight.

Bo Jackson

I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.

Bo Jackson

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line.

Billy Kennedy

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

Chamique Holdsclaw

I just play basketball. I'm athletic. Skinny but strong, tall but quick.

Chamique Holdsclaw

My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious about it.

Chamique Holdsclaw

I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.

Chamique Holdsclaw

I just like to win basketball games. That's what motivates me.

Chance The Rapper

The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.

Charles Mingus

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

Charles J. Givens

Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.

Charles Garfield

All athletic accomplishments begin with volition; that is, the desire and willpower necessary to succeed. Volition affects more than thoughts and feelings - it affects physical performance.

Billy Tubbs

This year we plan to run and shoot. Next season we hope to run and score.

Bill Belichick

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling

Bill Belichick

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you

Bill Veeck

Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width.

Bill Walsh

Champions behave like champions before they are champions

Bill Walton

I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

Bill Walton

I'm mainstream. Always have been.

Bill Walton

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

Bill Walton

Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.

Bill Walton

I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.

Bill Walton

I mean, I'm 6-foot-11, I've got red hair, freckles, I'm a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I've got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I'm a Deadhead.

Bill Walton

I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.

Bill Walton

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

Bill Walton

Right now, you know, it's not about the refs or anything else, it's about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.

Bill Walton

Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.

Bill Walton

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

Bill Walton

But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

Bill Walton

I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.

Bill Walton

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.