Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Bradley

How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.

Bill Bradley

Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.

Dick Vitale

I think they are a very dangerous basketball team, a team that could create a lot of problems.

I think the sky is the limit for him. He'll work harder this summer than he ever has worked because that's just the type of kid he is. He'll play more basketball this summer than he ever has.

Bo Ryan

I think the way people are talking about how we're going to be is very exciting, ... And If you're a basketball fan you want to ask, 'How's this guy going to look?'

I think the school became interested in building an all-around girls program. They had won only about three to five basketball games each season the previous three years.

I thought we were a soft basketball team tonight. Virginia was physically tougher than we were. When we had guys take the ball out of our hands, well, that's toughness. And that No. 11 kid, he played hard.

Just because we don't have a football team doesn't mean we don't have a good basketball team. I don't think you measure basketball teams the way you measure programs that have football teams. We've been able to measure up.

Just because they (Woodside) beat Hampton and we beat them doesn't mean that we beat Hampton. Tonight let us know there's a lot of basketball left to play.

Just a win feels great. We played a quality second-place team. This is the second second-place team we beat this year. Kaukauna was the other. The 400 wins just mean that I have had many hard working kids. I like to think that our kids are more of a blue-collar type. They may not be the best basketball players, but they give you 100 percent.

Hubie Brown

Jason Williams is one of the most intelligent basketball guys I've ever seen,

John Jay

Jason needs to reaffirm his commitment to the Oregon State basketball program.

Scott Parker

Jarrod hit his stride the second time around in the league season. He definitely played his best basketball at the end of the season.

James makes us go. He's the triggerman on offense. He's a basketball junkie, and he plays extremely hard.

Jim Boyle gave me an opportunity to enter college basketball in 1985 and I will be forever grateful.

Kyle's a guy who doesn't get a lot of notoriety, but he does the little things that make a solid basketball team.

Steve Fisher

Kyle has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. He continues to be a member of our basketball program.

Largo has the toughest seven-girl basketball team I've seen this year. We knew we were going to have some problems, especially inside.

Byron Scott

I think everyone started to hang their heads a little bit when Chris went out of the game. It looked pretty bad. I think it took a few minutes to remember we had a basketball game to win.

Earl Boykins

I think every game the more I'm out there the more comfortable I feel. It's just a matter of knocking the rust off. I went five weeks without touching a basketball at all, and it's just a matter of time. But I think it's going to come around. I'm not worried about it.

Michael Jordan

I saw firsthand the interest in basketball over there, and it made me reconsider. Nothing is final, but I'm certainly considering playing.

I saw 10 kids working together for a common cause and that's the big thing we've been preaching going into sectionals. Now it's time for us to continue that effort. I told them those last two minutes is what tourney basketball is all about. We've got to have that effort for 32. If we do that, we'll be in good shape.

I respect the legal process and understand the road before me, yet I desire to use the gifts and skills God has given me as a basketball player,

I respect everything about Sheryl, how she's handled herself on and off the court. To me, she will always be one of the greatest ambassadors for the game of women's basketball and as a person has helped me win four (WNBA) championships and two gold medals.

People have problems throughout society. Basketball isn't any different. We're much more visible targets when it happens.

People often had other plans on Saturday night and didn't want to be sitting at a basketball game until 9:30. So I thought we'd try something different.

Sutherlin came out and played some inspired basketball tonight. They played with a lot of heart. We buckled down in the fourth and took care of the ball and turned up the defense.

Billy Tubbs

Steve knows the tradition and has a genuine passion for Lamar basketball because he grew up with it. I believe he has a great future and will continue to take Lamar basketball to our expectation level of where the program should be on a yearly basis.

Steve has great credentials and really has an enthusiasm for the program. We feel that he can elevate this program and his hiring shows our commitment to providing our women's basketball student-athletes with the tools necessary to be successful as the sport continues to evolve on our campus.

Stay at State and run the basketball program into the ground, Herb.

Stephanie has matured a lot as a basketball player in the last two weeks. The whole team has. I'm really proud of them. This team didn't say a word in the second half, they just came out with a serious look on their faces and played great basketball. They're believing in themselves and each other. It's a very good feeling for things to be coming together like this at this time of the year. It's a real good place to be right now.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

Sports are really big around here. I love basketball and I've been playing ever since I can remember.