Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Evans

Our patience wasn't good enough. We didn't guard them in the post and they got easy baskets, but we've really got to take care of the basketball and good shots every time down the floor.

Our quickness on defense caused them problems. We're playing our best basketball right now.

Chris Murphy

Part of it for us is that we need to learn what 32 minutes of basketball looks like. I've never been disappointed with the heart or the fight in them. It's just a matter of putting that all together for a complete game.

Pawlak is a very smart player. He's a good student. He brings that to the basketball court. He's the guy we want on the line at the end of the game.

Our newest product is called the Chameleon. We marketed the product first to high schools, and now the University of Maine girls' basketball team is using them.

Our kids were really down after the game, but I told them this is just the beginning of the fun part. We're not turning in our uniforms tomorrow. We have a lot of basketball to play.

Our mission is to provide children with a healthy atmosphere, to learn about sportsmanship and cooperation and to meet friends. We're giving kids a safe harbor. We'd rather have a 14-year-old play basketball than hang out at the mall.

Bill Foster

Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.

Bill Goldberg

Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork and delivery smooth, and he did a great job.

Bill Goldberg

Free agency screws everybody's allegiances up. Whether it be football, baseball, hockey, basketball, whatever it may be. It's really hard.

Bo Ryan

I recruit hungry kids who love the game and want to get better and feel they have more questions than answers

Bo Ryan

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

Bo Ryan

Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them

Bo Ryan

I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people

Bo Schembechler

Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner.

We are all frustrated. Mike is frustrated and I don't blame him. We are not playing the type of basketball to win a championship.

Calvin Ayre

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.

Calvin Trillin

Although I grew up in Kansas City, ... I have always kept more or less au courant of Texas barbecue, like a sports fan who is almost monomaniacally obsessed with basketball but glances over at the N.H.L. standings now and then.

We're still playing hard. We're going to get one (a victory). We want to be playing our best team basketball down the stretch, and we're getting there.

We're still in the process of looking for a basketball coach, ... As of this morning, we have no announcement regarding a new hire. Tim Floyd is obviously one of the coaches we're looking at.

We're still in the infant stages of building a Division I basketball program.

We're looking Final Four, national championship. Our goals are a lot higher this year.

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.

Tiara had an outstanding year for us. Her value to this team goes far beyond the basketball court.

Three out of our last four contests came down to the wire. That is why college basketball is the greatest sport in the world. You have to play every night.

Three of the teams have never played tennis before in their lives. I think we're going to get better cause they're pretty good athletes. Put a basketball in their hands and they'll do great. It's going to get better, though.

Trinity has a strong basketball tradition and an outstanding program. I think it's a team we can play with.

Trey played off the radar tonight. We've been waiting for a game like that from him. We knew we had it in him. He's proving to the world he's a pretty good basketball player.