Quotes about basketball
basketball college difficult great life minds move next win
That was a great college basketball game. It's difficult to take but we have to. It's part of life and you move on. We have to win the next one that's what's on our minds now. Jay Wright
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That was a great basketball team we played. To give you an idea ... that team won the Big West Conference and there are five teams from that conference here (at the national tournament).
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That was a great basketball game. Their tempo is incredible. No one had pushed us at that pace all year. John Beilein
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That was a great basketball game. I thought our kids played with energy and purpose from start to finish. But so did our opponent. It was a great game to be a part of.
basketball care deeply enjoy fun problem proud whether win
That was a fun basketball game. If you didn't care who won, you had to enjoy that. The problem is we care deeply whether you win or lose. But I'm really proud of my team. Roy H. Williams
basketball body certainly hurt lost playing playoff problem supposed team unselfish
That was certainly playoff basketball by the Cavaliers. It wasn't playoff basketball by the Wizards. My team (is) not playing the way they were supposed to play. That hurt us. It's a problem we have to correct. Our team didn't have the body language. We didn't have unselfish play. We were undisciplined. We lost our focus. Eddie Jordan
basketball best five halves seen
That was one of the best halves of basketball I've seen in the five years I've been coaching.
basketball best close couple game maybe perfect
That was our best basketball game in maybe a couple years. This was close to a perfect game. Tom Izzo
basketball great high people school worth
That was just a great high school basketball game. People got their money's worth tonight.
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Oliver is probably the best high school basketball player that has ever played here on this court. He is just a phenomenal scorer. He hit every shot with a hand in his face. I don't think we could have guarded him any tighter than we did and he still made them, even on the four-point play.
basketball guys intimidate playing talk win
Some American guys talk and try to intimidate you. Basketball is basketball. You put the ball in the hole, and you're going to win the game. You've just got to keep playing your game. Andrew Bogut
basketball percent shooting state win
Shooting 34 percent in the state basketball tournament, I don't think you're going to win a lot of games.
basketball social
We want this to be more than just a basketball tournament. We also want this to be a social event.
basketball brother team
When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds. Adam Carolla
basketball babylon difficulty
The occasion is piled high with difficulty. We must rise to the occasion. Abraham Lincoln
basketball winning opposites
Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried to do things the right way. And the right way is [abiding by] the rules and regulations ... I may not like all of them, but once they are [official], we play by them. Don Shula
basketball character
Have character, don't be one. Don Meyer
basketball coaching matter
It doesn't matter where you coach, it matters why you coach.
basketball running player
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.
basketball coaching pressure
Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.
basketball sometimes recruit
Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.
basketball planning poor
Proper prior planning prevents pitiful poor performance.
basketball teaching successful
Successful basketball coaches are those that subscribe to a system that is based on sound fundamental teachings.
basketball not-happy
Time doesn't fly when you are not happy.
basketball games heaven
Nobody travels better than Northern State fans and nobody knows the game better than Northern State fans. If I'd die and went to heaven and I was coaching, it would be at Wachs Arena.
basketball given expected
To those who much has been given, much is expected.
basketball fighting might
We have to get a lot tougher. If you get involved in a street fight, you can't lay down in the street and act like you're dead because they will kill you for sure. You might as well get up and fight.
basketball humble should
The only thing success should do is make you more humble.
basketball reading heart
When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds of golf. You want a guy who is doing it all the time and is always reading and learning about the most recent techniques.
basketball running differences
There is a lot of difference at McDonald's between the guy in the back making the fries and the manager up front who is running the place.
basketball important troops
In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against.
basketball enemy good-to-great
Go from good to great because good is the enemy of great.
basketball cutting player
Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter.