Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jerry Sloan

You see what championship basketball is all about.

Your violations have caused significant embarrassment to the university and continue to cause disruption to the men's basketball program.

Geno Auriemma

Your philosophy in basketball will get you to a certain point. After that, you need individuals to take you to the next step.

Rick Barnes

You're not playing this time of year if you're not a good basketball team.

You're looking at Miss Basketball. You're looking at one of the best post players the state of Indiana has ever seen. The kid is so mentally tough and an outstanding basketball player. She's a great leader on and off the floor, (and) she's going to score nine out of 10 times if she gets the ball on the block.

You're going to have days when you don't have a great game. We've got a great basketball team and I hope the NCAA will take a look at that.

Whitey Ford

You never forget games like that. When you lose like that, you always remember it. We know they're going to be ready for us. Temple's a great basketball team, and they're coming off of two huge wins, so we know they're going to be prepared.

You never want it to end. Now that it has, you feel really down that you couldn't get that one more game. But it was a privilege to have this opportunity, and I'm proud Bradley basketball has done what it's done.

Marcus Ginyard

This is by far the worst time to expect anything different than a good basketball game.

This is a really good win. That's a conglomeration of really good basketball players over there.

This is definitely going to be one of the best basketball tournaments in the region. Not only will there be teams from the United States, but there will be scouts from the United States as well. This is going to be one of the best basketball tournaments in the history of The Bahamas.

This is a nice win because it puts us up two games over three teams. We've been winning games, but could only get a one-game lead. Now we've got a little cushion. I thought our kids played a pretty good basketball game tonight.

This is an honor for coach Phillips. His selection is well-deserved. Coach Phillips does a good job for our basketball program. He always has his team prepared and ready to play.

Pat Riley

This is an entirely different basketball team than I've ever coached. The personalities are different. There's a lot of great things. There's a lot of things that have to be purged. It's just a whole different view. There's a lot of good parts, so it's going to take some time to figure it all out.

This is huge. It's about stringing wins together right now. You can't worry about what positions are and things like that. We're just trying to win basketball games.

Gary Williams

This is a pretty resilient team. They have great attitudes, ... It's still great basketball

Tommy Amaker

This is a tremendously positive day for the University of Michigan and our basketball program. We are so appreciative of the news we received. I am thrilled for the young men on our team, and I believe they truly deserve this opportunity.

This is a sport where the kids that aren't big enough or fast enough for sports like football or basketball can come in and compete. It's a great way to build up a kid's confidence.

They have basketball camps and volleyball camps. Why not a driving camp?

They have a very good basketball team. They gave us trouble defensively and offensively. But St. Cloud State has a pretty good basketball team, as well.

Robert Moore

They have a tradition of winning. Their players dream about playing on that team, and basketball means a lot to them. They want to represent Randolph-Clay, and they don't want to be the group that loses.

Jim Calhoun

They gave us a tremendous shot. We withstood it and stood up to it. I couldn't prouder of my basketball team.

They have an excellent basketball team and some great players. We played hard, but we just don't have much depth. They are just a hard team to beat and obviously are a top 5A team. They have all the pieces for state title.

They have all made outstanding contributions to this program. I think they certainly brought back outstanding basketball to this program. They have had outstanding moments in their careers, which helped rebuild this program.

They have a good basketball team and they play with a ton of fire. We had to up our level of energy to match theirs.

They have a good basketball team and they just lost some road games. That's part of being in a good conference. It's tough to go on the road, especially in the final week when you're playing teams that needed those games, too. Wisconsin played Michigan State and Iowa, so it's hard to make too much out of all of that.

They have a couple of inches on us in some spots and we're a little thicker. It's a matter of how you match up. We're going to be fine if we just take care of the basketball and handle their pressure. Teams have tried to press us and our big kids are pretty good with the ball.

They don't trust George Bush. Why trust a 30-second advertisement during a basketball game?

Jim Calhoun

They don't measure heart by inches, they don't measure courage, they don't measure basketball instinct and intelligence.

They don't let up the defense and that's why they can win basketball games. Defensively, they're a terrific team, well coached.

They don't get enough credit. They have unbelievable role players on that basketball team.

They do a good job of penetrating into the defense and kicking it back out for someone to hit a three. They are a good basketball team.

They dismantled the Sweet 16 and they have eliminated the Elite Eight. That was what every team wanted to do was get to the Elite Eight and play downstate. That was the pinnacle for boys and girls basketball in the state of Illinois. The only good thing I like is that you don't play two games on Saturday anymore.