Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tyrus Thomas

It's just basketball. But as we traveled around this season, we had a lot of people come up to us ? displaced people who are from New Orleans ? and they tell us that we make them happy.

It's just hard-nosed. Basketball with an attitude, so to speak.

Corey Brewer

It's every kid's dream, to go to the Final Four. That's what you play college basketball for. But we have a chance to do something special now. We have a chance to win the first national championship in school history.

It's exciting to see the community get behind our team and support the program by raising money. The community wants to see us to be successful, and they are helping us work toward becoming a top program like football and basketball at the university.

It's feels great to see Daphne continue playing basketball in college. I'm glad that she will be playing so close to home.

Juan Dixon

It's easy looks. When you have a guy who's going to demand a double team, someone's going to get easy looks.

It's early, real early. There's still a lot of basketball left.

It's a special treat. They've been around basketball long enough that some of that's in their blood.

It's a special group of seniors. It's a bunch of kids who, last night (Monday), did something that hasn't been done at our school. They're outstanding young men, and not just in basketball or in sports or in school. I'm lucky to have coached them for a couple of years. It's certainly very big shoes for the younger guys to fill.

It's a tough loss, but this game doesn't define our season. We've done a lot of good things, and we have plenty of basketball left to play.

It's a tough field. Obviously there's a lot of tradition and a lot of prominence in women's basketball represented here. It bodes well for high-caliber games.

It's a tough chore, but we have a good team. They have two McDonald's All-Americans and a guy considered the best high school basketball player since Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar). But they still have to play the game.

It's a tremendous environment for a home team. It's a tremendous environment for a college basketball game, period.

It's a tremendous environment for a home team, and for college basketball, period. The fans are so well-educated, and they're a team that's resilient. It also energizes the visiting team, so what you get is an electric atmosphere.

It's a tough way to lose a basketball game. When you have a three point lead, and there's under two seconds to go, you foul.

Jeff Heath

It's a big event and an opportunity to support basketball in Mississippi. We're always looking to play a high level of competition and this also gives you a chance to play in the coliseum before the State Tournament.

J. J. Johnson

It's 90 percent mental. You don't really have to have a lot of the physical aspects. Some of the kids these days don't really fit into basketball or football so you got to get into bowling.

Jimmy Smith

It wasn't worth risking his future. He was mad with me because he wanted to play. But I'm not going to jeopardize a young man's future. He's a baseball/football player playing basketball and I love him for it.

It was our best game, four quarters. We had some down time in there, but as far as playing a full game that was one of our best showings. They did their runs and we would have our runs. That's what basketball is about. It's about runs. We had more of them and scored more out of our runs.

Roy Williams

It was our best basketball of the year. We talked about being focused for 40 minutes.

Jeff Adrien

It wasn't intentional or anything like that. I was just playing basketball.

It was basketball that really got me into (high jumping). I still played basketball even after I really got into high jumping, but more than one sport didn't hurt me in the high jump, that's for sure.

It was fun to see our fans excited and into the game. It is clearly a basketball atmosphere.

Cuttino Mobley

It was fun in Sacramento, man. The way they played basketball was great. It's a great place for a family, a great place when it comes to unselfish team basketball. Those guys really pass the ball, really work with each other.

It was definitely a huge step forward for us. Our goal the entire season was to get to conference and play good basketball (there). We still have a lot of improvement to do, and we have a long way to go. But we definitely are much more comfortable playing together as a team.

It was really a hard-fought, physical game. It was a fun game to coach. It didn't end well and the kids took it very hard, but it was a good basketball game.

David Thomas

It was quite a high school basketball game. If I had been a fan, I would have found it to be a very entertaining game.

Randy Jones

It was the first time in my life I had cried over basketball. My wife, Lorrie, told me to keep my head up, look to God and everything would be OK.

It was the best game. I didn't think I would ever get back to Louisville, and I didn't care because I was in basketball hog heaven. It was a great game, and they have a great program.

It was the kind of winning basketball play we've made frequently of late.

Herb Kohl

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

Jean-Marie Le Pen

"By analogy, if we were to develop a soccer team, then we would not invite basketball and volleyball players to the try outs. We would invite soccer players to apply."

Jerry Ferrara

I got on the scale and I weighed around 203. I'm only 5'7. I was about to turn 30, and I wasn't active anymore. So I started working with a nutritionist and a trainer. I played basketball twice a week. And soon it all just became a habit for me. I became addicted to something good for a change.