Famous Quotes & Sayings

In basketball and soccer players, that's what usually happens. Nobody even touches them. The body is caught in a given position where there is rotation on the leg, and all the pressure is placed on that one ligament.

In college basketball, you can only go as far as your guard play takes you. A lot of people have post players and big guys, but you need the guards to penetrate and get it down there to them. I just think guards control the tempo of the game. That's what I'm trying to do.

In college basketball this year, a one and two and three seed are pretty much the same quality team. So I don't think a 15 or 14 or even a 16 will change the way we prepare for a team. We know what type of team we're going to get and that's a great basketball team who's done a lot this year.

In March, the days are getting longer. March Madness is a good way to get through the month. The sites are rotated, so people really do get a chance to attend. It touches every part of the country. Not just hard-core basketball fans, it reaches out to even the casual fan. It's something that people really connect with.

In Kentucky, it's everything. Our homecoming is during basketball season. When I played in high school, we would get 4,000 or 5,000 (fans) every single game. We had to play in a downtown arena. We couldn't play in our own high-school gym.

G. H. Hardy

In my first year, we were 3-16, but we went 8-12 this season, so we won nearly three times as many games in a very tough basketball region.

Nolan Richardson

In my estimation, he is truly one of the finest young basketball coaches around at this point in time.

In all honesty, I don't have any regrets about the game. Especially, when the boys didn't give up. They were fighting right until the end. This was a great high school basketball game.

I'm never satisfied, but that was one fine basketball game from the Mercy side. We did all the little things we needed to do.

Charles Barkley

I'm not a role model, ... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

Brian Keith

I know they're going to be great kids because their coaches nominated them. I've got the greatest seat in the house. I'm going to watch them play and hopefully they'll have fun. That's what it's all about. We want them to enjoy this because it's maybe the last time they get the chance to play basketball in East Texas.

I know what inspiring basketball is. When we're dead in the water and we're not playing the way we're capable of, I'm going to say that. But tonight we were very inspiring.

G. H. Hardy

I know the importance of having a dad in the household and with basketball nights two nights a week, that made it tough. It's hard to be home at night when you're coaching three different sports during the school year. There's a lot of time and commitment in coaching three sports.

I know the final score, the margin up there, was probably 16 or 18, but it was a closer basketball game than that. They played us very well at their place a year ago. They were young. They have those players back.

Jay Wright

I know that wasn't a pretty game, but it was a great basketball game. That was two teams playing with a lot of heart.

I know that this announcement in the college basketball world is shocking. But I know, and I have all the confidence, that it is the right decision. I know it's the right decision for me.

I know that if Doug invited us here, he has a good basketball team.

I knew it wasn't (a fluke). I saw them play South Central. They're a great basketball team and they really proved it tonight.

I knew it was going to be a great high school basketball game and figured it would come right down to the end. We came into a very difficult environment and provided a lot of leadership and made plays at the end to win it.

I knew we weren't going to keep shooting the basketball like that. The best thing about the way we're shooting it now is, not only are we making shots, we're making tough shots.

I knew this was possible. Louisiana has been a hot spot for high school basketball, and Baton Rouge has been producing a lot of Division I college basketball players. I knew here we would do something special. It was just a matter of time.

Harold Wilson

I knew this team could shoot the basketball and it wasn't over. We just had to be smart and tell them that just because we had a lead we couldn't cruise on in.

I knew they were a good team. We got the No. 1 seed our district, but I think all four of us were 14-10 or 14-9. So, there wasn't one team better than the other. I saw them three or four times and thought they were an excellent basketball team.

Maurice Cheeks

I knew Randy would be on someone's bench because he's a very good basketball coach. That's not a secret.

I like the fact that we separate ourselves from the men's (Sunday announcement). The teams are deserving of that. Women's basketball can stand on its own, and that's a good way to get started.

Paul Davis

I like that some people say if I'm playing well, we're playing well. I welcome that, where maybe before I haven't. This is my favorite time of year, the best time to be a college basketball player. It's a worldwide thing, and everyone's watching.

JoJo White

I liked the up-tempo game better. It?s constant, plus at the time the pay might have been a little better than the other two. But the truth is I just had more of a passion for the game of basketball than I did the other two.

I just want Yao to recover when he can and become an even better basketball player. I've got enough problems already without being a vicious capitalist pig.

I just want to talk about basketball right now.

I'm proud of where this program is. Clarksville's not a basketball school, and here we're taking the No. 1 team in the state to overtime. We've made tremendous strides.

I'm proud of us and to get there is a great accomplishment for our basketball team. Again, we're not a team of a lot of stars, but we do have a lot of heart and Pickerington pride.

I'm looking forward to playing modified basketball next year with girls.

Michael Redd

I'm just trying to encourage everybody. Mike needs your help. I need your guys' help. I don't want it to be a case where you guys just sit around watching me trying to do everything. That's not going to win basketball games, man. And it's going to wear me out.