Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ryan Williams

The basketball team is like my family. We go out a lot as a team, and we all like each other.

James Jones

The basketball is a huge part of it. Everybody's dream is to go to the (NCAA) Tournament. They all want to be in the Super 64.

The basketball coach told me she was a gamer.

The biggest problem that I see in officiating is in basketball, with everybody going to three-man crews. Soon there will be three-man crews for every game, both boys and girls. Let's say there are 200 varsity games in the state on a given night. That means you need 200 more officials.

The best thing about it is that we?re an instant gratification society now, especially in the basketball culture. He?s got somebody back home who?s telling him to leave, to go somewhere else and play, but he decides to stick around, and he?s been rewarded.

Steve's taking on a big leadership role and that started last spring. We have so many young guys who haven't experienced varsity basketball ... and trying to get them to understand the standards of Lake Washington basketball and the level we want to get to.

Not taking anything away from Washington, that's a very good basketball team down there, (but) it looked like our guys thought they were coming out after the first three minutes.

The best half I've ever seen a Citadel basketball team play, and maybe in the history of Citadel basketball.

Al Horford

The best part is you always have friends around, no matter what. It's either one, two or all three of them. You always have somebody to be with or walk to class with or just hang out and talk.

The best junior college basketball in the nation is played here. We bring it. The next best ... maybe a conference in Florida.

Tom Watson

The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and you can't do this in basketball or football or baseball. But in golf, it's a longer live sport.

Flip Saunders

That I liken to players that are extremely disciplined and players who know their roles. They don't try to play out of character. That shows something from Day One about the basketball intelligence of the whole team.

That is what helps you get the blue-chip student-athletes that are exceptional in the classroom and on the court. That is what helps the drive to fill that up. We want to invest in the Auburn basketball program to give them the best chance to recruit the best and have the chance to have a competitive edge on the court.

Taft is an outstanding basketball team. I can see why they're favored to win their section. Not only are they lightning quick, but they can shoot too.

Take a look around the gym. We are all here playing basketball together. Otherwise, we would be standing on some corner.

Tampa is a good team. They are an experienced, veteran, well-coached basketball team. They're really good.

Tamara has a lot of experience, a lot of basketball savvy. When she plays within herself she does a great job and helps our team out a lot.

Suppose a minor-league basketball franchise wanted to come to South Jersey? This project will produce revenue in ways we haven't even thought of yet.

Mark Gottfried

It's important to have our legs back underneath us. But the players are in pretty good shape and in good basketball condition and can handle it pretty well.

Lawrence Frank

It's important we continue to practice good habits regardless of what the result is because as we go on, we'll wean minutes down for some guys. But it's still important we're doing what Nets basketball is all about.

It's important to be playing your best basketball right now, and we've won four straight.

Jim Calhoun

It's incredibly needed on this basketball team. He is our inside threat right now.

It's definitely been the toughest year of my life as far as personally and on the basketball court.

There was a point where we had four ninth-graders out there. My kids played hard, and they represented Lakes basketball well. I'm so proud of them.

The revenue that he's generated, personally and with the basketball program, it's not only helped us in basketball but helped us in other programs as well.

This is a unique group. A group of guys who come from totally different backgrounds who have come together to build a basketball team. It's special. It speaks of their families and of the character of each one of them.

This is kind a new (football) rivalry but you already see it in basketball and baseball.

Jim Cleamons

This is just another brick in the wall, and there will be others. I don't see this as being significant except that we're trying to improve our basketball team.

This is Connecticut basketball. After suffering the embarrassment of the North Carolina game, it came to a point where we felt like we needed to win. You get tired of leaving the gym crying because you wished you played harder. We came together and won.

Once he gets into basketball shape, he'll help us a lot and give us some strong post play. He's a presence inside.

Jay Wright

On behalf of Allan, his family and our basketball family, I would like to thank everyone for the well-wishes and prayers Allan has received in the last 36 hours. Obviously Allan is very fortunate to have come through a potentially dangerous injury with these positive results.

Stephen Jackson

Once he starts playing basketball and continues to play how he's been playing, a lot of the negativity will soon blow away.

Connor Barwin

Once people start playing the game, they're going to forget we're not in the NCAA Tournament and just play basketball, because that's what we do.