Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeff Bagwell

It's like going to the (NBA) Finals in basketball or to the Super Bowl,

Jeff Bagwell

It's like going to the finals in basketball or to the Super Bowl. You still have to win it. Yeah, it's great to get there, but that's not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to be the last team under the pile.

It's nice to go into the half with a little bit of a cushion, but I thought what won us the basketball game was the way we defended on that end of the floor. And, there's going to be times in the game when things don't go your way, but if you play consistent defense, that's going to be to your advantage.

Maurice Cheeks

It's something we talked about in this new season; to do different things in terms of being a leader out on the floor. That means sharing the basketball and taking over the game when he has to. These three games, he has been phenomenal.

It's something all of us around here already knew. If the only thing you knew about Mike is that he had a good basketball team, it would not be as compelling.

Bernie Bickerstaff

It's not an embarrassment to lose to Detroit that way. They are a very good basketball team. But I told my guys that I would go in a foxhole with them any day. They never lay down, and I'm very proud of them.

Education is a bigger part. I use basketball to help my education so I can pursuit other things.

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Everyone knows there has to be some give-and-take. Especially during basketball season, when our teams seem to do well.

Everyone contributed tonight as a team and I couldn't be more proud of how our guys competed tonight. It was a hard fought physical basketball game tonight and our guys found a way to dig it out.

Everybody's got an opinion and usually misguided. They don't know him. What his basketball character has revealed is that his will to win is in the upper top five in the league, combined with a talent level in the top five of the league. That is a very rare, rare combination.

Everybody's confidence is coming around. This is going to be a good season for us. Everybody is on the same page. Nobody cares about anything else but winning basketball games.

It's beginning to sound like that movie 'Groundhog Day.' They give us the same thing over and over and over. Their last proposal to us was totally unacceptable. You see what happened to hockey. Now basketball is moving in the same direction. I don't see us as being too far off the pace from those two. For some reason, the owners have not moved the ball at all.

Jim Calhoun

It's both being fortunate and having the basketball gods smiling on you a little bit because quite frankly they had every right to win that game as much as we did. We took our foot off the pedal and we can't do that.

Jim Calhoun

It seems Ed picks up fouls quicker than any guy I've ever had. And I don't know why. Ed is a very good basketball player and yet I don't think he ever gets recognized for that. He automatically gets tagged because he looks strong and muscular. Well, he's a very good player.

It seemed there were times we could have taken control, but we made some silly mistakes that you just can't have in a basketball game.

It's huge. They have been one of the best teams in the last decade and Kentucky has been a big part of college basketball for a long time. It's a thrill to be part of this type of game.

It's huge game. Both teams are great teams, but hopefully Miami will pull it off. It (basketball) is becoming really big. It's hard to compete with these schools with football, but I think basketball is going to be even bigger in a few years.

It was a high priority for us to find a better way to identify the beginning of the season. We want fans to understand that college basketball doesn't start in February and March.

It was a pretty good effort. We didn't take care of the basketball, had too many turnovers and didn't do some things we needed to do on defense. We just need to play smarter, more fundamental ball.

It was nice to see Jeremy get off to such a quick start shooting the basketball.

Avery Johnson

It was nice to get the big lead and to spread out the minutes a little bit. But we are a flawed basketball team and we are still working through some things. We have to keep working hard and trying to get better.

Bill Self

It was kind of like a clinic. It was excellent for me to get there and start talking basketball with a lot of college guys and pro guys.

Bill Belichick

It was kind of like a basketball game. We were playing for the last shot.

Maya Moore

It wasn't an easy decision. There's so many things going on during the recruiting process that basketball could be affected. It's just a lot of pressure off of me, and now that's it's over, I can just focus.

It was more of a case of Dodge City wants to win basketball games, too. We didn't have one of our better ball-handling games, but I credit Dodge with a lot of that. They're a good defensive team, and they've proven that throughout the year.

It wasn't a good fit at all, that's all I can say. It wasn't a good fit for my family and I. It was not a good fit for the basketball program.

It was a good experience. We learned a lot as a basketball team. It's definitely going to help us.

I've had people tell me they started taking basketball seriously when we went to the Final Four.

I've had a lot of great teams ... but I can't really remember having a team as great as this girls basketball team. It's more than one of those pinch-me years.

Joe Nathan

I've had superintendents tell me 'Joe, you're right. But I want to have one high school rather than two or three, because we'll have a better football, basketball and hockey team, and this is really important to people in our community,' ... So one of the things is, how does the community feel about sports? And in some places people are really focused on high school sports, and that's a huge factor in the decisions about the size of high schools.

I've had some kids in the past that we've taken from the basketball court and they've had a lot of success.

I've got to give credit to coach (Jim) Cole and the West Central Heat. It's tough to be a first-year consolidation and make it as far as they did. They went through state-ranked teams and played some great basketball to get to this point.