Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

They push it to the basket hard, but they usually kick it to the shooters. So we were actually stopping threes first, and (then trying) not to give up any twos.

Sheryl Swoopes

And I just think right now, we're clicking (on) all cylinders offensively, defensively; we're moving the ball, we're making other teams have to work on defense. And when you're playing basketball like that, you're going to be pretty tough to beat.

A lot of people gave up on our basketball team. But I knew we were playing well. We lost some games, but we just weren't shooting the ball well. We never used it as motivation. We just kept our confidence.

A lot of people buy floor seats for the basketball season and pay $2,000 each without batting an eye, ... People spend money to get a great seat at Yankee Stadium, the World Series, or the opera. People who spend that kind of money at restaurants instead are restaurant enthusiasts, and they are willing to pay whatever to get whatever they want.

A lot of NBA owners sit at the midcourt. But we love being under the basket and seeing the players.

(Amanda Reimer) really did a number on us last year when they came up and played us and we weren't about to let that happen again. Our focus was to shut down their drives to the basket and make it as tough as possible for their post players to move.

A lot of that is because this is the first time through for us. But we've had regional basketball tournaments here, so as a venue with games going on at the same time, we're pretty familiar with that.

A lot of people tried to help me before, but I didn't get it. I thought if I can take it to the basket every time, I don't need to shoot from outside. My coach in Kansas showed me I have to have a jump shot. It just all fell in place.

A lot of people thought we were crazy. It was a bold plan, but if you think back to where this team was in respect to basketball and the community, we needed to take some bold steps.

A lot of people were wondering how they (Marshall) got here, just like they were wondering how we got here. Well, I'll tell you they're a darn good basketball team. So are we. I don't think two other teams could have played a better championship game.

Garth Snow

A lot of people I know in the business world have told me they used to go to hockey or basketball or football games when they were in college.

Bobby Jones

A lot of people say Mike isn't a big part of this team, but he really is. He does all the little things that a lot of people who don't know the game of basketball don't really realize.

A lot of people say basketball, ... but I think that their football team is on the map now.

A lot of people look at Georgia as a one-person team, but I came out of the game and the score didn't fluctuate. That shows a lot about that kind of team we are. I don't make this basketball team. I'm just a component, like everybody else.

David Stern

a merger between the basketball capital of the world and the entertainment capital of the world.

A lot of the things you see today in the game of women's basketball are due to a large price earlier paid by people such as Sue Gunter,

A lot of the teams in your league that are averaging 3,000-to-5,000 fans would be a lot better off trying this league because of the expenses. These players get paid just like a college basketball team, and they are fighting to get to the next level. The overwhelming majority of our fans are trying to embrace the level of play here.

A lot of these kids are smart enough to do well in college, but a chance to play basketball is what motivates them to go. This is a great, great event.

They may be playing the best basketball in the conference right now. You are seeing a team grow up right before your eyes.

They made more baskets than we did, but we made more free throws and that's what won the game.

They played us real tough and we expected that. In a rivalry game your emotions get the best of you and we didn't play with a lot of poise. We didn't really calm down and play our basketball game.

Mike Johnston

They played really hard tonight, Ithaca did. I thought they played really good basketball.

Mike White

They played a good game. You can't take that away. You can't knock 'em. But we got plenty more basketball to play. We're still undefeated in conference; they're still undefeated in conference.

The young kids are coming around. Clint did a great job running our basketball program. Every school goes through a down year talent-wise. It's tough for him to leave because he thought we had some good years coming up.

Karl Hobbs

The young guy is just stepping up. Whenever we need a big play or big score, he stepped up and made the play. But more importantly, he made great decisions with the basketball and I thought that was the difference. We kind of expect him to score. That's kind of what his trick is, and I thought he made great decisions with the ball.

Flip Saunders

They got a run, we got undisciplined. We were looking for the home-run shot instead of doing the best thing that we do, and that's execute offensively. We were playing 45 feet from the basket with no dribbles.

They got a couple of buckets late. But we also had some really good looks at the basket down the stretch, and we just couldn't get any to go down. We were down by 16 in the first half and came back, and we played really well in the second half to get back in it. We just couldn't make the shots at the end.

They have a difference- maker in Knowles. When it counted, he just took over the game. He went to the basket and decided he wasn't going to lose tonight.

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