Famous Quotes & Sayings

We've got to treat this like a new season. The scary thing is, I don't think we've played our best basketball yet.

Larry Brown

We've got to take care of the basketball and take good shots. They just don't get it.

Caron Butler

We've got to have it. Anyway, anyhow. We're going to win this basketball game.

We've done so much this year already that why stop now? We actually got a gift from our administration and on the back of our shirt it says,'We're not finished yet.' (Even though) we are so excited to be here and at the NCAA tournament, you're not just satisfied with making the trip and staying at a nice hotel. You're down here for one reason and that's to win basketball games.

Paul Hewitt

We talk about the tradition of Georgia Tech basketball when we go out recruiting, and in some sense, I feel like I owe those guys something, ... Now, we've built on that tradition, and now here we are in the Final Four.

Jay Wright

We take the responsibility of representing United States basketball very seriously,

Kelly Packard

We suffered three losses early in the season when we were injured and just not playing as a team. We've obviously played much better basketball since then.

We told them at halftime to keep plugging away. Our second quarter was just awful. I saw a couple pouts out there and I told them to turn those frowns into smiles and pick it up and play basketball like we know how to play it.

Chris Paul

We told our kids that anything's possible. I'd be lying to you if I looked you in the eye and said we were going to come out here and beat Purdue. That's a great basketball team we just played.

We threw a few guys at (Lucas) trying to keep fresh legs, and there were a couple of times we tried to run a play at him to get him to give the basketball up and then try to not let him get it back if we could. But he seemed to get it back a little bit more than we wanted.

We thought we had it the whole way. The shots didn't fall. That's how basketball goes, I guess.

Avery Johnson

We thought we got our defense under us in the first half and kind of set the tone for the rest of the game. We had a little lull defensively in the third quarter, but they're a very good offensive basketball team and they weren't going to come out of the locker room lying down.

He was just in shock, didn't know which way to turn. He's a changed young man, forever. I don't think he picked up a basketball all June, July or August.

He was just flat out faster and quicker than everybody else on the floor. If we could get him the basketball and position where he could score, he could finish for us again.

He wasn't just a member of the basketball team - he was part of our basketball family. So it was pretty shocking.

He was pretty much a victim of my lack of success. He has an extremely intelligent basketball mind. He's constantly studying the game, and he never has let the game bypass him in any way.

He was pretty confident coming in. He was ready for the game. You could tell. In big games this year, he has come through for us pretty well. He always seems to make big plays for us. He is a pretty heady basketball player.

Raja Bell

He was settling for some shots I thought. As a defender, you hope he does that. But he got it going in the fourth quarter. A guy like that is just going to keep forcing the issue until he finds it, and you've just got to hold on.

Ben Howland

He's playing the best basketball of his career. Without him, we would not be here.

Ben Howland

He's playing the best basketball of his career right now.

He spends like five million hours preparing for the tournament. He is dedicated to basketball and puts a lot of heart into it.

I already know the draw. In all my years coaching, I have never once gotten the bye. How can that be? Maybe the basketball gods will smile on this old man for once.

He was a huge part of this win. He took it upon himself to drive to the basket and score or go to the free-throw line and score.

Phil Jackson

He was a great student and a really fine leader on the basketball court. He directed a lot of what happened, he was very much one of the reasons why we were successful over those six championships.

Billy Donovan

He was a great guy. It was such a tragedy, what happened. He touched a lot of lives. I know with St. Francis, he and (athletic director) Randy Maris had a lot of plans, he wanted to give Bud the chance to build a basketball program and unfortunately it didn't work out. At least his family, his kids, will have something they can hold to and remember him by.

He was a good shooter and dribbler. He was actually better at basketball than soccer.

Garrett Temple

He used to be just fat. Chubby. He was a ballplayer, but he was chubby. Now, he's taller. He's still big, but he's a great basketball player. He's not just a big guy in the middle.

He was a wonderful man. He is the one who made me into a high school basketball star.

Barney Frank

He couldn't stop taking blame. He was a basket case and couldn't keep it together.

Rick Adelman

He did fine, better than I thought. I think he was excited to start playing basketball again.

He didn't play like a freshman today. He took care of the basketball. I thought that was a big play for us.

Terry Stotts

He can run, and he has a high basketball IQ. You'll see the ball in his hands as a playmaker. He's very competitive, and he wants to win. I liked his demeanor on the court and the way he reacted with his teammates. It's reassuring.

Terry Stotts

He can run, and he has a high basketball IQ, ... You'll see the ball in his hands as a playmaker. He's very competitive, and he wants to win. I liked his demeanor on the court and the way he reacted with his teammates. It's reassuring.