Famous Quotes & Sayings

All four years I had outstanding teammates and it goes beyond the basketball court. After basketball I will still have them as friends.

All it takes is hard work. We've been playing basketball together since the fifth grade. It's just great to get back to state.

Dean Karnazes

Running was a part of my hardwiring, and that's what I wanted to do. So this is what I tell people who talk about wanting to follow their passion. 'It doesn't have to be running. It can be basket weaving. Be the best basket weaver in the world. Throw your heart and soul into it.'

The one variable that could throw this whole thing in the trash basket is if Delphi workers walk.

Everyone is hesitating and pausing a little bit instead of drop-stepping to the basket as hard as we can.

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.

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

There's times when you know you haven't scored a basket in a while. But when you start getting into 6 minutes (and beyond), I don't think you realize it.

Jerry Sloan

After we got beat by 30 points over there I didn't know what we would do tonight. I thought our guys came out strong, they ran hard and went to the basket a little harder than they did the other night.

It's not a strong chance. I came to get my education and I still have basketball things to get better on. I think I'll be back.

It's hard to put it all in one basket because you want to let other people do other things,

It's been a burden on her, but she's handled it well. She's had to do it all at times, but her strength is driving to the basket and making things happen.

It's been a long time coming. It's been a long time for me and a long time for these kids, too. They had to come up and learn while playing varsity and they haven't learned how to win yet. Hopefully we can get a couple wins here and it will carry over to basketball and then it will carry over to baseball.

It's my job to worry about that stuff, of course. The common ground is they love basketball, they're both passionate about the game, both want to win. Starting from there, there is hope.

Derek has really developed into a scorer. He could always catch and shoot, but now he has a mid-range jumper and is driving to the basket more.

Dave had a big basket and a big free throw and was large inside.

The offense and defense starts with Williams. It is a luxury to have a big man who can score around the basket and at the same time set up his teammates.

That is a tough place to play. It's a little gym and you've got people screaming and yelling all game long. It's what high school basketball is all about.

That's about what we need - three players scoring in double figures. We need someone else, anyone, to make about a basket a quarter.

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.

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.

Sunbeam was a basket case, now its a world leader.

It's difficult for any team to do. You can't be down 20 points in the second half and expect to get back in the game. I thought we did a good job with that. We had to get a stop every possession and get a basket every possession basically. We can't dig ourselves into a hole like that and expect to win.

It seemed like they blocked about 15 shots. We count on (Wesley) Harper and (Jonathan) Boyd to get to the basket on people, and they just couldn't get to the basket tonight.

It seemed like every time we got it within a possession, somebody hit a basket for them.

Keyon Dooling

It was a basketball fight, that's all it was. There really isn't anything else to say.

It was poise and not being tough enough yet as a young team to handle a lead on the road. We had people trying to do too much, taking shots too quickly. ... Basketball is a game of runs and we've got to work to shorten the opponent's runs from five minutes to two minutes.

It was offensive rebounds and the free throws. I'm very proud of the kids. This is the greatest group of basketball players and individuals we've had at this school.

It's very unclear whether consumers are going to be interested. It's still a very limited basket of channels.

They both said, he (Frank) was really into basketball, he wanted to coach and he wasn't like some of these young guys who just want to be on TV. He didn't mind doing the dirty work. The film breakdown. Bed checks. Monitoring training table. He was willing to do things without being paid. And coming from Bob (Knight), that meant even more.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

The waste basket is a writer's best friend.

Theresa Grentz

They have the talent. They need the direction on where it's going and that's my job to give them that direction. There's a lot of basketball to play and I want them to understand that.

They just don't give you a minute to catch your breath, and we just couldn't handle their pressure all night. They are 24-0 for a reason, but our kids had a great year (19-6) and Wilson basketball is back. We battled hard, but they are just a good team.