Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Robinson

We have two basketball players. The other kids are athletes. In an up-and-down game, hopefully, our athleticism can take over.

We just didn't have it and they took it away from us. We won a bunch of basketball games, and our time was up. It hurts.

We just didn't get the shots up that we needed to get up and you just cannot do that at the varsity level. You're just not going to get away with that. We have to do a better job taking care of the basketball and then on the offensive side, executing and getting some movement in the offense and giving it a chance to get into a flow.

We came out really sharp. We got off to a good start and got the looks at the basket we wanted.

We won the state title despite playing a mediocre game. We knew we had to bring a different brand of basketball if we wanted to have any hope of winning the Federation.

Vince Carter

We want to just roll into the playoffs playing the style of basketball that Coach expects us to play. If we can fly under the radar and get the job done, why not?

We believed the whole time we could beat these types of teams. We're not coming out just to play. We're coming out to win basketball games.

You know what it's like in basketball when a guy's hitting 3-pointers and can't miss? When you get in a zone? It doesn't happen very often, but we got fortunate.

When I first came, I expected to play, and it just didn't work out that way. I don't second guess my decision or question myself as far as coming here. I think this still is the best situation for me. There still is a lot of basketball left. We still have nine games, we still have the playoffs and you just never know when you'll be needed.

We know they're a heck of a basketball team that will be ready to play us.

We can be a dangerous team when we play like we did for the last 10 minutes. We fought extremely hard after we got down. I hate to be proud when we lose, but I am tonight. You saw some great basketball and a great team effort. A lot of guys had to step up to make it happen.

We have a good atmosphere. Our goal is to give the crowds exciting basketball because they have been loud, especially this season.

We wanted to make sure we didn't let (Wichita State) get off threes. They've been shooting the basketball extremely well here.

We have to make sure we get a crack at the basket every possession.

Both teams played hard, but at the same time, we kind of set basketball back a little bit. Neither team played very well and it was kind of ugly.

We're thrilled to death because we just beat an excellent basketball team. This isn't the last time Benton Central's going to be here.

We didn't get off to a good start, and we didn't hit the basket well all day. Our defense had a few more holes in it than it usually does.

We had 40 signed up this morning, and thought some may not show up because of the basketball tournament, but more have come in and it is just wonderful.

With both the men's and the women's teams, we put our eggs in the NCAA Tournament basket first.

We knew we could be good as long as we could get them to buy into team first and things like that, and they've done that. They bought that from Day 1 and just kind of trusted each other. We started playing our best basketball at the end.

We knew those three were probably going to help us, but we're all a little surprised with how well they've made the transition to varsity basketball as freshmen. They've worked hard every day and have a great competitive desire. They've stepped up.

We let one slip away. I'm still proud of how my kids played. They played hard. We had three great looks at the basket in the last minute. We had opportunities, but didn't convert at crunch time. I wasn't disappointed in my kids' effort. They did an outstanding job.

We're trying to work big Jake on the inside. He just needs playing time. Where he's come from (Unity Christian School) he hasn't played much organized basketball so he's come leaps and bounds with us this year. If nothing more, his conditioning has improved tremendously. He's come a long way.

Ben McLemore

It's hard to play basketball when nothing is inside of you.

We have done a lot of work on cost reduction, getting ourselves lean, reducing our breakeven, reducing our fixed cost and increasing exports. All of these factors help because our export basket is not just automotive but also includes industrial products, railways and others.

Dan Dierdorf

I don't pay attention to what others are doing. I feel strongly that if I have correct goals and the determination to keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line.

Dan Gable

Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.

Conan O'Brien

President Obama filled in as the coach of his daughter Sasha's basketball team. Sasha evidently listened to her Dad, because all she did was drive straight down the center and piss everyone off.

Dwight Howard

Growing up, I played about every sport imaginable except soccer and hockey. I've always had a passion for basketball. I remember actually playing basketball when I was two or three years old. The time I knew that I could really take my game to the next level.

Dwight Howard

That's my job, to motivate people. I can do more, show people more things. That's really why I play basketball. That's my whole purpose of playing basketball.

Dwight Howard

The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball.

Dwight Howard

You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different if a team is really together and they're all on that same page. They might not like each other, per se, but if you're on the same page and the chemistry is there, you can play great basketball. You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.

Dwight Howard

Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.