Famous Quotes & Sayings

Teresa Medeiros

I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens.

We were able to take Arkansas' strengths away from them, and it was really a solid all around defensive effort. The nice thing about our basketball team is you are going to have a different person step up on any night of the week.

We were able to survive on sheer willpower. Everyone in McKeesport knows I have no pride when it comes to begging for money for the library. We've come up with some unique ways to raise money, such as basket raffles. You have to come up with creative ways to continue programming.

Jason Terry

We were able to handle our business and get it over. It definitely goes to show you that the NBA is fantastic. The series that are going on are the best basketball I've seen in years.

Steve Blake

We definitely know how to play with each other, and we trust each other. And not only do we know how to play with just each other, we know how to play basketball in general, understanding the game and understanding how to play with other people on the floor at the same time.

Donyell Marshall

We definitely have to (win in Washington). If you look at series standards, basketball standards, they did what they had to do by coming in here and stealing home-court advantage. We have to go to D.C. and take it back.

We definitely missed Brittany, but I thought the kids really responded well and put together a nice, solid basketball game. We started a little sluggish in the first quarter and that's to be expected because we only found out at 4 o'clock before the game that Brittany would not play.

We gave them an easy basket and you can't do that.

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?

Jerry Sloan

We didn't have a good effort in the first half and had a really horrendous finish. I didn't know if we were going to settle down and try to play basketball or try to beat them 1-on-1.

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.

Jim Calhoun

We became a terrific basketball team. We have had some times when the expectations weighed heavily upon us. As the season wore down, we saw our window of opportunity start to become more limited. The greatest thing we did was we kicked the window out and we made the opportunity for ourselves.

Abhishek Bachchan

Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.

John Brady

There are times during a game when we have five freshmen on the floor. I don't know if there's a younger basketball team in the country at this level.

Up front, you can't see the cable, so you have to trust the guy in the back to give you proper instructions to keep you from getting the basket caught on anything. It's definitely a team effort.

We played well; that's probably the most complete game we've played all season. We moved the basketball extremely well and got good looks on offense. We played good defense, pretty solid all around. The team effort was unbelievable.

Derrick Rose

My mom is real passionate and a family-first woman. She always told me that just because I can shoot a basketball better than someone else, I shouldn't think that I'm better than them. I know if I change, my friends and family would lay me down. She just wants to see her kids do right.

Dave Gahan

Joy comes from places you least expect it. It's usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.

B. F. Skinner

Those were some tough calls. I don't remember us getting the benefit. Even the last play (Rice's drive to the basket), there's contact driving to the basket and that's (no foul). We make contact and it's a foul. It?s unfortunate. We played well enough and I thought we would earn the respect of the officials, but maybe it didn't?t work out that way.

Jerry Sloan

Those were some pretty good shots. But they didn't go in the basket ? and you have to be able to make them in this league.

Tournament basketball is what it's all about. The intensity of a state tournament is unmatched. Until they get tournaments back in our programs and let the gyms open up, I think we're going to struggle.

Tough way to lose a basketball game. There have been a lot of close games this year. At the end of games, you've got to rise up and make plays.

We had a tough day today. We played a better basketball team. Physically we had a tough time getting around them, a tough time getting to the hoop. We tried. We were courageous. We played hard. Florida was just better today.

We had a ton of looks at the basket throughout the night, but we couldn't make them.

You don't need to be a genius when you're 6-2. They've got the green light for a reason. They're exactly what we thought they'd be. We gave them too many opportunities to do what they do best -- turn to the basket and create with a dribble or two.

Andrew Bogut

To be an owner of a team is something I dream of doing once I retire. Maybe even a soccer team and a basketball team. I can't see myself away from basketball if I retire at 30 or 40. That would be something to look at in the future.

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.

Vince Staples

When I was growing up, skateboarding was big and basketball was big.

When I was a kid, I went to school in a small town. I wanted to play basketball - that was my dream.

When I got fired, I was a little disappointed with the timing of it. Other than that, it's all been good memories. I had some of my best basketball moments here at the arena.

We did this seven, eight months ago. We decided we wanted Clint Swan. He was at the top of our list... I don't want to introduce a new basketball coach for a long time.

Paul Dunn

We did the things that got us the big lead in the first quarter. The game of basketball is a game of runs and we had the final run. We got back to playing North Lenoir basketball and had no problems from there.