Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're a better basketball team than we were at the start of the season. But we were a pretty good team when we started the season.

We're a basketball team that understands it limitations. We understand that we don't have all the cards to play that many of the other teams have. At the same time, we're a basketball team that has some very good cards to play. Shuffling those cards and dealing them in the right manner - playing with each other and playing with each others' strengths - has in fact become our team's strength.

We're a much better basketball team when she stays on the floor, obviously. She's just so well-rounded at both ends of the floor. I think she's one of the top players in the conference. It's exciting to see her numbers reflect that.

We have had a lot of those kinds of games, but I thought we played good basketball. We stayed under control, played good defense and didn't get rattled.

Earl Nightingale

Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy.

Dirk Nowitzki

I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems...

Dirk Nowitzki

I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a brooder and I spend a lot of time thinking about my opponent, about the things he can do and about what I have to do to win. I don't think I'll ever be able to change that.

Credit Minot. They came here to compete and won the basketball game. I felt they wanted it more than we did. We showed a little life. Then, all of a sudden, we backtracked.

Sam Cassell

Elton has always played consistently, but now we're winning basketball games and people are finally taking notice.

Ellie went to the basket hard (all weekend). She was hungry. I think she wanted this state title more than anything. She did a great job.

Ellie is one of most enthusiastic players. She always hustles and she communicates with her teammates. In this game she hit a big 3, got us another big basket and she continued with her knack for getting some key rebounds.

Eli's a good all-around player. He can face the basket or post up, and he very unselfish, keeping his teammates involved. He plays a good role for them and doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

Erin isn't a back-to-the-basket player at the next level. She can face the basket and shoot it. She did a few more things as a senior than during the early stages of her Providence career. I think she has just scratched the surface in terms of her overall development. Coach Hallberg will certainly help her develop as an all-around player.

During the past several years, as we have aggressively expanded our food, wine and gift basket business, we have seen chocolate and other confection items become an increasingly important part of our gift offering.

We cut it to four in the fourth quarter, but we couldn't catch a break and couldn't make a basket when we needed to.

Steve Fisher

Brandon was the difference. That stretch where he got basket after basket got us some separation. It puts a lot of pressure on the other team to score quickly and every possession becomes magnified. We caught a break with the way he got that hot hand.

John Cusack

Boy, I could go in so many different ways with this answer, ... Let's start with 'Black Irish basket case.' I think we have our headline now for my ad!

Everybody thinks Liz is really serious. But she can be really silly, too. She just knows when to do that. And this is a time for business. We have a lot more basketball left.

We all feel disappointed that Americas' Food Basket didn't work out.

Bobby Jackson

Every game is important in the last 20 games; you have to win as many as you can. Whoever is playing the best basketball is going to go to the playoffs. We have to get every win we can and play well.

At that point, I thought we were going to win the game. We had renewed hope, played well and made some stops. But we couldn't get that next basket to really put pressure on them.

At that point in time it was just about stepping up, doing the little things, making free throws, giving them one shot at the basket and making them earn every shot they got. The kids really showed tonight that they have a lot of heart. To be down seven and go back up seven, that's a 14-point turnaround. For the kids to turn it up a notch and believe they can do it, they just had a belief in one another.

Andrew Carnegie

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital.... The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

To be honest, they are a great basketball team, they are one of the most talented in the state. We played them tough the first time, we just have to take next step. We're just excited to be playing Saturday.

Carmelo Anthony

This one hurts worse than the other two. We have issues. I saw guys who did not want to be here and play in this game. We did not play playoff basketball in this series.

We are very proud to unite the best of professional and college basketball as we look to reclaim our dominance in both World Championship and Olympic competition.

Jerry Sloan

We did a better job of staying in front of them and not letting them get on top of the basket every time. And that was a huge thing because the first half was atrocious.

Bo Ryan

We didn't move well, but when you do get a look you've got to make something happen. We had some drives to the basket where we shot some floaters - shots that I've never seen before. You can't get those back.

We had plenty of opportunities to win that game. We could not make a basket in that final minute and we had some easy shots - they just wouldn't fall.

Eddie Jones

We went to the basket and didn't get the calls. They went to the basket and got the calls. Down the stretch, they gave us calls then, but in the middle of the game, we didn't get them. ... My third foul, I was like there must be something wrong with the shot clock. I was baffled.

What number was she? No, I'm kidding. She's outstanding. I don't know if that was the best game of her career or not, but I think she had that hunger to get the basket and score.

Matt Richardson

We got a good basket right at the start of the second half, but then had two straight turnovers when we could have cut it under five (points). But, we just couldn't make a good pass after that. They got out in the passing lanes, we couldn't finish plays and lost momentum after that.

Ron Brown

You hit the chains with your disc. The basket is below the chains. Sometimes you hit the chains and it won't drop into the basket. You get frustrated with that, but it's like golf.