Famous Quotes & Sayings

It seemed like each time we needed a big basket Logan came up with it.

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.

It took a little courage to set out and do something modern, but we were convinced that modern and high-design is the forward trend. We're very focused on our positioning and our image and the entire basket of goods, rather than simply having a hotel and putting residences on top.

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.

They closed out the basket and did a nice job of closing out our penetration. Offensively they are really patient.

They changed their defenses in the last quarter and we got a little out of sync. Williams' breakaway basket and Will's free throws saved us.

Isaac Bashevis Singer

The waste basket is a writer's best friend.

They beat us around the basket and we talked about that at halftime. Those are things you need to do in a close game.

They were a great team. They were very fast-paced and tenacious. They picked up on our shooters. They drove to the basket really hard. They did an excellent job.

Ben Wallace

They were able to penetrate and get to the basket early. But in the fourth, we got stops. We were able to make them go to their second and third options and shoot over us. We knew if we could get the stops, we could take control of the game.

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.

They just didn't hit any outside shots. They made a basket early and we then went on a 17-0 run.

They will constitute the basket of the currencies and be weighted accordingly,

Avery Johnson

It was nice to get the big lead and to spread out the minutes a little bit. But we are a flawed basketball team and we are still working through some things. We have to keep working hard and trying to get better.

Bill Self

It was kind of like a clinic. It was excellent for me to get there and start talking basketball with a lot of college guys and pro guys.

Bill Belichick

It was kind of like a basketball game. We were playing for the last shot.

David Newman

I've gotten about 30 calls in the last few days from old friends that played. Hoover basketball is an extended family. There's nobody more excited about this win than us.

It was a great opportunity to coach in one of the legendary basketball programs in the state. Through all of this (rumors and speculation) they were incredibly gracious to me about my situation, while I was seeing what was available.

Carolyn Jones

Indiana is a state dedicated to basketball. Basketball, soybeans, hogs and basketball. Berkeley, needless to say, is not nearly as athletic. Berkeley is dedicated to coffee, angst, potholes and coffee.

Carmelo Anthony

Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early.

Pat Summitt

Put the Team Before Yourself.

Pat Summitt

The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.

Pat Summitt

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Oscar Robertson

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

Oscar Robertson

The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.

Oscar Robertson

When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.

Oscar Robertson

There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals.

At the end of the season, (university president) Dr. (Charles) Dougherty and I will take a look at where we are and where we stand for the future. ... We need to put an established product and winner on the men's basketball court.

Taurean Green

That's every team's dream, to get to the Final Four and win the national championship. Just the excitement, the atmosphere. That's what you play college basketball for.