Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al McGuire

You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

We want to take our time and get good shots. You take a quick shot, they get the rebound and they're off to the races. That's not something we want happening.

Chris Bosh

We didnt come out with any energy. We know were not good enough to let the game come to us. We have to come with high energy, play hard team basketball and do everything the right way. Coming into the season, we all knew we didnt have too much room for error.

Eddie Murphy

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!

Benicio Del Toro

I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.

Baron Davis

For me this was never a money issue, it was about being rich in your heart. To come home, and to be in the place where your dream first started, 15 minutes away from where my grandfather built my first basketball court, is a dream come true.

Derek Fisher

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

Denis Leary

I wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

(West Memphis) was 1-5 coming in and I knew they were going to beat people in our league. I was just hoping it wasn't going to be us. Taking nothing away from West Memphis, but I thought we set the game of basketball back a little bit. Our execution was horrible.

Henry Zebrowski

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.

We want our kids on the basketball court and not in the courtroom.

Chamique Holdsclaw

I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.

Charles Garfield

All athletic accomplishments begin with volition; that is, the desire and willpower necessary to succeed. Volition affects more than thoughts and feelings - it affects physical performance.

Bill Belichick

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you

Bill Walton

I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

Bill Walton

I mean, I'm 6-foot-11, I've got red hair, freckles, I'm a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I've got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I'm a Deadhead.

Bill Walton

Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.

Bill Walton

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

Bill Walton

No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.

Bill Walton

That's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.

We've always done what was best for our basketball programs and all of our programs. You have to decide what it is you need, where you're going to put it. These are projects that take some time.

Lindsay Thomas

When it comes down to it, you've just got to fight. We're playing our best basketball right now. We're not where we want to be in the standings, but we're there mentally.

We're going to play the No. 1 seed before a packed house on the national stage again. I'm really happy for the program because I'm a fan and love seeing Monmouth basketball all over the place.

Billy Donovan

What they've been able to do this year is great for basketball.

Billy Kennedy

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

Dick Bennett

For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out of the lane, and bother the shooters.

Dick Bennett

Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do whatever it takes. Kids that are more into themselves will not do that. They will take care of themselves and get more individual when things are tough.

Dick Bennett

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

Dick Bennett

We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat.

Edwin Moses

No one runs fast without an extreme amount of training. Like today, you see kids walking around dribbling a basketball. I had a bag with track shoes in it, and I used to go to the track every day.

Bill Foster

Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.

Bill Russell

Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.

Bill Russell

Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him