Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Izzo

That was our best basketball game in maybe a couple years. This was close to a perfect game.

That was just a great high school basketball game. People got their money's worth tonight.

That was an unbelievable college basketball game. You won't see anything better on TV, that's for sure.

Jim Les

That was an awfully good basketball team we played. And I think in order to win this game, we had to play our 'A' game. The reason we didn't is because of what they do and how they play.

That's the way basketball is sometimes. They hit shots and we didn't hit shots. Sometimes basketball is that simple.

That's the toughest environment I've ever been in for college basketball. To see that many people in that environment so quiet, it was priceless.

That's the worst half of basketball I can ever remember playing in 21 years. I'd really have to think if there was one worse than that. It was just horrible.

That's the way our basketball team needs to play. That's the style we've chosen to play. We're not as fast maybe as we've been in the past, but when you've got big guys, that's the way it works.

Jay Harrington

That's the real key to this team. It's the most unselfish group of kids I have ever been around. They all put the team first and they care about each other. It's a very special basketball team in that way.

That's the passion and the pride we play with, it's just about competing. I wanted them to show they are basketball players, not point guards or power forwards, but basketball players.

That surprised a lot of people, that I chose basketball because I was technically more successful at track. Basketball was just something I felt I could improve on.

Billy Donovan

That's the one thing that's been great about our basketball teams over the years -- they've earned their way in. Now, we've got to make something happen.

That's what I knew when I was being recruited. Just her impact on women's basketball ... it's something you will always have to appreciate, even though you weren't a part of it.

That's been our lineup since the preseason. When you take a cog out of that, it kind of throws everything off and put us off-balanced. We came out in the second half and played some basketball with our starting five.

That's been our bread-and-butter all year long. We knew that in order for us to be a good basketball team, we were going to have to focus on getting the ball inside to Hammonds and Doyle. We've been pretty successful in doing that.

That's a very, very good basketball team we lost to tonight. We struggled at times, but our guys played hard. It wasn't our effort that hurt us. Central just had too many weapons. Every time we made a run at them, they had an answer.

That's a very fine basketball team, a well-coached team, but our kids never quit. That's what I'm most proud of.

I was pretty proud with that effort at the foul line and how we took better care of the basketball down the stretch. Our decision making was much improved, too.

I was pretty nervous. What was weird about it was I'm used to playing basketball year-round.

I was proud of our team's effort. The Florida basketball team presents many problems.

I was proud of our guys to withstand that and to scratch and claw back into the game. This is one of the top environments in college basketball for a home team.

I was really glad to see him have a breakout game. He's a good shooter and a good basketball player.

G. H. Hardy

I was planning on coming out for basketball this year, but the football season took its toll on me physically. I needed to rest and rehabilitate some injuries. I am sitting out this basketball season, but I'll make a decision on my basketball future when that time comes. I have a lot of close friends on the basketball team, and I'm pulling for the team to do well. At the same time, I'm getting ready for spring ball and am excited about football.

I was overbearing. I just hoped he would come to love basketball or find something like it that he could love just as much.

I wasn't going to even try out for the basketball team my junior season at Kinston, ... Coach Stackhouse made one of my friends (K.K. Wynn) come get me off the bus and try out. I think about how blessed I am and where I came from in a short time.

John Beilein

I would hope he's distracted like crazy. This is a pretty big event. It makes basketball seem like nothing.

I would never take it back. I'm glad I made that decision. It helped me grow as a person and playing in that basketball league helped me get much stronger and more confident in my game.

Smush Parker

I would like to stay here. I feel like I can contribute to this team. I want to help this team win basketball games, and I believe I can.

I would never have dreamed that we would have dominated the schedule. I don't think any of us talked about going undefeated. We talked about getting back to state. No. 1 for all the kids is to get back to state and back in the final four.

I would most definitely come back and play again. It's a blessing and an opportunity just to have the chance to try out. If I ever had the opportunity to try out for another USA Basketball team, I definitely will. Win or lose, you can always make it into a positive experience. It's what you make it. Even though we had that loss, we bounced back to get the final two wins. Everybody stepped up and played well in our final two games. I'm proud of everybody and I'm just thankful for the opportunity.

My body's had it. I feel like I'm a lot older than I am. I've lived my basketball life. I've enjoyed it and it's time to move on to what in my opinion are bigger and better things.

Most of the big UTEP basketball games were NCAA tournament games. We were on TV because we had success, with the history of coach (Don) Haskins and the 1966 national championship team. If you're good, you'll be put on TV. If you're not good, you won't be on TV.

Ronnie Brewer

Most basketball players don?t like sitting around, waiting all day. You kind of get anxious. You start thinking about the game too much.