Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

We don't have a lot to hang our hat on. We're economically deprived. Hey, I'm from Clay County. I know what basketball means here.

We didn't play team basketball on offense the entire game. We haven't been playing (team basketball) the last two games.

We are going to try and have all of our teams coached by Derby High School basketball players. Right now about two-thirds of our teams are coached by players.

We didn't deserve to win. That's how basketball is. If we fought hard those final shots would drop. If we merited to win, those final shots would drop. But they played a better game.

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.

You look at what they've done over the years, and you have to respect it. But that doesn't mean you have to fear it. If we play Delaware basketball the way we're supposed to play it, we'll win games like this.

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.

To be able to use (basketball) to help other people, it's definitely special.

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.

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.

Chris Bosh

We didn't come out with any energy. We know we're 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 didn't have too much room for error.

We didn't come here to end a streak or just to beat West Aurora. We came here to win a basketball game.

Kirk Hinrich

We didn't come close to playing the type of basketball we need to play to win.

Charles Barkley

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

Charles Barkley

You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.

Eric Schmidt

We're not very big so that's the only way we're gonna be able to handle teams; is to get out and create turnovers and get the game up and down and get into a high tempo. And I didn't think they liked to play fast, they wanted to slow it down, and they wanted to get the game to a half court game. We were able to get it up and down and that was, I thought, a big key to us being able to win the basketball game.

We're not usually a basketball program, we're wrestling. This was the first time we had done anything even near this big in our program. It puts us on the map. We'll try to make some noise in states.

We're not satisfied with being 8-8 in the league. I feel we're playing pretty good basketball right now. If we keep it up for 40 minutes, I think we're going to be a good team (in the postseason).

We are really close to being an excellent basketball team. I think if you're both teams you want to play your best before the postseason. And Mattoon has typically had hard-nosed, fundamentally sound basketball teams.

We are playing with confidence. It is clicking right now. We are starting to understand how to control a basketball game, and we are jelling as a team at the right time. It is a nice feeling to see these kids play the way they have.

Jim Nelson

We are playing some good basketball right now, so we are looking forward to the playoffs.

Kenny Brown

We are playing pretty good basketball and this tournament will show how good we have become.

We are players, basketball players and we do a lot of things.

Kevin Young

We are on scholarship to play basketball. We're not on scholarship to go to journalism school and write papers. We're here to play basketball. It's like a job. You have a choice. You can either quit or keep playing and I hope everybody keeps playing.

To be where we're at is great. But we still have a lot of basketball to go. We sure would like to be where we're at. That's a good spot to be in. But our next challenge is Oregon State.

Vince Vaughn

I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all.