Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Starks

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

John Starks

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.

John Starks

I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.

Terrell Owens

I feel like I'm a basketball player in a football uniform.

Tex Winter

Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a 'step-drag action' with advanced foot moving forward first and then the back foot in a boxer's type shuffling of the feet.

Tex Winter

Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

Tex Winter

There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

Thad Matta

The greatest words you hear in college basketball are Ohio State advances. (The Iowa upset) is amazing. But again, it's all the proof you need that there's no guarantee.

Thad Matta

Don't be afraid to let your players know how much you care about them

Thad Matta

The biggest thing is getting our guys to understand, you can't let one mistake compound into another mistake

Thad Matta

Working hard is one thing, but working hard with purpose is what separates the good from the great

Terry McMillan

Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?

Marcus Camby

We came out to get Game 1 but we also want to get Game 2

Marcus Camby

Everyone thought that the Spurs would run through us and everyone is talking about the Spurs vs. the Suns in the conference finals. This team has a lot of heart and a lot of pride.

Marcus Camby

I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate.

Marcus Camby

I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.

Michael Finley

What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.

Michael Finley

My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.

Michael Malone

You don't need great skill to be a tough rebounder; being a rebounder is all about effort, determination, and physicality

Michael Mandelbaum

If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports.

Megan Fox

Well let me tell you what [High School Musical] is really about. High School Musical is about this group of boys who are all being molested by the basketball coach, who is Zac Efron's dad. It's about them struggling to cope with this molestation. And they have these little girlfriends, who are their beards. Oh, and somehow there's music involved. You have to get stoned to watch it.

Max Lucado

Parents, what are your children learning from your worship? Do they see the same excitement as when you go to a basketball game? Do they see you prepare for worship as you do for a vacation? Do they see you hungry to arrive, seeking the face of the Father? Or do they see you content to leave the way you came?.....They are watching. Believe me. They are watching.

Pat Riley

Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA.

Pat Riley

Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted.

Pat Riley

"Shouda, coulda, and woulda" won't get it done.

Pat Riley

Whatever it takes to win.

Pat Riley

In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.

Pat Riley

The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.

Pat Riley

If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.

Pat Riley

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

Pat Riley

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy

Pat Riley

There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning.

Pat Riley

Discipline is not a nasty word.