Famous Quotes & Sayings

Channing Frye

I think I've seen (the replay) about 100 times now. I heard people say things about Nate and that it was his fault, it wasn't his fault. It was just a basketball play. Stuff like that happens. He felt real bad. I told him I would've done the same thing.

I think they're beginning to get a little more relaxed. The hardest part is just getting a basketball court sense. You can't teach that much. You can show them an offense and then they have to learn to react to what the defense is doing. They're starting to get that more and more each day.

I think they're a great basketball team. I think they're as talented as anybody. They play both ends of the floor. They have great depth. They play very hard. I've been exceedingly impressed with Florida State this season.

Justin comes with no issues, no agenda, other than being the best basketball player he can be. He's a gentleman around school. He's a quality kid, and I really like him a lot.

It is definitely a game we have circled on our calendar. We take a lot of pride in our basketball and we have a lot of school pride.

I think this is a statement that we are improving. We are a tough basketball team. We have to take that toughness on the road as well as home.

James Blake

Maybe I'm a slow learner. But he doesn't make it easy. I'm starting to feel like one of those basketball players in the early '90s. You feel like you make Michael Jordan play well, but then every time he comes up and beats you and makes you realize why he's the best.

Dwyane Wade

Maybe I got hurt for a reason - to bring these guys here and we all celebrate together over on Biscayne Bay one day,

Man, it's been fun. Right now this team is playing great basketball and we just want to keep that rolling.

Shane Battier

I'm happy for him. He's a good dude. He's a hard worker and he has a great basketball mind. He took his last school to the dance. I think it's a good hire for Oklahoma.

I'm humbled and honored to be the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa. The excitement level for Panther basketball is at an all-time high and I look forward to continuing the growth of our program. With the players we have returning and the current recruiting class, I know we have the pieces in place to be successful.

B. J. Novak

If people are well paid for reality television and cotton candy and dunking a basketball, why can't they be well paid for changing young minds?

Kyle Korver

We've talked more about defense in practice. When we watch film, that's all we watch is defense -- we don't even watch our offense right now. (Defense) has just been our focus. We're playing a different style of basketball right now in terms of slowing it down. We're playing well.

We've talked a lot about this being a basketball state. People said they wanted a team, and now we're here. We're one of the final four. These players deserve it (fan support), not only for what they've done on the court, but off the court, especially.

Brian Keith

We get to do something we love, which is basketball. It's been fun, and we are looking forward to the trip. With that in mind, we know that if we want to be a state champion, we've got two more games to win.

Mike McConathy

We get hung up on basketball and winning games, but when you reflect back to that and you've lost everything, it makes you thankful for what you have. That is a life experience that has helped them grow as young men and as basketball players." ()

We gave up too many easy baskets tonight. That's what's frustrating about this team. We're not basketball intelligent right now.

We can build on this. We will probably continue to have some type of basketball lettermen's reunion every year. It might not be this same formal process where they're recognized at a football game, but it might be at a basketball game.

Daniel Gibson

We came out with a lot more energy and just played basketball.

We had tons of chances to win the basketball game.

We had to limit their three-point attempts. We had to control the boards, and we had to take care of the basketball in the half-court set, which we didn't do. Two out of three wasn't good enough.

We didn't execute on our last two offensive possessions down the floor and it cost us the basketball game.

Mike Miller

We made it known from the start we expect to be part of that. The way to do that is to play better basketball. That's what we talk about. It's attainable: play better basketball and then winning is a byproduct.

We have a student body that is fired up about Bears basketball. It's a whole different level, the best our students have been since I've been here. This is a big game.

We haven't been playing our best basketball lately. We hit our peak, I think, in the middle of the season, and that's not good.

Peja Stojakovic

We haven't played good basketball all year. Hopefully, we will play better as a team as the season goes on.

We haven't played Duke, but we've played a lot of teams like them. It's just a matter of putting together a complete, 40-minute basketball game.

James Hayes

We all played on the same Optimist (Baseball) team together, and I think we played on the same basketball team. Pretty much, we've played just about every sport together.

We are in the single-elimination tournament point right now, and I don't think our kids are ready to be eliminated. I know this means something to this basketball team and they are going to come out and play like it means something.

Jim Calhoun

We are incredibly happy to be here today. We survived an incredible basketball game. Washington gave us everything we could ever imagine to handle. But we were able to withstand it and advance. And that is what you want to do in the NCAA Tournament.

Bob Thomason

We know people can beat us in our conference. That's why we have to see if we can play our best basketball over the next four games.

We know our work is cut out for us. They're talking about making history, but so are we. If we can knock off the No. 1 team in the country and get a shot at the No. 2 team in the state, what a great day of basketball that would be.

Byron Scott

Like I told the guys, that's a good basketball team. We hung in there, we kept fighting, but that is no consolation. We still have to learn how to get over the hump.