Famous Quotes & Sayings

She's probably the only kid I've ever had that didn't have any type of basketball skills at all. But she's just got that mentality that if I can't be the best I'm going to try so that I can be the best.

She's just a complete basketball player. She can do so many things.

She's in her seventh or eighth life as a basketball player.

Doris Burke

She's been the face of women's college basketball since I was a little girl.

She's been a leader in women's basketball for a long time. It's a close to a great era.

She's got a very bright future. She's a very talented young lady who understands the game of basketball and the team concept. She understands her strengths and the strengths of the people around her. You want somebody like her out on the floor playing for you.

She's going to make her mark here on campus in other ways than just basketball.

She's going to be a really fine basketball player for as long as she plays. I really think she might be a Division I player someday.

She's one of the leaders, but we talk about it being a team game. If you look at the statistics, it shows Erika leads us in a lot of categories. But I think we're a well-rounded team. They do a nice job of finding a player and not forcing shots.

Oliver is probably the best high school basketball player that has ever played here on this court. He is just a phenomenal scorer. He hit every shot with a hand in his face. I don't think we could have guarded him any tighter than we did and he still made them, even on the four-point play.

Andrew Bogut

Some American guys talk and try to intimidate you. Basketball is basketball. You put the ball in the hole, and you're going to win the game. You've just got to keep playing your game.

Shooting 34 percent in the state basketball tournament, I don't think you're going to win a lot of games.

She can score, she can rebound, she can play the point. Literally, she could play any position. ... She brings that element off the bench that can do all the dirty work, and she's got a lot of basketball smarts.

She has a lot of basketball knowledge. She played pretty decent defense early, but by the end of the year she was pretty solid defensively. It's nice to know that we have someone that is a true point guard.

She has just been a blessing to the program. Not only is she a fine basketball player, she's also a tremendous person in the sense that she's a team player, an outstanding student, and someone who is important to the program because of the example she sets for the younger players.

She beat me pretty good. That was the first time I saw her with a basketball in her hands. I quickly learned how well she could shoot the ball.

Kevin Anderson

Six or seven months ago, I didn't think I'd be up here talking about a new basketball coach.

Chris Walker

Six months of basketball for this opportunity. You can't even put words on how it feels.

Since she and coach (Bert) McLaughlin got there, they have been a basketball program. Before, you never had to scout them. In the last four years, they have turned into a force you had to worry about. She showed the way for the rest of them.

Sir-Lee was the difference. When he gets hot shooting the basketball like that, he's an awfully good basketball player.

She's a hard worker. She's playing basketball all the time. I see great things coming from her next year. Next year the challenge is that they will be keying on her.

She's a great player. She's a great basketball player, too.

She's a great kid. She played an important role for us. She'll still play a role, it just won't be with the basketball in her hands on the floor. It's really unfortunate.

She's a competitor - been a basketball player herself. So we don't do anything competitive with cards or monopoly or anything. We just watch movies or watch a ballgame. We keep it like that. We've had our wars before on different things. So we decided it's best we don't do it anymore.

She is going to be a very, very good basketball player.

She is going there to impress an employer. As a professional basketball player, your responsibility is your body, your health and your play. It is somewhat of a job in college when you're on scholarship but even more so at the next level.

She is a very talented basketball player and I don't have a problem with her taking that many shots because in this game it won't go unless you throw it up there, but we just need to make sure when we have a good shot and when we don't.

She really just joined us and has been a nice surprise. She's a basketball player but proved today that she can play softball too.

She knows the game of basketball probably better than any kid I've ever coached. She's a leader on the floor.

She is so basketball savvy on her own. She does so many things on the floor, she is just that smart.

She moved so well without the basketball tonight and you have to compliment our girls because they did a great job looking for her. I?m just thankful the girls did a great job of executing the plays and setting screens for her and getting her a lot of open looks.

She might be a freshman in class but not on the basketball floor. She plays with the same intensity that any upperclassmen does.

She helped me keep things in perspective - on a more even keel, ... She made me understand that basketball was a small part of what we have going.