Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think it's good for the Pacers (that I'm leaving). I think they will be able to focus on playing basketball. I can focus on playing basketball myself and be very happy. I'm upset that I won't be with Donnie Walsh anymore. It was an emotional meeting, but it wasn't like what was reported on TV. We had a good conversation.

Ben Wallace

I think it says a lot about the league, that you don't have to come out and try to dominate the basketball and dominate the game in order to have individual success.

I thought we were quicker to the basketball. I thought our defense really played great. What I like is that our guys come at you hard on defense, but with the intelligence of a group like we haven't had in a long time.

I think the kid started to feel, 'Hey I'm a basketball player,' and then the coach finally got whacked in the head with something. We were thinking of playing him for a long time, it was just where, how.

I thought Friedrich?s three-point play in the first half was huge. We were a struggling basketball team at that time. It really settled us. And from that point on, I thought we ran a little bit of a better offense.

Dwane Casey

I thought defensively he was great. He stuck his head in there and got some tough rebounds. It's just an all-around basketball game that he is playing.

John Chaney

I thought both teams played excellent and stood up to the moment. It was a great moment in Philadelphia basketball as far as I'm concerned.

I think women's basketball hinges on not just the play of, but the personalities of, its superstars. I think Courtney and Candace fit that bill. But as far as a head-to-head rivalry, they don't play the position. It's kind of like Kobe and Shaq. It's different. They're both really, really good, but they aren't going to guard each other.

I was emotional after a difficult game, and I certainly shouldn't have said the things I said. I have always taken great pride in how our team handles itself following losses, as well as wins. My comments were out of character for what Cowboy basketball is all about.

Bjork

I was a high school basketball player and high jumper, so I thought I could help,

Gary Williams

There is no bottom feeding in our league. Everybody is really strong from top to bottom. They are all good basketball programs, and you don't have that four to six wins built into conference play like some leagues do.

We talked all season about playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Now we've got to keep the momentum.

We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.

We just have to keep playing good basketball and winning games. Anything can happen. Momentum can switch and we could start losing. We can't let it get to us, being in first place.

We're proud of the football program. We have four or five football kids on the basketball team. I think it gives us an edge as far as mentality. Our program wants the success the football program has been.

We're probably playing our best basketball of the year. But we don't want to blow it out of proportion. North Charleston comes in here Friday with the best post player in the state, and that's a whole different ball of wax.

We're pretty lucky in that respect. A lot of basketball teams don't even get one of those girls and we have two.

Jay Wright

We're pretty defensive-minded and when you look at Louisville's defensive percentage and the 3s they hit, you just feel terrible about how you played. Then you look and we hit 14 3s and that's unbelievable. That was just an incredible college basketball game with two outstanding offensive teams drilling big shot after big shot.

We're pretty confident. We're playing great basketball right now at the end of the year, so we're looking to get a win.

We're prepared for that. As a basketball player, you want to be on the court, and a tournament like this, for most of us, is just like back in AAU ball, where you might play three games in one day.

We took a step back character-wise. That's what worries me. I can lose basketball games, but I'm trying to get these kids ready for their lives and trying to teach them that when things don't go well you can't shut down.

We're on the brink of being a very good basketball team, but a very good basketball team wins road games, and they just don't win at home.

Ernie Kent

We're only one game over .500, so I'm not going to send those expectations out of the roof. There's a lot of basketball left; let's just keep getting better game by game.

We're playing some pretty good basketball right now. We've played well on the road this year and hopefully we can go down there and come out of it with a win.

When he showed up here, he could just blast it. I've told many people this, but I've been coaching 38 years. He's the best basketball player I've ever had who can play without the ball.

Napoleon Hill

A man is as big as the measure of his thinking.

Dwane Casey

We've got to try everything to get better and in a groove. I've seen flashes of real good basketball from Mark Blount. I think getting him in the starting lineup will give him a little bit more ownership, a little bit more opportunity to score early in the game.

We've got to treat this like a new season. The scary thing is, I don't think we've played our best basketball yet.

Larry Brown

We've got to take care of the basketball and take good shots. They just don't get it.

Caron Butler

We've got to have it. Anyway, anyhow. We're going to win this basketball game.

We've epitomized the word 'inconsistent' for professional basketball.

We've done so much this year already that why stop now? We actually got a gift from our administration and on the back of our shirt it says,'We're not finished yet.' (Even though) we are so excited to be here and at the NCAA tournament, you're not just satisfied with making the trip and staying at a nice hotel. You're down here for one reason and that's to win basketball games.

Paul Hewitt

We talk about the tradition of Georgia Tech basketball when we go out recruiting, and in some sense, I feel like I owe those guys something, ... Now, we've built on that tradition, and now here we are in the Final Four.