Famous Quotes & Sayings

Pat Summitt

I just want her to play the game under control. And for her, it's much different from any player I've ever coached in that she can be flat-footed and go up and dunk. So it's not like things have to be perfect in her basketball world for her to dunk. If she goes up inside and dunks it, more power to her.

John Madden

I just worry about overexposure. No matter how much you wanted to watch the NFL, there were no more games between Monday night and the next Sunday. I don't want us to become like college basketball or college football where you have games on every night. That's the direction it's going in. I really don't know that it's a great direction.

I like Division IV basketball. In some of the other divisions, you can have a nice team and still not get very far. But in Division IV, if you do a good job, you can make a good run.

Tony Jackson

I liked basketball more but I was better at football,

I like challenges, and I thought it was time for a change. I thought maybe it was time for a different voice to be leading the Wilson basketball program, and also this is a different challenge for me. To me, change is good to keep things going personally.

I hope we're playing our best basketball at the right time of the year. Everybody sets their sights for the postseason and wants to be playing their best basketball. I hope we can play even better on Tuesday.

Bob Huggins

I made a very poor decision that's reflected negatively on the basketball program and the university, ... For that, I deeply regret it. I take responsibility for my actions. I'm going to do my part to make sure that something like this will never happen again.

I'm a basketball player. That's what I do.

I'm a basketball player. I understand this is a business.

I'm a basketball coach. I'm going to coach next year. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do it in college. But if I have to coach sixth-graders, that's what I'll do.

Bill Walton

I love to cheer, and yell, and joke and to celebrate the best basketball in the world. And to see these new players, to see how good they are-guys like Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd and, of course, Shaq and Kobe, who are just off the charts. It's a real pleasure.

Jamie Kennedy

I loved my basketball and played all the way up until I made the under 16s for the state WA side and ever since then I've played football. I enjoy football a lot more,

I love it, man. I just went out there and played my best basketball. I had my teammates behind me and we played together and we played hard. We played the best basketball that we've played in a long time.

Dick Bennett

I love good basketball and I haven't been seeing it in my team. If I am to end it this year, I just want my team to go out playing good ball.

Sanaa Lathan

I love making movies. I love the fact that movies are forever. When I'm 80, my grandkids can see me in Love and Basketball and in Brown Sugar.

I'm sure Xavier wants another shot at us, too. I think it's going to be a great basketball game and a great atmosphere.

Tom Burnett

The joke here is that basketball season in football country doesn't start until after the Super Bowl. That's in February.

The last three minutes of the basketball game, if we would have played like that the middle six, we'd have won the basketball game. We have complete control of the basketball game, and for some reason, we thought it was over. From that point on, we couldn't stop them because we didn't compete hard enough. We competed the last three minutes.

Their size is a concern and they are obviously a very skilled basketball team. You don't get to the state tournament and not be an excellent team. We haven't played a lot of zone defense this year but it's something we worked on this week.

Their quickness made us panic a little bit. As long as we took care of the basketball and got a good shot every possession, we were in good shape.

The issue is huge. I don't know if people realize that. Depending on what happens Wednesday, basketball is targeted for change.

Their defensive pressure got to us. We were able to cut the lead at half to 24-19, but then they had us down by nine with four minutes to go. I'm more proud of the character of the kids than I am for their basketball abilities.

The investigation, conducted by a combination of school leaders and an independent district investigator, has revealed no evidence that any student on the team resides outside of the district. Therefore, all students on the girls basketball team are eligible to play this season.

Ken Green

The CCS is a very tough section, and to get to the finals of that (tournament) is a major accomplishment. Their strengths are their quickness and their tenacity. They're playing their best basketball right now, so we more than have our hands full.

Mariah Carey

I'm inconsolable at the present time, I was a very good friend of Jordan, he was probably the greatest basketball player this country has ever seen. We will never see his like again.

I mean, basketball was made to have fun.

John Brady

I'm not pursuing other jobs, but I'm in no hurry to decide anything right now. I'm confident that the people who make those decisions will take care of them. My only request is to be dealt with fairly in terms of salary and a strong commitment to the basketball program.

Allen Iverson

I'm not pointing fingers at anybody, but as a group we're not playing hard enough to win basketball games. We don't seem hungry. We don't seem like we want to make it to the playoffs.

I'm not really worried anymore. It's my senior year and I just play to play. I love playing basketball and there's really no pressure on me. It's not brain surgery or anything like that.

I'm not really thinking about it that much because I've got a basketball game in about 30 minutes. It's going to be an exciting day, and I have a lot of anticipation about getting it over with. But I'm focused on basketball right now.

I'm going to remember this season by the chemistry these girls provided every day at practice. The hardest thing about the season is saying goodbye tonight to a group of kids who were not just basketball players but were friends.

I'm going to miss all of them. Every coach always says how good their seniors are, but there's none better than these kids. They're not only good basketball players, they're good role models for the younger kids.

I'm glad I've made my choice and I talk with the coaching staff over there (Loyola) once a week. They've been to one of my games so it's been nice that I can concentrate on basketball right now.