Basketball Quotes - Page 26

I don't try to change myself to impress anybody. I'm just who I am.

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives

It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.

When I played football, basketball and baseball, I was always a starter. I played baseball as the number three or number four hitter. Playing baseball, I was the third baseman or pitcher. Football, I was the quarterback. I was always versatile. It came to me naturally. It was always easy.

Talking of first times Stephanie, I bet your first time was really memorable for you and the captain ot the football team .. and the basketball team .. and the softball team, the track team, the chess club and the pool boy!

On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

The gym teacher's name was Mr. Caruso. Mr. Caruso did not speak English. He spoke 'Gym.' One day I was playing basketball and Mr. Caruso told me I would have to get an athletic supporter. He didn't express himself exactly that way, though. He said, 'Hey, you, one day you're gonna go up for a rebound and the family jewels aren't gonna go with ya.' I had no idea what he was talking about. Next day I showed up for practice without my watch and my mezuzah. He said, 'Did ya take care of the family jewels?' I said, 'I left 'em in my locker.' Took us a half hour to revive Mr. Caruso.

When you've learned to believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be. That's because you have the mental edge.

To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.

Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.

I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is always interrupted by the basket.

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I'm not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.

I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.

I wear women's leggings under my clothes, but no lingerie.

I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well.