I'm a huge, huge sports fan, and Marquette basketball is my No. 1 thing.

How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate

Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.

But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.

Music and physical activity goes hand in hand. Music and basketball, man.

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

This year we plan to run and shoot. Next season we hope to run and score.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas.

The occasion is piled high with difficulty. We must rise to the occasion.

I like to describe my life as a black hole with a little light out there.

I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working.

I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.

I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball.

Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

I want to be the best in life. In all parts in life, not just basketball.

The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.

I am who I am because of the people who I grew up with and where I'm from.

What type of teammates do you want to play with? Be that teammate yourself

I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group.

I played small forward on the basketball team. I also ran the 300 hurdles.

Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.

We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.

Maya Moore is one of the greatest champions in basketball, male or female.

I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.

When I hit bottom, I can attack the problem and get to where I want to be.

Driveway basketball, playing against the boys, watching Magic and Michael.

It is as big a mistake to turn down a good shot as it is to take a bad one

Well, like every kid playing basketball, I dreamed of being an NBA player.

That's kind of what I want to do-set my own trend in the basketball world.

Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game

Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.

So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

I don't want to shoot my mouth in my foot, but those are games we can win.

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

The only way you're going to get through life, happily, is being yourself.

Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

My dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I've ever had.

I always wanted to be a basketball player until I discovered Pizza Pockets.

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