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We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.
To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now
That's all my brother and I do, talk basketball, and I'd like to think I bring some of that casual quality with me on the air.
I think he got an incidental elbow in the face, messed up his pretty red lips a little bit. But other than that he'll be fine.
For five years I've felt like the best prostitute in a high-class whorehouse. But all the other girls get paid more than I do.
You can't pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It's not something that disappears when you're tired.
Men own basketball teams. Every year cheerleaders' outfits get tighter and briefer, and players' shorts get baggier and longer.
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.
You have to remember that baseball really was the American pastime in the Forties, not football, basketball or any other sport.
The only time I'd played organized basketball was my sophomore year in high school, when I barely made the junior varsity team.
[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league.
Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.
I had some shots that I felt like I should've made; I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.
I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.
If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities.
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable.
I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm pretty comfortable with that.
It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems to be working.
The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue collar among the All-Stars.
The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.
Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.
I dont want to be a point guard, or a two-guard, I want people to think of me as "creative", I just want to create on the court.
I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.
The basketball skills I have, I've got because I work hard. When you work hard, I think you don't have to be afraid of anything.
The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together
Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%
My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.
On his 916th game as coach at University of Alabama - I've been here so long that when I got here the Dead Sea wasn't even sick.
It's tough. Gymnastics isn't basketball or football or baseball, where you can get these huge contracts and make a lot of money.
Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?
Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.
If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me.
We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat. We're trying to get fat.
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
What does politically correct mean? If you're fat, don't ask me if you're fat, because I'm gonna tell you the truth. You're fat.
I haven't always recruited for the best talent. I've taken a few guys who would fit for different reasons. Leadership. Toughness
Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball.
The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously.
You just try to take it one day at a time, ... You step on the basketball floor and just play. It's fun. I'm comfortable with it.
The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can't all be great players, but we can all be great teammates
The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted like a fool.