He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships...We're going to take this and learn from it. We worked too hard for this.

I'm Larry Sanders. I'm a person. I'm a father. I'm an artist. I'm a writer. I'm a painter. I'm a musician. And sometimes I play basketball.

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

All this stuff is kind of surreal to me - Ididn't think I'd be in the league or none of that. It was making it to college. That's about it.

I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse.

I've been playing youth basketball ever since I was in sixth grade; I've been traveling ever since I was in sixth grade, so I'm used to it.

If I have a choice whether to do the show or throw a straight pass, and we're going to get the basket either way, I'm going to do the show.

The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'

I was always in the gym. People would look at me crazy because I spent so much time there. But that's what it was about. I'm glad I did it.

You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don't you think?

Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf.

We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go against bigger and stronger opponents.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny?

Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it.

I never really called people out. It was more along the lines of teasing a person. It started for me in fifth grade on the basketball court.

If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it's not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.

I ran track. I ran cross country. But I did not play organized basketball in high school, at least on our team. But I played a lot of sports.

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.

I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.

If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and two, telling you what he thinks of himself.

I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class

When I speak to kids I tell them, 'Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they're going to get smarter as you get older.'

Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.

Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is definitely an interest.

I played basketball. I went to school and played basketball and was trying to pursue that as a career path and kind of just fell into acting.

I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great company to be in.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me.

It's intense in every sport. No matter what, USC vs. UCLA is crazy. Especially when it comes down to football and basketball, it's just nuts.

I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise, I do other things.

What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

We got almost the entire team coming back; we only had two seniors last year. We plan not just on making it back, but on taking the next step.

I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move.

I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

A lot of people look at a basketball team as an anchor tenant for an arena. I look at an arena as the anchor tenant for a much larger program.

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