Subject: Sports » Basketball (Page 2)

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

American basketball coach

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly; if they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick… same thing.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.

American basketball player & broadcaster

Interviewer: Auburn is a pretty good school; to graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive

The way to stop Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is to get real close to him and breathe on his goggles.

American basketball player

I don't know what kind of test they can give him; he's delirious half the time anyway.

American basketball coach

Ball handling and dribbling are my strongest weaknesses.

professional basketball player

Hell, there ain't but 15 black millionaires in the whole country & half of 'em are right here in this room.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly; if they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick… same thing.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

You don't hesitate with Michael, or you'll end up on some poster in a gift shop someplace.

American basketball player

Here's a six-foot-ten guy in sneakers and the lady's asking me, 'Profession?'


 I don't think we've been beaten by officials more than five times this season.

college basketball coach

To symbolize our great relationship, I'd like you to have this framed x-ray of my ulcer.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive

I’ve been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak; the good part is that they don’t make posters of those guys.

professional basketball player

We have a great bunch of outside shooters; unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.

basketball coach

I don’t have any tricky plays, I’d rather have tricky players.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

It's almost like we have ESPN.

American basketball player

The rule was "No autopsy, no foul.”

Canadian basketball player

I’ve won at every level, except college and pro.

American basketball player

The game is too long, the season is too long and the players are too long.

American basketball executive