Subject: Sports » Basketball (Page 8)

A lot is said about defense, but at the end of the game, the team with the most points wins, the other team loses.

(Bob Costas replied with just, Uh…well…ok.)

professional basketball player

My nose didn't move… it definitely had position.

American basketball player

My beard is the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's look good.

American basketball player

We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

American basketball coach

Fans never fall asleep at our games because they're afraid they might get hit with a pass.

American basketball coach

George McGinnis has got the body of a Greek god and the running ability of a Greek goddess.

American sportscaster

I'm just what America needs – another unemployed black man.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Bill Walton is incredible; if you drop a toothpick on his foot, he'll have a stress fracture.

American basketball coach

The earth in LA moved more in one hour than Benoit Benjamin did all last season with the Clippers.

American sports columnist & analyst

I'd never buy my girl a watch… she's already got a clock over the stove.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

I told you I needed to feed my family; they offered me 3 years at $21 million – that’s not going to cut it.

professional basketball player

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

American basketball player

That’s the one with all the ‘No Passing’ signs.

We are in the business of kicking butt and business is very, very good.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared.

(1941 – ) American basketball executive

I told one player, 'Son, I can't understand it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'

American basketball coach & executive

It’s almost like we have ESPN.

professional basketball player

If I ever need a heart transplant, I want his [Bobby Knight’s]… it’s never been used.

American basketball coach

I play my regulars; the only way a guy gets off the floor is if he dies.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air.