Subject: Sports » Basketball (Page 3)

For over 20 years the Boston Celtics have stood for something. The only thing they stand for now is the [national] anthem.

American sportswriter

I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.

American basketball player

The Minutemen are not tall in terms of height.

Basketball analyst & sportscaster

I won't say Wilt Chamberlain is the strongest man I've ever known, but when he wipes the sweat off his brow, people in the balcony get a bath.

basketball coach

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

American basketball coach

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

college basketball coach

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

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

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

American basketball coach

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

If cocaine were helium, the NBA would float away.

American sportscaster

 I don't like talking about money; all I know is the good Lord must have wanted me to have it.

professional basketball player, coach & executive

Many Americans follow pro basketball from November through June, for reasons that I found unexplainable, other than the fact that they were overly fascinated with soaring armpits.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

If you had come with me, you could be the principal of a high school by now.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

I liked the choreography, but I didn't care for the costumes.

(1939 – ) American actor, dancer, singer, producer & choreographer

We're shooting 100 percent – 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.

American basketball coach

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


I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

American basketball player

Our offense is like the Pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!

American basketball player

I want to be like Maxwell House coffee – good to the last drop.

professional baseball player

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

Stevie Wonder could make one of 23 shots.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality