Basketball team Quotes · Page 2

I still live in Kentucky. I was born and raised in Kentucky, and I still live there. I think that's the best…

— Josh Hutcherson

Nobody's cooler than my two girls. They just seem to take whatever comes with, you know - happiness and - steadiness. And…

— Barack Obama

If every university president said, 'The revenue producing sports: basketball, football - potentially revenue producing at most universities - maybe in a…

— Bob Costas

When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach…

— John C. Maxwell

When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds.

— Adam Carolla

So, my role on an NBA basketball team was the defensive stopper, was to be the most physical player on the team.…

— Jason Collins

I played baseball, was on the basketball team in high school, did crew at Hofstra, and randomly played ultimate frisbee, too. But…

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

I was captain of my varsity basketball team.

— Simone Missick

I had been cut from the basketball team every year. But I was like, 'I can turn it around! Michael Jordan made…

— Hasan Minhaj

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

— John Wooden

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

— Al McGuire

I was from a town called Manhasset, very nice town out on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, but there…

— Ken Howard

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

— George Raveling

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

In his sophomore year Wilbanks tried out for the high school basketball team and made it. On the first day of practice…

— Lynn G. Robbins

In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the…

— Zac Efron

But at the same time, my parents always encouraged my brother and me to be happy with what we were doing. My…

— Jonathan Groff

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural…

— Paul D. Boyer

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

— Jim Harrick

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

The great thing about [Michael] Jordan was that he made them want it just like he wanted it. And a lot of…

— Ginuwine

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

— Red Auerbach

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and…

— Mark Cuban

“We’ve all heard the usual examples: Michael Jordan cut from his high school basketball team, Walt Disney fired by a newspaper editor…

— Shawn Achor