Barcelona Quote by Jack McCallum

“ Crack! I covered my head, ducked down. Bird didn’t laugh. She likened me to a survivor of some traumatic event who is always…

— Rachel Hawthorne

I remember when I was a rookie, there was an article in 'USA Today' that said, 'Larry Bird, he's lost a step.' That night…

— Shawn Kemp

“Home run! My boyfriend had hit a home run! I jumped around, pointing at the number on my jersey, hugging Bird, hugging Tiffany, watching…

— Rachel Hawthorne

“Jason was the next batter. He did his whole Velcro routine. Then he stepped up to the plate. The first ball went past. “Strike!”…

— Rachel Hawthorne

“So what are you two doing here this early anyway?" Bubba asked, changing the subject. "Don't you have football practise?" Nick let loose an…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“shook a cigarette from my pack and offered one to Danny who wagged his head negatively. “I didn’t think you could finger her for…

— William Hjortsberg

“Jamie - “Shame the Bruins got punished by the Ducks last month.” I see the flash of arrogance return at lightning speed. Wes -…

— Sarina Bowen

One time, I put up 40, 50 points dunking on Shawn Bradley. After the game, he brought his family over. He was like, 'This…

— Shaquille O'Neal

“Pete Berman sized up his competition like a predator lining up its prey. Gerry Williams dribbled once with his left hand, stopped on a…

— Phil Wohl

Talk about the sickest dunk, we had one guy throw it off the library which was about 60-feet away, back onto the court it…

— Darryl Dawkins

In the summer of 1963, my second with 'Sports Illustrated,' Jerry Tax, the basketball editor, got the Celtics' Frank Ramsey, the NBA's first famous…

— Frank Deford

Right after they lost to Cleveland, he called me and said, 'Let's get after it,' " McClanaghan said. "He wasn't kidding. This wasn't just…

— Derrick Rose