Quotes of the Week - Nov 10, 2009:
"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago." --
Bernie Madoff, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in newly released
interview with representatives of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
"This is all happening because my father didn't buy me a train
set as a kid." --Warren Buffett, investor, on his company's $26
billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad - its biggest
deal ever.
"I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears."
-- Rihanna, pop singer, on the unprecedented levels of media attention
she endured after she was assaulted by former boyfriend Chris Brown
in February.
Topic: Basketball Quotes - Famous Basketball
Quotes, Quotations, Sayings
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask
what you can do for your teammates. Magic Johnson
Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up,
up, up. Bill Vaughn
Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious. Charles Shackleford
Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it. Author Unknown
This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other
one shouldn't have spectators. Dick Vertleib
Basketball is the MTV of sports. Sara Levinson
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips
with his role on the team. Scott Pippin
When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything.
If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play,
my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution.
It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems. Michael Jordan
Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond. Robert Horry
I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you
hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that. Tim Hardaway
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man
cannot make a team. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships. Michael Jordan
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until
I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro. Larry Bird
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is
better and your better is best. Tim Duncan
Can't anything be done about calling these guys student athletes?
That's like referring to Attila the Hun's cavalry as weekend
warriors. Russell Baker Writing about basketball in New York Times,
1991.
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice
makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds. Wilt Chamberlain
If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making
love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they
were coming in fuzzy. Bobby Knight
If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball,
most people on the street would run in the other direction
if they saw me coming. Charles Barkley
They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer. Charles Barkley
Giving Magic the basketball is like giving Hitler an army,
Jesse James a gang, or Genghis Khan a horse. Jim Murray About Magic Johnson.
The secret is to have eight great players and four others
who will cheer like crazy. Jerry Tarkanian
I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your
age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman
after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am
doing now. Magic Johnson
I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you
hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that. Tim Hardaway
There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put
the darn ball in the basket. Abe Lemons
The rule was No autopsy, no foul. Stewart Granger On the pickup games of his childhood.
I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet. Tom Tolbert
To win, you've got to put the ball in the macramé. Terry McGuire
Never understimate the heart of a champion. Rudy Tomjanovich
If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball. Phil Jackson
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed
first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch
up. Red Auerbach
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid
they might get hit by a pass. George Raveling
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