| It is March again and for basketball fans it means | | | | any success, whether it be in your profession, |
| just one thing: March Madness! The collegiate | | | | your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from |
| tradition is upon us. | | | | religion." ~ John Woodel |
| Many will continue to watch, even if their team | | | | 11) "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your |
| has been eliminated just for the drama and | | | | good is better and your better is best." ~ Tim |
| excitement. This leads to great highlights and | | | | Duncan |
| marvelous basketball quotes. | | | | 12) "Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is |
| Every year there seems to be a "Cinderella" team | | | | coming to grips with his role on the team" ~ |
| that the whole country cheers for. The | | | | Scottie Pippen |
| atmosphere is wild and makes for some | | | | 13) "There are really only two plays: Romeo and |
| memorable moments. | | | | Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket." ~ Abe |
| Here are some of our favorite basketball quotes: | | | | Lemons |
| 1) "We can't win at home and we can't win on the | | | | 14) "Basketball is a game that gives you every |
| road. My problem as general manager is I can't | | | | chance to be great, and puts every pressure on |
| think of another place to play." ~ Pat Williams | | | | you to prove that you haven't got what it takes. |
| 2) "The rule was "No autopsy, no foul." ~ Stewart | | | | It never takes away the chance, and it never |
| Granger | | | | eases up on the pressure." ~ Coach Bob Sundvold |
| 3) "When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the | | | | 15) "My responsibility is getting all my players |
| ball to hit the floor before I do." ~ Darryl Dawkins | | | | playing for the name on the front of the jersey, |
| 4) "The secret is to have eight great players and | | | | not the one on the back." ~ Author Unknown |
| four others who will cheer like crazy." ~ Jerry | | | | 16) "The idea is not to block every shot. The idea |
| Tarkanian | | | | is to make your opponent believe that you might |
| 5) "The invention of basketball was not an | | | | block every shot." ~ Bill Russell |
| accident. It was developed to meet a need. | | | | 17) "Basketball is the MTV of sports." ~ Sara |
| Those boys simply would not play "Drop the | | | | Levinson |
| Handkerchief." ~ James Naismith | | | | 18) "When I went to Catholic high school in |
| 6) "Basketball is like war in that offensive | | | | Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football |
| weapons are developed first, and it always takes | | | | and basketball. He took all of us who turned out |
| a while for the defense to catch up." ~ Red | | | | and had us run through a forest. The ones who |
| Auerbach | | | | ran into the trees were on the football team." ~ |
| 7) "If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a | | | | George Raveling |
| basketball, most people on the street would run in | | | | 19) "You can run a lot of plays when your X is |
| the other direction if they saw me coming." ~ | | | | twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your |
| Charles Barkley | | | | X's and O's pretty good." ~Paul Westphal |
| 8) "If you are going to take it to the bank, then | | | | Hope you found a little humor in the basketball |
| you better cash it in." ~ Shannon Fish | | | | quotes. Go, cheer on your favorite team, and |
| 9) "When it's played the way is spozed to be | | | | may the best team win! |
| played, basketball happens in the air; flying, | | | | For more sports quotes, check out the popular |
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| themselves in their dreams." ~ John Edgar | | | | that specializes in 'Top 10' lists of quotations in |
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| 10) "It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate | | | | |