- “Winning is like deodorant – it comes up and a lot of things don’t stink.” –Doc Rivers
- “The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.” –Jerry Tarkanian
- “The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I’ve been shooting it ever since.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- “I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- “One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar