“They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.”
Earvin Magic Johnson
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
Albert Einstein
“Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Our efforts were fantastic. We can play better, but the spirit, determination and passion were there... We're still alive.”
Alex McLeish
“The one thing about A.J. is that he was always very passionate about playing basketball. It was always his dream to play basketball for a living and he was going to try every possible avenue and opportunity to do that.”
Will Brown
“The team is playing real well in front of me. It was our physical play and the PK (penalty kill) was the success tonight. It was a team win.”
Cristobal Huet
“When I was playing, it was 10 or 12 plays that determined the outcome of a game. Now, because of the balance of talent in the league, it's come down to three or four plays a game. All you're looking for is to be in a position where you have a chance to win at the end. We haven't been able to do that, in a number of cases but we just keep chipping at it, trying to find a way to turn that corner.”
Marty Schottenheimer