Pat Summitt Quotes

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

I like Josh Hart. I've liked him since 'Nova.

I can't say I go through life liking it and that I pursue to be hated, but I did pursue to be a good basketball player.

I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.

I had a great job with the Knicks.

I was always the kid dribbling the ball on the sidelines, hoping someone would pick me. I'd go with my older brother to the gym or park, and when I went out there, I'd pass the ball so I could get picked again.

From a pure basketball standpoint, it's hard to say you wouldn't want Kawhi Leonard on your team.

The Dream is one of the best centers to play this game.

I am really excited to join the Connecticut Sun.

I always just take pride in being a basketball player.

My last year with the Spurs, I was late to practice one time.

How about your favorite book?" "This Side of Paradise by From. Scott Fitzgerald." "Why?" "Because it was the last one I read." This made them laugh because they knew I meant it honest, not show-off. Then they told me their favorites, and we sat quiet.

We talkin' about practice?

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in ’88, ’89 and ’90.

As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player.

Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any sport at all, no matter how hard they tried to convince me to be on the girls' basketball team as the tallest kid in class.

Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.

Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I should a lousy percentage, I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don't know about my wrists is my wrists don't go all the way back. My wrists are crooked and don't go all the way back. I've been practicing and working on them. You can't do everything good.

I can't say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well.

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.