“ We have a great chance to be an NCAA basketball tournament team if we take care of business night in and night out in our league. Records are deceiving. You can schedule your way into a 10-1 or 11-0 record. I have learned that you're not going to trick the NCAA tournament selection committee. Mark Gottfried Basketball Coach
“ Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class. Al Mcguire Basketball Coach
“ Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great Jon Gordon Consultant
“ Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Player
“ I played basketball and soccer but they are very different games, obviously. However, playing any kind of sport always helps you develop physically. Alexander Ovechkin Ice Hockey Player
“ I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here. Allen Iverson Basketball Player
“ If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship. Alonzo Mourning Basketball Player