“Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.” MenHeartKidsFatherGamesLostParentTeacherPlayerInfluenceTeachingTaughtNeededMy HeartBasketballBiggerImpactIncrediblesCoachesGreat MenMentorStaffAlways There For MeUnc Author:Michael Jordan
“There was a beauty here bigger than the hurtling beauty of basketball, a beauty refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America.” FirstsCountryAmericaGamesWaitingSunTasteBasketballBaseballBiggerDustGrassSweatLightningPitcherLeatherSpitRefinedPastures Book:Rabbit Redux Source: Rabbit Redux
“I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.” WayWantYearsWholeWinningBabyBasketballBeatsBiggerBigger Picture Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger bed and hope he plays basketball.” IfsChildrenPlayCuttingFeetBedBasketballBiggerSevenLegsTall Author:Robert Altman
“I think we all have great opportunities individually but collectively our unit is so much bigger. Collectively our unit is something I've never seen on television. I don't look at our show as a basketball show. I look at our show as a sports and entertainment show.” ThinkingLooksShowsOpportunitySportsTelevisionBasketballBiggerEntertainmentUnitsGreat Opportunity Author:Kenny Smith
“A basketball diameter is 10 inches and a rim is 18 inches so I made a 14-inch rim I put in to practice on. Few people could do that because it was so frustrating that it drove everyone but me nuts. That led to me shooting very high, which basic physics tells you is the best angle - the hole is bigger from above than from the side.” PeopleMadeSidesPracticeBasketballBiggerPhysicsHolesShootingNutsInchesAngleFrustratingRims Author:Dolph Schayes
“No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're going to know when to pass and shoot. If you can't do those four things you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are.” IfsKnowsHardPlayCareJobsFourTeamBasketballBiggerWho You AreDon't CareCoachingBasketball CoachingPlay Hard Author:Hubie Brown
“A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.” PersonsWholeMotivationalSportsBasketballBiggerCoachesCoachingMotivational SportsBasketball CoachingBasketball PlayerInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball CoachBasketball MotivationBasketball TeamGreat BasketballSports CoachCoaches MotivationalCoaches And PlayersMotivational CoachingInspirational CoachPlayer To CoachInspirational CoachingSports Coaching Author:Jim Valvano
“My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.” LittlesMotivationDadEasierBasketballBiggerMy DadShoesDesks Author:Phil Jackson
“I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go against bigger and stronger opponents.” HandsMotivationalAgeYoungCreativeBasketballBiggerStrongerOpponentsYoung AgeNba PlayerDribble Author:Steve Nash