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"The invention of basketball was not an accident.  It was developed to meet a need.  Those boys simply would not play "Drop the Handkerchief."  ~Dr. James Naismith

"It's almost like we have ESPN." ~ Magic Johnson, on how well he and James Worthy work together.

"I thank my teammates for letting their men blow by them." ~ Alonzo Mourning, on winning the Defensive Player of the Year award

"Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals." ~ Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best." ~ Tim Duncan

"My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden.  Elgin had 71 of them." ~ Hot Rod Hundley

"I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet."  ~Tom Tolbert

"We have a great bunch of outside shooters.  Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." ~Weldon Drew

"I haven't been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years.  Or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either."  ~Dave Barry

"When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball.  He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest.  The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team."  ~George Raveling