"The rule was "No autopsy, no foul.""
Stewart Granger, on the pickup games of his childhood.

"What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?"
Woody Allen.

"Basketball is the MTV of sports."
Sara Levinson.

"I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air."
Norm Sloan, on zone defense.

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

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

"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love was on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs even if they were coming in fuzzy."
Bobby Knight.

"I liked the choreography, but I didn't care for the costumes."
Tommy Tune, on why he never considered playing basketball.

"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok."
Shaquille O'Neal.