“You gotta have presence on the court. Presence like a cheetah rather than a chimp. Sure, they both got it, but Chimpy gotta jump his nuts around to get it. The shy cheetah moves with total nonchalance, stickin' it to them in his sexy, slow strut. Me? I play like a cheetah.”

Leonardo DiCaprio - Jim Carroll

“It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference.”

Jay Tarses - Coach Finstock

“Ever since I was a kid I've only loved one thing. That was playing ball. Do you understand what that's like, having that ball in your hand... It's like, It's like making sweet music with your game, only thing is you don't wanna hear the song.”
Derek Luke - Bobby Joe Hill

“I speak, you listen. I don't wanna hear 'can't' or 'won't' or 'Coach, I'm bleeding'. I don't wanna hear anything except the basketball bounce!”

Josh Lucas - Don Haskins

“Hey, hold your heads up. Hold your heads up! You wanna shake off that hate? It's your choice, Harry Flournoy. It's your choice, Jerry Armstrong, Togo, Cager, Hill. It's your choice. Shut them up. Win!”

Josh Lucas - Don Haskins