Think, think, think! Its the thinking mans game! — Blue Chips

"Shaquille ONeal - Neon Boudeaux"

"Dwayne, you can get through college half-assed. Richard, you can get through LIFE half-assed. But Ill guarantee you boys one thing: sure as hell, Ill guarantee you this: you cannot win half-assed!"

"If Youre Going To Win At Any Cost, Be Prepared To Pay The Price"

"Yknow, Ill tell you something else. Yknow, someplace, someplace in America right now, theres some 10 year old kid. Hes out there on that playground, and hes playin, hes dribbling between his legs, hes goin left, hes goin right, hes already above the rim, hes stuffin it home. You know whats gonna happen to this kid? Five minutes from now, hes gonna be surrounded by agents, corporate sponsors and coaches. Yknow, people like me. Just drooling over this kid because he holds our future employment in his hands. I mean, thats what weve made this game. Thats what weve done. Yknow, the best coaching job I ever did, that wasnt tonight. It was last season. Yknow, when we were 14 and 50 and we had a losing season. But goddamnit, those kids, they gave me their hearts! They gave me everything they had! They played up to the maximum of their ability! They gave it everything! And yknow, it wasnt good enough! It wasnt good enough for me, it wasnt good enough for you, it wasnt good enough for anybody! Thats pathetic. I mean, thats really pathetic. Ive become what I despise. And, yknow, I cheated my profession. Cheated myself. I cheated basketball. Theres two words I didnt thinkd ever come out of my mouth. I didnt think Id ever be able to say em. [a long pause as he regains his composure] I quit."

"Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - Butch McRae"

"You took the purest thing in your life and corrupted it, for what? For what?"