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

"Matt Nover - Ricky Roe"

"Nick Nolte - Coach Pete Bell"

"Bob Cousy - Vic Roker"

"Robert Wuhl - Marty"

"Louis Gossett, Jr. - Father Dawkins"

"Y'know, I'll tell you something else. Y'know, someplace, someplace in America right now, there's some 10 year old kid. He's out there on that playground, and he's playin', he's dribbling between his legs, he's goin' left, he's goin' right, he's already above the rim, he's stuffin' it home. You know what's gonna happen to this kid? Five minutes from now, he's gonna be surrounded by agents, corporate sponsors and coaches. Y'know, people like me. Just drooling over this kid because he holds our future employment in his hands. I mean, that's what we've made this game. That's what we've done. Y'know, the best coaching job I ever did, that wasn't tonight. It was last season. Y'know, 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 y'know, it wasn't good enough! It wasn't good enough for me, it wasn't good enough for you, it wasn't good enough for anybody! That's pathetic. I mean, that's really pathetic. I've become what I despise. And, y'know, I cheated my profession. Cheated myself. I cheated basketball. There's two words I didn't think'd ever come out of my mouth. I didn't think I'd ever be able to say 'em. [a long pause as he regains his composure] I quit."

"Victory Doesn't Come Cheap"

"I own you, Pete. You're mine!"

"Jim Beaver - Ricky's Dad"

"Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - Butch McRae"

"J. T. Walsh - Happy Kuykendahl"

"Think, think, think! It's the thinking man's game!"

"Mary McDonnell - Jenny Bell"

"Alfre Woodard - Lavada McRae"

"Shaquille O'Neal - Neon Boudeaux"

"Marques Johnson - Mel"

"If You're Going To Win At Any Cost, Be Prepared To Pay The Price"

"Anthony C. Hall - Tony"

"Jackie Earle Haley - Kelly Leak"

"Vic Morrow - Roy Turner"

"Together They Make It Happen!"

"Tatum O'Neal - Amanda Whurlizer"

"The coach is waiting for his next beer. The pitcher is waiting for her first bra. The team is waiting for a miracle. Consider the possibilities."

"A classic comedy about growing up!"

"This quitting thing, it's a hard habit to break once you start."

"Walter Matthau - Morris Buttermaker"

"Look, Buttermaker, you're not my father and I'll not move an inch to play baseball for you any more. So why don't you get back into that sardine can of yours and go, go vacuum the bottom of the Pacific Ocean? I've got business to take care of. You're blocking my customers with your car."

"Joyce Van Patten - Cleveland, league manager"

"Scott Firestone - Regi Tower"

"David Stambaugh - Toby Whitewood"

"Jaime Escobedo - Jose Aguilar"

"Brett Marx - Jimmy Feldman"

"Erin Blunt - Ahmad Abdul-Rahim"

"Gary Lee Cavagnaro - Mike Engelberg"

"George Gonzales - Miguel Aguilar"

"David Pollock - Rudi Stein"

"Alfred W. Lutter - Alfred Olgilvie"

"Chris Barnes - Tanner Boyle"

"Ben Piazza - Bob Whitewood"

"Quinn Smith - Timmy Lupus"

"Brandon Cruz - Joey Turner"

"Terry O'Quinn - Freeman Smith"

"George Betor - Tank"

"Leon - Shadow"