{"product_id":"big-guys-dont-shrink-eric-zweig-9781554073863","title":"Big Guys Don't Shrink: Basketball's Best Quotes and Quips","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCelebrating the wit, wisdom and whimsy of playing the game well- or sometimes very badly.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Basketball players may just be the most talented athletes in all of team sports. But in truth, it's a simple game. As legendary NCAA coach Abe Lemons remarked, \"There are really only two plays, 'Romeo and Juliet' and put the darn ball in the basket.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBig Guys Don't Shrink\u003c\/b\u003e is packed with great quotes from today's top stars, insights from the legends of the game, and one-liners from a parade of coaches. Complementing them are color photos of some of the sport's best known figures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A small sampling of the more than 400 quotes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eQuick guys get tired. Big guys don't shrink.\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Washington coach Mary Harshman on why he preferred size to speed)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points in Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.\u003c\/i\u003e (Former Los Angeles Laker Hot Rod Hundley)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eI want my teams to have my personality -- surly, obnoxious and arrogant.\u003c\/i\u003e (Marquette basketball coach Al McGuire)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eI can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.\u003c\/i\u003e (Shaquille O'Neal when asked if he'd visited the Parthenon while in Greece).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e These quotes mix the hilarious (intentional or not) with the sarcastic and include laugh-out-loud zingers. Among the many basketball greats quoted are Charles Barkley, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Rodman, Steve Nash, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Larry Bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Zweig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554073863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554073863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 6.30w x 0.46d","brand":"Eric Zweig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829596156159,"sku":"9781554073863","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80d5ed72-e550-47e4-94f8-33a11e6a89be.jpg?v=1708451191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-guys-dont-shrink-eric-zweig-9781554073863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}