- David Greene: All I'm asking you to do is give the boy another chance. Sports is his life. You know, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
- Ms. Tidwell: I've never known the thrill of victory.
- [Coach Greene has asked his team manager Howard to find some leverage to induce Bo Winnegar, coach of the top-ten ranked Nevada State basketball team, to play a game against his unknown Cadwallader University squad]
- David Greene: Howard, we got their attention! What have you got for me?
- [Receives a dossier in a manila folder]
- David Greene: Very professional; what, kind of a project?
- Howard: Coach, the man is as pure as Ivory snow! I checked him out from the time he was born, I tailed him for a week, I put a bug on his telephone...
- David Greene: What?
- Howard: You said he was the enemy! He has no mistress, that's for sure; no one-night-stands, no problems at home. He does have one daughter so I thought we might hire some young stud to hit on her! Not good, though. She's married, she's got three kids, she's not having any affairs. Neither is Bo's wife; I checked her out completely. You know, they have been married for thirty-five years? So I thought what I'd do is hire some hooker to hit on Bo, you know, but it would cost a few dollars, so I thought I should speak to you.
- David Greene: You put a bug on his phone?
- Howard: Yeah. You want to pay the money?
- David Greene: No, Howard, I don't want to pay money for any hooker! Hell, you put a bug on his phone?
- Howard: Yeah. You want me to keep on top of that?
- David Greene: Yeah, Howard, no more hookers or bugs on phones, but keep on top of it, okay?
- Howard: I have some other things...
- David Greene: Yeah, all right.
- [as Howard leaves]
- David Greene: Howard. What's your major?
- Howard: Political science.
- David Greene: If you want to play good basketball, you've got to remember one thing: your head has got to be like a sponge.
- Hustler: A sponge?
- David Greene: Yeah, sponge, Hustler. You've got to remember things. When you do something right, remember what it was; when you do something wrong, you've got to remember not to do it wrong anymore.