Chris Quote #14

Quote from Chris in Everybody Hates Basketball

Adult Chris: [v.o.] I decided to fail the test on purpose. Whatever my mother might do to me, at least there wasn't 400 of her.
Ms. Martella: You passed.
Chris: What?! Hold on, let me see this. Every answer on this paper is wrong.
Ms. Martella: You are on the basketball team, right?
Chris: Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?
Ms. Martella: Good luck at the game, Swish.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Another life secret: Black man plus basketball equals a C-plus.

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 ‘Everybody Hates Basketball’ Quotes

Quote from Rochelle

Rochelle: That man is not from Philly. People from Philly don't shut up about Philly. All they want to talk about is cheese steaks and Bill Cosby and Patti LaBelle. Mm-hmm. Who you know from Philly don't want to talk about Patti LaBelle? "Patti LaBelle this, Patti LaBelle that."

Quote from Chris

Coach Brady: I know you probably play up at the courts in Harlem.
Chris: Uh, no, I'm from Bed-Stuy.
Coach Brady: They're different? Look, we were five and 20 last season, but with you... I'm asking you, give my program a shot.
Chris: Give your program a shot? I can't play.
Coach Brady: Yeah, right. Look, kid, I'm not blind.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] I tried to play basketball once. But I sucked.
[flashback:]
Chris: Ball! Ball! Ball! [Drew throws the basketball to Chris, hitting him in the head]
Adult Chris: [v.o.] I sucked at every sport I tried. Baseball. [Chris gets hit in the head] Football. [Chris gets hit in the head] Like a fool, I even tried bowling. [A bowling ball hits Chris in the head]

Quote from Greg

Ms. Martella: Good morning, gentlemen.
Chris: [to Greg] What was that?
Greg: We got a social studies quiz.
Chris: How do you know? All she said was "Good morning."
Greg: Trust me on this, man. The word is, she only speaks to the students when she's giving them a pop quiz. I got to warn the others so we can study.