Mike D'Antoni: "We'll be disappointed not to win gold - but nothing comes easy"

Team USA are full of confidence but also have enormous respect for their opponents at the FIBA World Championship.

Erfan:"Winning is what you come for, losing is hard"

Kurtoglu: "One thousand reasons Greek game special for us"

Quotes of the Day, August 24, GROUP B

Facial injury knocks Zisis out of Worlds

Greece's gold medal aspirations at the FIBA World Championship were severely dented on Thursday when basketball hero Nikos Zisis was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with three broken bones in his face.

US survive test as Argentina roll on

The United States survived their first real test at the world basketball championship with a 94-85 win over Italy on Wednesday.

Anthony's hot hand keeps U.S. perfect

The United States preserved their perfect record at the world basketball championship with a 94-85 win over Italy on Wednesday.

Cameron: "We think we've righted ourselves"

Pero Cameron proved once against that experience wins big games as he knocked down four fourth quarter three-pointers in leading New Zealand to an improbable comeback victory against Japan at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Almeida: "We had a big chance to show how strong we are"

Reigning African champions Angola collected three straight victories before losing Wednesday to Spain. Along the way, Alberto Carvalho's team has garnered loads of attention for the western African country.

Boris Diaw: "This is not my team, it's the team of 12 players"

Boris Diaw was named France's captain a few weeks before the start of the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

What's coming up? August 23: Group A

Nocioni leads Argentina past Nigeria

Andres Nocioni dispelled any concerns about his fitness with a game-high 23 points as Olympic champions Argentina rolled to a 98-64 win over Nigeria at the world championships on Wednesday.