Basketball player Quotes · Page 4

There's not too many 5-10 basketball players that make it, let alone play college and make it to the NBA.

— Gordon Hayward

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

— Red Auerbach

I'm a basketball player first and foremost. So I want to put basketball above everything else.

— Yuta Watanabe

It's easy to become a better basketball player but harder to become a better teammate or person.

— Tom Izzo

I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player.

— Jason Collins

I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.

— Donovan Mitchell

If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job

— Steve Nash

I just wanted to be as good of a basketball player as I could.

— Lauri Markkanen

My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent…

— Justin Timberlake

Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball…

— Brian McKnight

One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job.…

— Mark Cuban

A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand…

— Tiger Woods

I think anything's possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a…

— Avery Bradley

As basketball players, we're competitive. No matter if it's the preseason or not, I feel like players wanna win.

— Domantas Sabonis

I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I…

— Kevin Durant

All of the Chinese people, the Asian people say, "Oh Yao Ming, you are all the Chinese, all of Asia's hopes." That's…

— Yao Ming

A big market is something that doesn't really concern me too much. It's cool to think about, it's good for off-the-court deals.…

— Kevin Durant

As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say,…

— Dwane Casey

I've been very fortunate throughout my life with a number of opportunities, a number of great people that have helped me be…

— Harrison Barnes

Play more than one sport in high school. If you play, say, football and basketball, you can learn to be physical and…

— Antonio Gates

If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the…

— Benjamin Carson

I feel like I grew up differently, when you're a child actor you grow up differently, but it's not that different than…

— Dante Basco

As a kid, I always idolized entrepreneurs. I thought they were cool people in the way that I thought basketball players were…

— Ben Silbermann

I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when…

— Zendaya

I don't know how you can be an All-American in this country and not be a good basketball player.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

I never dreamed to be an actor and I'm not an actor. I'm a basketball player.

— Juancho Hernangomez

I didn't grow up playing football. I wanted to be a basketball player.

— Julius Peppers

My dad was like a street basketball player. He had a real mysterious life.

— Riff Raff

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Dirk Nowitzki

Wilt Chamberlain, by far, is my best basketball player. Best athlete ever.

— Gary Payton

I think just by the nature of getting older, I hope that I'm a smarter basketball player than I was at 23.

— Sue Bird

I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world.

— Joel Embiid

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.

— Sue Wicks

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

— Lamar Odom

I play guitar, and I'm a decent basketball player - people like to play on my team.

— Adam Pally

The only way you're going to get through life, happily, is being yourself.

— Nikki Blonsky

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

— John Wooden

I was the head girl in school and also a national level basketball player.

— Urvashi Rautela

I still view myself as a basketball player even though I'm in the entertainment business.

— Fred VanVleet

I'm not a defensive specialist, I'm a basketball player.

— Ben Wallace