Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball. — Billy Kennedy Copy Share Image
You don't really coach high school basketball because it's a good paycheck. You do it because you love it, care about the… — Joe Harris Copy Share Image
Whether I start or come off the bench makes no difference to me. My game has always been go as hard as… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
Too much coffee. Too much coffee and Gatorade. It's a hell of a mix. If you're ever tired in the morning, just… — Kevin Garnett Copy Share Image
I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition… — Kemmons Wilson Copy Share Image
“The technological society has walked off the court, so to speak, but they've left all the basketballs behind. Someone will come along… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Leaders must learn to discipline their disappointments. It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
During the season, I'm not really on too many other things - I'm just focused on basketball. But I'm a big lover… — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the… — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Right when I was lying on the ground and saw my legs, I didn't think first, 'I'm going to die.' I was… — Jeff Bauman Copy Share Image
People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I… — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
The only time I'd played organized basketball was my sophomore year in high school, when I barely made the junior varsity team. — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
Watching Ibaka and all those people. They were from Africa. They spoke French. They were kind of like me. That's when I… — Pascal Siakam Copy Share Image
There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I've always… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Basketball has always and will always come first to me but it's also given me the chance to do really fun things… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
I loved that outrageous, creative style of city ball. 'Logic is the death of art,' they taught me at Yale. Maybe in… — Ken Howard Copy Share Image
I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know… — Jason Pierre-Paul Copy Share Image
Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me… — Zion Williamson Copy Share Image
Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that's all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects… — Jimmer Fredette Copy Share Image
I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton did midnight basketball. He is not looked at by this current generation of Democrats as anywhere near the hero he… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for… — Dwane Casey Copy Share Image
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old.… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really… — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
