My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history.… — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
But I am a basketball player going out there to compete, I am going to try to win no matter what. That… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
My earliest childhood memories are of my dad putting a basketball in my hand and playing with me in our backyard. — Jamal Crawford Copy Share Image
Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. Its up in the air whether the same can be… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could… — Sue Bird Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player'. — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
You can't not be into basketball and grow up in Chicago or live in L.A., because people are so fanatical about the… — Virginia Madsen Copy Share Image
Growing up as a kid, the NBA was far, far away somewhere in America. We were small kids just shooting at a… — Jonas Valanciunas Copy Share Image
You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
To be chosen Mr. Basketball, I couldnt believe it. To be honored with Ty Cobb, Bobby Jones, Jack Dempsey... its pretty mind… — George Mikan Copy Share Image
When my dad passed away, the NBA became a major priority for me. It became bigger than just loving basketball; I suddenly… — Pascal Siakam Copy Share Image
I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Whether philosophically you believe in a public subsidization of an arena or a stadium, that's the reality. We can't have professional basketball… — Wally Walker Copy Share Image
I loved sports, but I excelled at basketball. We'd nail an old crate onto a wooden board and that was our basket… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
It's been so much fun for me here in Utah and growing up here, starting a family, growing from a basketball standpoint,… — Gordon Hayward Copy Share Image
I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny,… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Every great basketball team, every team that's on a championship journey takes steps each year, taking a step further than they were… — Frank Vogel Copy Share Image
Offensively, I have a high basketball IQ, I look to get everyone involved, set screens, take charges, get steals; all of the… — Jared Dudley Copy Share Image
The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
There's not going to be a whole lot of change, to be honest with you. I don't think there's a reason to… — Nate Oats Copy Share Image
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
A reporter started off: "I know a lot of this is kind of speculation." Popovich interupting: "You're going to ask me anyway."… — Gregg Popovich Copy Share Image
I said what I felt, and people try to control people. But you can never control me. I'm a 31-year-old juvenile delinquent.… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot from my own kids. Actually, my son was the reason why I got involved in other things outside… — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
My dad went far in basketball, so I just see that there are still people that are better than me. So I… — RJ Barrett Copy Share Image
They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots.… — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share Image
I'm a basketball fan, I'm a fan of greatness and I think anybody who knows anything about basketball knows great shooters. — Maya Moore Copy Share Image
I get to play basketball for a living. It's a blessing, honestly. The worst thing is all problems get magnified times 10.… — Kelly Oubre, Jr Copy Share Image
My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom… — Hakeem Olajuwon Copy Share Image
I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a… — Andre Iguodala Copy Share Image
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season: football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active… — Jalen Rose Copy Share Image
My father, Vittorio, was a big-time player in Italy, but we never talked about basketball. He never came to my games. He… — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
