Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
I love basketball, and I didn't get a chance to finish my career the way I wanted. — Penny Hardaway Copy Share Image
There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. — James Naismith Copy Share Image
That's my job, to motivate people. I can do more, show people more things. That's really why I play basketball. That's my… — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
I've learned that my son is obsessed with basketball. He sits down and watches the games with me, and wants to go… — Paul Millsap Copy Share Image
I've been engulfed in sports since I was a 2-year-old; I picked up any kind of ball - a basketball, baseball, football… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
As basketball players, we're competitive. No matter if it's the preseason or not, I feel like players wanna win. — Domantas Sabonis Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
You know, obviously there are going to be times when I turn down some shots, times when I shoot it. But doing… — Josh Hart Copy Share Image
You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet. — Ed Macauley Copy Share Image
I'm not super social, don't really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions. — Taylor Phinney Copy Share Image
I was a man who played basketball and after I played basketball and before I played basketball I was going to be… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
“If basketball was going to enable Bradley to make friends, to prove that a banker's son is as good as the next… — John McPhee Copy Share Image
I was always interested in acting, but in my high school sports was the cool thing to be part of, and I… — Cedric Yarbrough Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect… — Nathan Chen Copy Share Image
People really don't care, in some ways, that you have a family. With a high profile job like I have, they just… — Avery Johnson Copy Share Image
Perhaps basketball and poetry have just a few things in common, but the most important is the possibility of transcendence. The opposite… — Stephen Dunn Copy Share Image
“He walked over to Isaac and grabbed him by the shoulders. “Dude, pillows don’t break. Try something that breaks.” Isaac reached for… — John Green Copy Share Image
