Basketball Quotes · Page 42

It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.

— Michael Jordan

I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.

— Reggie Miller

The tragedy is women of color have made more progress in basketball than they have in broadcasting.

— Cathy Hughes

To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.

— Aaron Sorkin

It's crazy, I almost quit basketball when I was younger.

— C. J. McCollum

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models...

— Charles Barkley

Her fairy tale would include me and a basketball.. On her home court.

— Raghib Clitso

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

— Pat Summitt

This isn't tennis or track. This is basketball. It's more about the team than self. There are four other guys on the…

— Collin Sexton

Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want…

— LeBron James

Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a…

— Shaquille O'Neal

You might have seen a dunk or two over the years... but the stuff I do is not sexy. It's the stuff…

— Alex Caruso

If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities.

— John Wooden

I think we're all pros. If we go out there and just play basketball the right way, everything is gonna work itself…

— Jimmy Butler

I don't really differentiate from big-time college basketball to any other kind of basketball. It's basketball. It's fundamentals and defense and shooting…

— Chris Mullin

I believe in order to coach, you've got to start at the ground level. The same way I learned how to play…

— Metta World Peace

I'm a big golfer, so in the offseason, that's all I do - golf and play basketball. But during the season, I…

— Mike Conley Jr

I plan to coach at University of Louisville for as long as I can maintain the passion I have for the game…

— Rick Pitino

I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing…

— Charles Barkley

No matter how you total success in the coaching profession it all comes down to a single factor - talent. There may…

— John Wooden

You don't have to be Wilt Chamberlain to get into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If you don't have a sweet turnaround…

— Brendan I. Koerner

If we want the best pitcher, let's get Bobby Feller. If want the best football player, let's get Jimmy Brown; the best…

— Bobby Knight

I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any…

— Pat Summitt

It's very important, especially in the basketball culture. We like our fashion. Coming into the NBA, you definitely have to step it…

— Kyle Kuzma

A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.

— Dean Smith

We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.

— Patrick Ewing

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

— Phil Jackson

My own basketball background was ripping up my ACL in a lawyer's league.

— David Stern

We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.

— Kevin Durant

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

— Steve Nash

When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners

— George Karl

For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us.

— Kobe Bryant

I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.

— Nick Nurse

Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.

— Don Meyer

We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.

— Shaquille O'Neal

We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually

— Gregg Popovich

I'm just trying to be the best basketball player I can be, you know, move the ball.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

— John Wooden

I started getting letters from college in the tenth grade.

— James Worthy