Basketball Quotes · Page 55

Don't believe everything you hear - even in your own mind.

— Daniel Amen

Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.

— Carmelo Anthony

I am focusing on the process of making my dream come true, which is to play professional basketball.

— O. J. Mayo

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

— Julius Erving

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

— Bob Cousy

You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

— Magic Johnson

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

— Grant Hill

I think when it comes to basketball, there's so many different ways you can affect the game.

— Pat Connaughton

Working with all of these kids is great. It doesn't get any better than this, to come down and inspire kids who…

— LeBron James

I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the…

— Julius Erving

The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be…

— John Wooden

I'm blessed to play basketball for a living and I have to pinch myself sometimes to really understand what's going on.

— Austin Reaves

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and…

— Phil Jackson

Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team

— Jack Ramsay

Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn…

— Charles Barkley

I was born to play basketball. There's no question about it. That's it. And I'm saying this in my humblest opinion, I…

— Jamal Crawford

Me having a beautiful wife and great family and friends around me, all the money I've got, all the things that I've…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I love being a pavement artist; seriously, I do. It's like when guys who would normally hate being freakishly tall discover basketball,…

— Ally Carter

It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them, I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport…

— LeBron James

When we were growing up we only got two pairs of shoes every year. With me, I was lucky because I got…

— Iman Shumpert

I didn't start sweating until I had children. That was one of the first things I realized when my daughter Violet was…

— Dave Grohl

I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing…

— Chauncey Billups

Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think…

— Michael Jordan

My little brothers loved baseball. I'm not as big on that as basketball or football, but I understand the game.

— Anonymous

What type of teammates do you want to play with? Be that teammate yourself

— John Calipari

I just want to say, 'Nice job,' but now let the professional take over. There can only be one me. Uno más…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I don't believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don't know where your next meal is coming from.

— Shaquille O'Neal

When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!

— Pat Riley

I absolutely loved basketball. All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.

— Brooke Sweat

Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'

— Karl Malone

I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since.

— Jose Calderon

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000.

— Shaquille O'Neal

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.

— Julius Erving

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.

— Andy Murray

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.

— Oscar Robertson

I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.

— Dirk Nowitzki

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to the possessor.

— John Milton

I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.

— Bill Walton