Basketball Quotes · Page 61

I never forced my boys to play basketball. I only work with them on individual problems when they come to me.

— George Mikan

When problems confront successful leaders, they get excited about the opportunity.

— John C. Maxwell

If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.

— Mike Krzyzewski

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— Anonymous

I love giving local kids and families the chance to experience Kings basketball for the first time.

— DeMarcus Cousins

If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Over the years, I'll admit, I lost the love for basketball a little bit.

— Stephon Marbury

A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me.

— LeBron James

I tell people, I don't play women's basketball, I play basketball. Putting the 'women's' next to it shouldn't be an asterisk, like…

— Kelsey Plum

I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I…

— Jose Calderon

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make…

— Larry Bird

The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up…

— John Calipari

Since I've been a part of this league, I can't recall when they've actually made rules that have actually helped to improve…

— B. J. Armstrong

I play basketball for love and money, and they come in interchangeable order, depending on how things are going when you ask…

— Tom Heinsohn

Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your…

— Jalen Rose

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my…

— Julius Peppers

As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on…

— Marv Albert

You look at the NBA: there's all these young kids that are drafted on potential. They go to bad teams, they're in…

— Larry Brown

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to…

— Michael Jordan

Before I joined the Clippers I played basketball at the University of Kentucky. There the game of basketball is very important. It…

— Eric Bledsoe

“A brick is used to label a missed shot in basketball. However, a better term to call a missed shot, or any…

— Jarod Kintz

My mother used to say, 'You gotta exercise.' She would really pound on me to exercise every day. She was very physically…

— Dick Gephardt

We're not only basketball players, we're human. We have to fill out our census, we have to register to vote. We have…

— Breanna Stewart

Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That…

— Leslie Jones

I'm a basketball player, so I want to do whatever I've got to do to be on the floor and I'm prepared…

— Tyrese Haliburton

Basketball has always really helped me physically for baseball.

— Pat Connaughton

I love basketball, and it just comes out. I get it from my dad I guess. He also had a lot of…

— Domantas Sabonis

Madonna wasn't an acrobat or anything, but the sex was good. I could tell she liked it.

— Dennis Rodman

The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

— Bobby Knight

That's the key to our team. We have so many weapons. You can just pick your poison.

— Steve Nash

I know Steve Kerr well and his basketball IQ is really high. He knows everything about basketball.

— Toni Kukoc

Basketball is therapeutic for a lot of us. We all love, live and breathe basketball.

— Quinn Cook

I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.

— Kobe Bryant

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

— Carmelo Anthony

Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness.

— Gregg Popovich

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

— John Wooden

Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players.

— Michael Douglas

It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.

— Wilt Chamberlain

In terms of the grand scheme of life, life is so much bigger than basketball.

— Kelsey Plum

I miss playing basketball and the city of Portland and the Rose Garden.

— LaMarcus Aldridge