Basketball Quotes · Page 63

We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State)

— Jim Valvano

[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.

— Tracy McGrady

Wrestling, football, basketball, and baseball were the four things I was obsessed with as a kid.

— Tyrus

I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.

— Josh Hutcherson

If you're playing basketball, you're going to get your shot blocked.

— Lorenzen Wright

Before Shaq retired, they should have made him play a game dressed as Kazaam.

— Anonymous

Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.

— Woody Hayes

The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.

— Mike Jarvis

From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.

— Pat Riley

I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little…

— Louis Gossett, Jr

Steph Curry is a great basketball player, but he's not Magic Johnson. And it'd be unfair to ask Steph Curry to be…

— Mark Jackson

I said it before we arrived in Athens, that we wanted to prove to the world that our bronze medal in Sweden…

— Gianluca Basile

I begged my mom for a beat machine, she spent a crazy amount of money - so there were no more Christmases,…

— J. Cole

I have seen countless people make a choice to be confident. If you don't naturally feel bold and confident, you can choose…

— Richard DeVos

My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home, and he says: 'Why didn't you shoot…

— Dirk Nowitzki

Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade…

— Bill Fitch

It's fair to say that Jews dominated basketball and that started in the 30s in all the big cities. I think it…

— Dolph Schayes

“The PBA was a symptom of the Philippines' basketball obsession, not the cause. I was thrilled to be witnessing the professional game…

— Rafe Bartholomew

“I liken my marriage in my twenties to the ill-chosen shot by a basketball player, done without any thought from an impossible…

— Stuart Rojstaczer

I'm always going to be around the game of basketball. I plan to keep my options open as a player moving forward,…

— Chris Bosh

Parents, what are your children learning from your worship? Do they see the same excitement as when you go to a basketball…

— Max Lucado

It's unfair because the people booing, I believe, wouldn't want to have their child booed. Fans don't understand our lives and what…

— Allen Iverson

“I was all about resurrecting the lost art of the midrange jumper, but then one day I was shooting free throws—just standing…

— John Green

People think I'm into sports because I'm a man. But I'm not into sports. I like Gatorade, but that's about as far…

— Mitch Hedberg

I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100.

— Wilt Chamberlain

I want to be the greatest to ever play the game of basketball.

— Marvin Bagley III

“Sometimes the basketball gods don't allow the ball to bounce your way ..”

— Jon-Robert Holden

Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.

— Mike Krzyzewski

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm comfortable bringing the ball up the court and making the right basketball play.

— Marvin Bagley III

When I don't have basketball practice, I'll be in a gym for 2.5 hours - 30 minutes abs, 2 hours lifting.

— Serge Ibaka

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

— Larry Bird

I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.

— Bum Phillips

I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen.

— Oscar Robertson

I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.

— Dean Smith

I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group.

— Kevin Durant

When you feed the big dog, it does whatever you tell him to do.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.

— Yao Ming

High school was really fun. I had lots of friends, I had activities, like basketball teams.

— Choi Woo-shik

Basketball. I love it. I can't believe these giants move like kids. They are so flexible.

— Jurgen Klopp