Basketball Quotes · Page 64

Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank.

— Kobe Bryant

You started rapping when you wasn't good at basketball. I started rapping because I needed Adderall.

— Donald Glover

Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.

— Bear Bryant

I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.

— Tim Duncan

The East is going to be pretty easy for me. The Great Chest of the West becomes the Great Beast of the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Growing up, I didn't like basketball. I played football and baseball and ran some track.

— Robert Parish

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.

— Julius Erving

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

— Yao Ming

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.

— John Leonard

Its part of my game, getting to the free-throw line and being aggressive. If you say that I get superstar calls or…

— Kevin Durant

“Get it together, I told myself.  This isn’t life or death. It’s just college basketball. Nobody was going to die from what…

— Mara Jacobs

We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win…

— Melissa Rauch

Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.

— Roland Lazenby

All-time favorite workout is basketball. It's very hard to do basketball training, though, but it's my favorite.

— Elsa Hosk

I'm a firm believer in quiet confidence. By that I mean knowing inwardly that you are good, and not exhibiting a boastful…

— Dick Van Arsdale

I realize that I'm not going to be doing interviews for the cover of 'GQ' for the rest of my life, know…

— Chris Paul

I play a lot of basketball and racquetball, as they're both great for your feet and hand eye coordination. Other drills can…

— Antonio Cromartie

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many…

— Roger Ailes

I dribbled by the hour with my left hand when I was young. I didn't have full control, but I got so…

— Bob Cousy

A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you…

— LeBron James

The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,” Harry recited. “So — that’s sort of like basketball…

— Anonymous

Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You "take in" a baseball game, something odd…

— Charles Krauthammer

I'm pretty fundamental when it comes to running. A basketball player doesn't practice his free throw shooting by doing slam dunks all…

— Chris Solinsky

I was always doing something physical. My brothers and I used to have handstand contests. We'd walk around the projects on our…

— Florence Griffith Joyner

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

— Michael B. Jordan

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

— Oscar Robertson

It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade.

— Shaquille O'Neal

The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball.

— Dwight Howard

I told myself if I ever made it to the level I want to be at, I'm gonna give back.

— LeBron James

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

— Ben Casnocha

They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I think I'm one of the rare people out there who still cares about the game of basketball.

— Gilbert Arenas

I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.

— LeBron James

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

— Kyle Korver

Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.

— Chuck Daly

“I have a memory like a baseball glove, so please, don’t toss me a basketball-sized rumination.”

— Jarod Kintz

I think it would be pretty cool, whether it would be basketball or baseball, playing for a national team.

— Pat Connaughton

Playing tennis and wheelchair basketball has opened a lot of doors for me.

— Dylan Alcott

This is the game of basketball. A lot of crazy stuff happens on the court, unfortunately.

— Zaza Pachulia

I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.

— Rick Majerus