Basketball Quotes · Page 66

The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.

— Oscar Robertson

Those people who know basketball can appreciate what I bring every single night.

— David Lee

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.

— Kevin Durant

We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.

— Norm Stewart

When you work on getting better at something, don't do it half speed

— Ray Allen

I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score

— Ricky Davis

I've always loved passing the basketball, making other people better.

— Diana Taurasi

Street basketball is all about shakes and fakes, crossing your defender up. The NBA is more strategic.

— Baron Davis

I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's…

— Steve Alford

I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball…

— Michael Jordan

I watch basketball. I got League Pass, so I watch a lot of basketball. Each and every night I watch basketball, so…

— Jae Crowder

Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.

— Charles Barkley

People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there…

— Bobby Knight

When I was coming up in high school, if you wanted to be in the musical it was during the winter, so…

— Ben Schwartz

Make sure you're building your brand early and make sure it's a good brand so in life after basketball, you have an…

— Marcus Smart

I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me…

— Jimmy Graham

Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I should a lousy…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried…

— Don Shula

Playing against the older dudes really benefited me, just because where I came from, I'd always been the best player in the…

— Tyrese Haliburton

I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a…

— Kobe Bryant

God loves me, and that he has the perfect plan for me. His plan will take me through a lots of ups…

— Jeremy Lin

Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the…

— Magic Johnson

Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to…

— Yao Ming

One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take…

— Al Kaline

I don't know. I don't have a fax machine, so I didn't get that message.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.

— Rick Pitino

All the normal lifts that bodybuilders do, we didn't do them in basketball.

— Phil Heath

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.

— LeBron James

You definitely have to have a sense of humor. It's not always serious when it comes to basketball.

— Eric Bledsoe

I really treated Indiana like my home. I spent a great two years over there. I played my best basketball there.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

Flowers are the free throw of love. You're looking for the clutch three-pointer from downtown.

— Daniel Holloway

People always talk about going on offensive runs. But you can go on defensive runs too

— Tom Thibodeau

It's easy to become a better basketball player but harder to become a better teammate or person.

— Tom Izzo

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

— Tom Osborne

I just want to be myself, just be healthy and play basketball.

— Jose Calderon

D-Wade is the unselfish guy here-he is welcoming Chris Bosh and LeBron James to his team.

— LeBron James

I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn't play because my dad thought it was too physical.

— Joel Embiid

It's good to have someone who speaks your own language just to get your mind off of basketball.

— Ivica Zubac

I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.

— Donovan Mitchell

Like a lot of fans know, I like to play fast basketball.

— Goran Dragic