Basketball Quotes · Page 7

A good leader must be fair.

— Yao Ming

Play the game with a smile.

— Earl Monroe

Basketball isn't my job.

— Michael Jordan

No team works out teamwork.

— Dwyane Wade

Basketball is basketball.

— Oscar Robertson

I like women's basketball.

— Kevin Durant

You get what you tolerate!

— Anonymous

We can always do it better.

— Don Meyer

I like to penetrate and play fast basketball.

— Goran Dragic

Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice.

— Lou Campanelli

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

I'm the last in the line of Russells and Chamberlains.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've always led by example and I'm not that vocal.

— Scottie Pippen

I like to play a lot of basketball.

— Shane Mosley

Basketball players, they're great.

— Artem Chigvintsev

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

— Kevin Durant

You can get behind a youthful and joyful spirit - you know, just like the enjoyment of playing basketball.

— Jordan Poole

If there's one thing you learn in basketball, it's that what you did in the past doesn't mean anything now.

— Kevin Huerter

Sorry, but this isn't basketball. And I'm not your rebound.

— Anonymous

Basketball is fun and you can play with intensity and smile too.

— Shawn Bradley

The best basketball game I ever played was probably when I was in the fifth grade.

— Mike Conley Jr

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

— Pat Riley

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

— LeBron James

The love of this game has been with me since I heard the word basketball itself.

— Zaza Pachulia

We painted a beautiful picture, but we just didn't finish it. Finishing is the difference between a beautiful picture and a masterpiece.

— Don Meyer

I said it jokingly, so this guy was just trying to stir something up that's not there. He's just somebody who doesn't…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I need a hobby, and I don't want it to be basketball. I want it to be music. So to get away…

— Jack Antonoff

I liked the idea of being one of the foundations for Coach Bennett's program and trying to revive UVa basketball.

— Joe Harris

“Their first coach was James Naismith, who invented the sport of basketball. (He is less known for being the only Kansas coach…

— John Calipari

I've been a basketball player for a very long time and I've always watched the game... I love the game of basketball,…

— Kelly Oubre, Jr

I also developed an interest in sports, and played in informal games at a nearby school yard where the neighborhood children met…

— Steven Chu

I've always loved basketball; my father was a girl's coach when I was born. So I've always appreciated the sport and the…

— Tyrese Haliburton

Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success…

— Willie Stargell

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes…

— Carmelo Anthony

Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had…

— Dolph Schayes

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other…

— Kawhi Leonard

Set the basketball on the kitchen table. Open a cupboard, get out a bottle of sesame seeds, and place a single seed…

— William Ashworth

[When] I was young and I listened to everything - I took everything to heart. I didn't really realize how much people…

— Blake Griffin

I think the people here in New York appreciated what I brought to the table, and they showed it when I retired…

— Patrick Ewing

Well let me tell you what [High School Musical] is really about. High School Musical is about this group of boys who…

— Megan Fox