Basketball Quotes · Page 79

I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.

— Kyle Lowry

You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running.

— Christopher McDougall

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

— Oscar Robertson

Those two months I didn't play didn't help me. But injuries are a part of basketball.

— Toni Kukoc

I don't really look for the spotlight, I don't look for any of that stuff. I just want to play basketball.

— RJ Barrett

People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all.

— Michael Jordan

Working hard is one thing, but working hard with purpose is what separates the good from the great

— Thad Matta

I just play basketball. That's me: all I know is basketball.

— Jamal Murray

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

— John Wooden

I have always viewed thinking about arguing, about questioning, pushing back with, joking, about sharing and discovering the world and the news…

— Chris Hayes

I think the thing that makes Indiana basketball special is that they have incredible teams, both college teams and pro teams, and…

— Andy Mineo

I love it when coaches don't talk about which position they see me at. When they just refer to me as a…

— Zion Williamson

The greatest strength any human being an have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you…

— Pat Summitt

I'm sort of like a specialist. I go in, do what I do and every four years, they get tired of me…

— Shaquille O'Neal

You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players…

— Oscar Robertson

I always tell the kids, basketball is not going to be there forever, get a good education and make good choices.

— Andre Drummond

Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball.…

— Patrick Soon-Shiong

I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill…

— Pat Summitt

When I got into high school, I got really into basketball. I had this itch that I wanted to just move. I…

— Boyd Holbrook

I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as…

— Billy Bob Thornton

Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players…

— Chad Harbach

When I have basketball camps and I tell kids my story, they're like, 'You played in Maine? In Israel? You did this…

— Avery Bradley

It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody…

— Dwyane Wade

My head was - I wasn't screwed up, but I feel like I was shifted away from my family a lot with…

— Deandre Ayton

Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.

— Yao Ming

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

— Allen Iverson

Obviously I love playing the game of basketball. That's what God blessed me to do.

— Tristan Thompson

Music has always been a big part of my life. It's kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it…

— Kevin Durant

I played volleyball and basketball, and I did track and volleyball in college.

— Kay Cannon

A lot of guys who can play really good basketball can drop 40 on you, and it's the same thing with LeBron.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

I just want to compete with the best basketball players. And I think I can compete.

— Juancho Hernangomez

When I go on the basketball court, I don't think about who's guarding me.

— Brandon Ingram

I am not going to play basketball because I have to play. I am going to play for fun.

— Vlade Divac

There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want…

— Bear Bryant

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I guess I was a decent basketball player - pass first, pass second, shoot third... pretty good defensively.

— Tom Izzo

We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it.

— P. J. Carlesimo

Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.

— Pat Summitt

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

— George Mikan

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

— Rick Majerus