Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm meeting people I never would have met at Brown and doing things I couldn't do because of basketball. — Tucker Halpern Copy Share Image
Throughout my professional basketball career, I have always voiced my patriotism for my native land. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Oh man... growing up, I played everything. I played football, basketball, baseball. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr Copy Share Image
I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same. — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
But that is the only thing that slows me down is the system. No one, two or three was big enough to… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
I began sports as a Basketball player but got into lifting weights after a recurring ankle problem that stopped me from competing… — Hafthor Bjornsson Copy Share Image
I tried everything from basketball to volleyball to soccer, but dancing was the only thing I never complained about. — Cheryl Burke Copy Share Image
My dad never encouraged us to play. We just grew up going to his games in Portland. We had basketballs in our… — Domantas Sabonis Copy Share Image
But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general. — C. J. McCollum Copy Share Image
It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I need to work with great directors and actors, people who are better than me, so that I am challenged. It is… — Paul Walker Copy Share Image
It's about just staying healthy, being on the floor, doing what you do. That's my niche, really. That's what I bring to… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
You've got to stay ready, especially around here. That's what we preach, you'll get your opportunity whether it comes at the beginning… — Tim Duncan Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about basketball is that it is played recreationally all over the world in playgrounds where people shoot hoops. Perhaps… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never… — Kenyon Martin Copy Share Image
A writer from ESPN magazine once described me as the world's largest eleven-year-old. That's true. I ride my Sea-Doo jet ski, play… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
A lot more variables in golf. But the biggest thing is like just routine. Like I think that's the biggest correlation between… — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
The leadership aspect of U.S.A. basketball has really helped me out a lot. — DeAndre Jordan Copy Share Image
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
People see Michael Jordan as a great basketball player, but he's a great businessman, too. — Harrison Barnes Copy Share Image
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal. — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win. — Kenyon Martin Copy Share Image
I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball. — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I think putting your fingerprints on life in general speaks more value than this game of basketball can speak. — George Hill Copy Share Image
The only thing that matters in college basketball is going to the Final Four. — Jim Boeheim Copy Share Image
The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful. — Al McGuire Copy Share Image
