Basketball Quotes · Page 82

That has nothing to do with basketball. That's just because I'm sexy.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.

— Carmelo Anthony

Jury verdicts, basketball games, and even music are enough to set off black rage, it seems,

— Ron Paul

My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

— Hakeem Olajuwon

When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before.

— Terry Bowden

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

— Pat Riley

I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.

— Lamar Odom

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

— Mike Krzyzewski

If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont…

— John Calipari

I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I…

— LeBron James

If you have a kid that loves basketball - that eats, sleeps, drinks, and thinks basketball, and all he knows is basketball…

— Gilbert Arenas

The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem…

— Rick Pitino

The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last…

— Brad Stevens

On his 916th game as coach at University of Alabama - I've been here so long that when I got here the…

— Winfrey Sanderson

Our main thing was playing basketball and just trying to win games. Doing that was a representation of who you are and…

— Muggsy Bogues

Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how…

— Coco Rocha

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly…

— Vince Lombardi

Somebody asked me about this the other day. A young Shaq and a young Penny, the young Shaq's going to take over.…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm from Denver, and basketball there isn't near what it is out in Chicago or Detroit or L.A. There weren't that many…

— Chauncey Billups

As a young man just beginning to publish some short fiction in the t&a magazines, I was fairly optimistic about my chances…

— Stephen King

I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it…

— Derrick Rose

I've decided to listen to my doctors and get the procedure I need on my knee. USA Basketball said I had to…

— Dwyane Wade

I'm not chasing championships. Championship's chasing us. I'm not doing that. I want my players to be better people once they leave…

— Kevin Ollie

I am looking forward to continue my career in Orange & Blue and to work with Phil Jackson, a champion who builds…

— Carmelo Anthony

Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.

— George Raveling

If you don't like basketball and you're from Kentucky, they'll kick you out!

— Josh Hopkins

One score makes happy ONE player, one assist makes happy TWO.

— Toni Kukoc

I've been an athlete my whole life. I've played every sport, including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball.

— Nia Jax

At the end of the day, you're a person before you are a basketball player.

— Harrison Barnes

I feel like basketball is my outlet. Basketball is an opportunity for me to get all my emotions out.

— Baron Davis

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

— Kobe Bryant

Any time I can play basketball I enjoy being out on the court.

— Lou Williams

Basketball sneakers are for people who want to be comfortable. I rather be uncomfortable and just look nice.

— Lil Tjay

I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

— Jabari Parker

I've been yelled at by coaches since I was 12 years old playing AAU basketball.

— Maria Taylor

I wanna make uniforms for my high school basketball team through brand Yeezy.

— Kanye West

Sometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won't let me be selfish.

— LeBron James

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

— Charles Barkley

I've been through a lot, not only with basketball, but with life in general.

— Caris LeVert

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

— Bob Cousy