In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you. — Henry Iba Copy Share Image
I've always been a basketball junkie... Always watched videos, slowed them down. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Copy Share Image
You're a soccer player, not a basketball player. I was supposed to be your goal, not your rebound. — Twwww Copy Share Image
It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where… — Allen Iverson Copy Share Image
My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now.… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it's been a great ride and I'm not done yet. — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
Yeah. When I was in high school I used to do stupid video edits. I would hook-up two VCRs or three VCRs… — Jesse Lacey Copy Share Image
I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the… — Tom Watson Copy Share Image
I love Milwaukee, I love the fans, the city - it works hard, I work hard and I've always done that since… — Thon Maker Copy Share Image
We talk about players of yesteryear, guys who could play or couldn't play, and I think it's ridiculous to try to even… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
Like a versatile baller, George Dohrmann swings seamlessly from position to position: investigative journalist, social critic, gifted storyteller. The result is a… — L. Jon Wertheim Copy Share Image
To continue my efforts as a leader for my people and to follow my family's legacy of providing legitimate opportunities for Aboriginal… — Patty Mills Copy Share Image
I think in college they give you a chance to really mature, form yourself and build relationships. I think that’s what a… — Jabari Parker Copy Share Image
My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I've always been a leader. I've always kind of been the tallest person on the team when I was younger but always… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving… — Alan Thicke Copy Share Image
It's only me and my brother, but I was older and going through the experience of being a basketball player who got… — Breanna Stewart Copy Share Image
I been doing a lot of reading, watching a lot of basketball, watching a lot of shows. — Rodney Hood Copy Share Image
If someone had told me at fourteen that I'd be six-ten, I might have stuck with basketball, in all seriousness. — John Isner Copy Share Image
He's the president. I'm the general. Unless I want to get impeached, I got to do what he says. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I play basketball strictly for enjoyment and to add to the support of my family. — Avery Bradley Copy Share Image
I look at basketball as an art, so whatever I do on the court, I try to make it as smooth as… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
“Inspired by how passionate he is about basketball, I wonder what my passion will be, if I will have one.” — Maria Jane Copy Share Image
Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet! — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defeats than to boast of our attainments. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face. — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
The tragedy is women of color have made more progress in basketball than they have in broadcasting. — Cathy Hughes Copy Share Image
I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good. — Reggie Miller Copy Share Image
