Basketball Quotes · Page 98

I'm a competitive person. I love the game of basketball. I'm a gym rat.

— Paul Pierce

Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.

— Charles Barkley

I'm just really excited to play basketball in America and to be free and all that.

— Andre Iguodala

We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.

— Bobby Knight

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

— Steve Nash

If there was a basketball rehab, I'd be the first one admitted.

— Diana Taurasi

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

— Rick Pitino

Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker

— Don Meyer

I would love to see Flip get back into the league. I think he can definitely still coach in this league. I…

— Kevin Garnett

It's basketball. This is great. How do you get scars from something you love? You can get some regrets, 'I wish I…

— Mike D'Antoni

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

— Dean Smith

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start…

— Michael Jordan

You learn from mistakes, you learn from losses, but this game doesn't put something on me where it's, 'Hey, I've finally done…

— LeBron James

I played street basketball for a while and wanted to play competitively, but I was so used to the street-style of game…

— J. D. Martinez

It's basketball. At the end of the day everyone wants to win, and that's really the reason why we play is to…

— Collin Sexton

I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that…

— Bobby Knight

I would say, when you're playing video games that involve competition against somebody else, you have to be able to understand what's…

— Gordon Hayward

If every university president said, 'The revenue producing sports: basketball, football - potentially revenue producing at most universities - maybe in a…

— Bob Costas

“When it was [Larry] Bird's turn [to sign souvenir Team USA basketballs], he said to [Brian] McIntyre ' What's the quickest it's…

— Jack McCallum

As a former NCAA basketball player, many of the skills I now rely on as a leader took root on the basketball…

— Cathy Engelbert

Some people see ESPN. They see the long shots. They see me scoring the basketball, but they don't show often too many…

— Jimmer Fredette

It was always my dream my dream to get to the NBA. I think anybody who starts playing basketball they want to…

— Nikola Vucevic

When I was entering high school, my dad had me going around to different high schools, playing open gyms. A lot of…

— Shaun Livingston

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I…

— Sue Wicks

We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language

— Pat Summitt

I'm fine at basketball. I can ride the pine with the best of them.

— Joey Votto

LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ.

— Tyronn Lue

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

— Carmelo Anthony

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

— Jim Gerlach

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

— Bo Ryan

Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.

— Lon Kruger

I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.

— Kawhi Leonard

When I concentrate and focus, they always go in, so I'm gonna continue to do that, and they will go in.

— Shaquille O'Neal

As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn…

— Allen Iverson

I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of…

— LeBron James

In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.

— Don Meyer

I never really talked about being an NBA player or a college player. I just really like playing basketball.

— Jrue Holiday

You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time

— Tom Thibodeau

A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.

— Michael Josephson