I just gotta go out there and play basketball the way I…

I just go out there and play basketball. I play basketball the way I'd play if I was at the park. There's no motives…

— Patrick Beverley

I just started growing. And everyone said, 'You should probably play basketball.' So I said, 'All right. I'll give it a shot.'

— Anthony Bennett

My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

— Larry Bird

I gotta go play with people who want to see me succeed, who want me to be great.

— Le'Veon Bell

I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.

— Dwane Casey

For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.

— Baron Davis

Doesn't matter what people say, doesn't matter what they are going to say about you. You gotta go out there and play your game.

— Miguel Cabrera

I will always be in basketball some way or another.

— Mike D'Antoni

You gotta play every game like your last.

— Jalen Brunson

You gotta play the hand that's dealt you. There may be pain in that hand, but you play it. And I've played it.

— James Brady

I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.

— Derek Fisher

But being energetic in my playing is something I've always thought was the right thing to do. Like I'm never forcing it, like "My…

— Tony Palermo

There is no difference between the way we see basketball; the way we execute is a little bit different. The way he uses his…

— Marc Gasol

I always say, you gotta play a dive bar like you play an arena, and you play an arena like you play a dive…

— Lady Gaga

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it…

— Scottie Pippen