I love the game of basketball. I don't know if I like it…

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game…

— Oscar Robertson

“The problem," he said, "with being one of the best is that you still have to get better. But you're competing with yourself.”

— Jodi Picoult

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

— Paul Pierce

“I make us better by competing with you.”

— Toba Beta

When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.

— Bill Cosby

Competing with yourself makes you better. Competing with others makes you bitter.

— Anonymous

I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball.

— Pat Summitt

Being a mom makes me prioritize the game of basketball for what it is - a game. For so long I was so addicted…

— Diana Taurasi

Since I've been a part of this league, I can't recall when they've actually made rules that have actually helped to improve the game…

— B. J. Armstrong

The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball. I just try to take advantage of it every…

— LeBron James

“The game within the game is the game that only the players see. They experience it in relation to one another on the floor…

— Walt Frazier

I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of…

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

We make a living playing basketball. You don't have to be a tough guy or a hard-ass to play this sport. You can be…

— Chris Bosh

Like you might love watching basketball, but that don't mean that you'll get on the court.

— Lil Baby

The one thing about college basketball is you don't have to have the best player to win.

— Kenny Smith