I'm a huge, huge sports fan, and Marquette basketball is…

Basketball's not the only thing in my life. It shouldn't be in anyone's life.

— Shawn Bradley

My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would…

— Jorma Kaukonen

I have a lot of family in Marquette. I'm way more familiar with the U.P. than I am with the lower peninsula. I've visited…

— Adam Conover

I wanted to be here because Marquette is a good school. I like the fans. I like the community. But as far as someone…

— O. J. Mayo

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.

— Al McGuire

When people ask if Marquette University is in Michigan, and I tell them my alma mater is in Milwaukee, they sometimes say, 'What's the…

— Steve Rushin

I played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing most, but…

— Mahershala Ali

Since this basketball thing has started, some way or another I've become the most handsomest man in the world, because everybody's like, 'Oh!' I…

— Larry Johnson

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

— Shaquille O'Neal

There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as you're going…

— Kawhi Leonard

Basketball was my thing I was always able to use to forget everything.

— Jahlil Okafor

Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball. That was the first thing that I said to Under Armour,…

— Joel Embiid

Every basketball thing I do now through my academy is always in a muskie state so I can work both those passions at the…

— Christian Laettner

People sometimes think that if someone plays basketball, they have to do that one thing they're great at. But I like being able to…

— Iman Shumpert

The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.

— Earl Monroe