I love the game of basketball, and it has shaped my life…

Hopefully I don't have to play for eight years but can go and relax somewhere and do something enjoyable while I'm still young.

— Clinton Portis

Let go of hundreds of years and relax completely. Open your hands and walk, innocent. Thousands of words, myriad interpretations, are only to free…

— Shitou Xiqian

When I was 7, we moved to Manasquan, where I picked up the game of basketball.

— Doris Burke

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

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

— Paul Pierce

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

— Pat Summitt

“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

The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If…

— John Calipari

I do believe 100 percent that Black lives matter and that the cause to achieve and pursue equality supersedes basketball.

— Doris Burke

Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love…

— Blake Griffin

I love the game of basketball so much. I have a lot of goals for myself. I want to make sure I compete every…

— Avery Bradley

This is the game of basketball. A lot of crazy stuff happens on the court, unfortunately.

— Zaza Pachulia

Obviously I love playing the game of basketball. That's what God blessed me to do.

— Tristan Thompson