Basketball Quotes · Page 114

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball…

— Catherine Bell

I just want to go out there and just play basketball. That's when I have the most fun and when everybody around…

— Anthony Bennett

That's the first thing that came easy in basketball, beating people down the court, getting into people. Using God's gifts.

— Jordan Clarkson

My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the…

— Bob Cousy

All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So,…

— Tyronn Lue

All athletic accomplishments begin with volition; that is, the desire and willpower necessary to succeed. Volition affects more than thoughts and feelings…

— Charles Garfield

I guess I concentrated exclusively on basketball because of my height. If I was shorter, I don't think I would play.

— Anne Donovan

If I had not played basketball and made the millions of dollars that I had made, I would never have been able…

— Dikembe Mutombo

I wasn't one of those guys that played AAU basketball and ran track. I just played football. I dabbled in basketball in…

— Alvin Kamara

I never looked at basketball as work. I always enjoyed it as my hobby. I loved it. Once that love is gone,…

— Dirk Nowitzki

I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football…

— Frank Deford

The NBA is getting bigger. Basketball is getting better around the world. There are more players. There are better coaches around it,…

— Jose Calderon

I just stopped liking basketball. And then you dribbling down the court and having the owner like cuss at you and call…

— Baron Davis

Mr. Lemon-Man has inspired millions across the world through his gift. I don't refer only to basketball, but also to his magnificent…

— A. C. Green

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics.…

— Leander Paes

You just gotta be who you are, and I think it's time to get rid of this whole National Basketball Association. Call…

— Rush Limbaugh

Everyone thought that the Spurs would run through us and everyone is talking about the Spurs vs. the Suns in the conference…

— Marcus Camby

I feel like the NBA, WNBA, tennis and basketball have really been at the forefront of social justice and pushing for change…

— Pam Shriver

I'm really just a dude that cooks, plays with his son and thinks about stuff in his spare time outside of dedicating…

— Spencer Dinwiddie

I got into a car accident and couldn't play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and…

— Brooks Koepka

Back in 2011, I was kind of shy. I wasn't as good because that was the year, also, when I started playing basketball.

— Joel Embiid

The way defences are operating these days, the other team'starts picking you up when you walk out of the hotel lobby.

— Doc Hayes

In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to…

— Julius Erving

If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him…

— Robert Altman

I put a lot into it, and when I am done playing, I plan on going undercover and then being the sheriff…

— Shaquille O'Neal

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

— Doris Burke

We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated…

— Merlin Olsen

The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets…

— Gene Shue

On court you have to find it. No one else can find it for you. Its just you, only you, dont rely…

— Anonymous

They say I couldn't play football, I was too small. They say I couldn't play basketball, I wasn't tall. They say I…

— Lil Wayne

I don't think baseball is ever going to be the fast-paced game that football or basketball is. It's never going to be…

— Christian Yelich

I like college football, but I'm a huge college basketball fan. I could sit and watch every game of March Madness and…

— Lewis Black

I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.

— Tim Donaghy

When I was younger, I was a guy who always wanted to get to the rim and attack the rim and just…

— Shawn Kemp

There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children who go to watch their school play basketball…

— John F. Kennedy

That's a good feeling when you can really just focus on basketball, focus on your role, on how you can help the…

— Tobias Harris

Year 6 was the toughest one yet for me. That was the first time in my life I couldn't put my whole…

— Jae Crowder

It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than…

— LeBron James

Being a part of both organizations, there is no comparison in the two organizations. This is a professional organization. The Hornets were…

— Felix Sabates