I was in seventh grade math class, and we had this thing called Number Sense. So, I wasn't on the track team.… — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
I think basketball harnessed and built my toughness and competitiveness. I grew up in a tough neighborhood, and you were either going… — John Wall Copy Share Image
I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me. — Cam Gigandet Copy Share Image
It's cool to be a Laker: that's basketball royalty, in a sense. The best franchise in basketball, so to be drafted by… — Kyle Kuzma Copy Share Image
My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a… — Goran Ivanisevic Copy Share Image
I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you… — Nick Kyrgios Copy Share Image
“Hudson, a British psychologist that headed up Cambridge’s Research Unit of Intellectual Development in the sixties, compared IQ to basketball. If you’re… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
When I bought the [WNBA] team, I saw that no one really cared about them. Like the locker facilities that these young… — Sheila Johnson Copy Share Image
We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on… — Jim Calhoun Copy Share Image
I think the thing is you always play with what you have in high school. It was always very fastbreaky-type basketball. And… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is getting the kid in a kart - they have to buy it and that's the biggest thing. You… — Bubba Wallace Copy Share Image
What am I gonna do to be successful and provide for my family? I was like, I want to play basketball, I… — Adrien Broner Copy Share Image
I don’t watch a lot of other basketball away from the gym. But I do look at LeBron’s box score. I want… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I only weigh 220, so I have to do something to keep from being tossed around by all the guys who weigh… — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
I graduated with about 23 people, so if you were the least bit athletic, you kind of had to play everything. So… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
One of Giants of Africa's fundamental mottos is - Dream Big. We believe that basketball can be used as a tool to… — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
You should never want to be a one position player. If you're a real basketball player, you should be able to play… — Shawn Marion Copy Share Image
Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to… — David Grann Copy Share Image
My brothers told me all the time that I'd end up playing basketbal. But I didn't want to play. I wanted to… — Pascal Siakam Copy Share Image
It's not like being a professional basketball player where you're in a big house. Maybe three, four or five guys make a… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
I'm like a chameleon. I adapt to my situation. It's very slowed down here. I like it that way. I'm a guy… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me. — Chuck Connors Copy Share Image
My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball. I should not have made it personal to… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
As failures go, attempting to recall the past is like claiming to grasp the meaning of existence. Both make one feel like… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
I played basketball and baseball up until college, yea. Then I lost my discipline and started chasing girls and whatnot. — Omar Benson Miller Copy Share Image
For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I… — Marc Bulger Copy Share Image
There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense — Tates Locke Copy Share Image
But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get… — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is… — Dominique Wilkins Copy Share Image
And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
I would be a basketball player, play at Duke, go to the Golden State Warriors, play with Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond… — Mason Ramsey Copy Share Image
When our career is over, when we retire and the basketball stops bouncing, we still have to find something else to do. — John Wall Copy Share Image
I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous,… — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players. — Bill Laimbeer Copy Share Image
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