Basketball Quotes · Page 116

I am really competitive. I take my basketball very seriously, even though I'm not really that good. I take it very seriously.

— The Kid Laroi

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared…

— Mike Krzyzewski

If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who…

— Rod Hundley

I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

When I was 13, tennis became more of my life. It's when I gave up skiing, I gave up winter sports. I…

— Pam Shriver

On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux - it takes me…

— George Clooney

I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this…

— Charles Barkley

I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then…

— Elayne Boosler

“Swish,” the net sounded like the blast of a cannon, signaling the game was tied at 64. Dave then saw the second…

— Phil Wohl

There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice,…

— Phil Jackson

When I started playing basketball, they always would have me at the block, and I'm like, 'Yo, I don't want to play…

— Deandre Ayton

To have a basketball hoop, it doesn't matter what kind. It's a big thing for a kid growing up in a small…

— Jonas Valanciunas

I stopped following the Hornets when they moved to Oklahoma City. I think they ran their course for me as basketball player…

— Kelly Oubre, Jr

When I left high school, I wanted to go to Auburn, and they said they were going to let me go both…

— Ben Wallace

As a young man just beginning to publish some short fiction in the t&a magazines, I was fairly optimistic about my chances…

— Stephen King

I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it…

— Derrick Rose

Every time I'd ever stepped on a basketball court, AAU, middle school, high school, I always thought about the NBA.

— Lou Williams

When you have so much pressure with basketball and the results in the NBA, to just go home and have a dog…

— Evan Fournier

My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go…

— Baron Davis

It's fun to watch and fun to be a part of and I think that's what it's all about. You have to…

— Paul Millsap

I just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next…

— Jamal Murray

I've spent a lot of time in the United States and Canada and I am grateful for the opportunities that I've been…

— Masai Ujiri

We got almost the entire team coming back; we only had two seniors last year. We plan not just on making it…

— Nate Oats

It was a different sexual situation going on than it is in the '80s and '90s, and I did a very poor…

— Wilt Chamberlain

I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the…

— Reggie Miller

I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops,…

— Alonzo Mourning

Playing around some of the best ever to play has been a lot of fun, seeing their basketball IQ and their knowledge.

— A'ja Wilson

I run in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, basketball training at night, and then lift weights again at night.

— Lil' Romeo

My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.

— Rod Hundley

I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it…

— Eric Davis

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes…

— Pat Summitt

I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk.

— Barry Goldwater

We can never thank David Stern enough. His vision to use basketball to improve the quality of our lives to make this…

— Bill Walton

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's…

— Michael Jordan

I don't believe in looking past anybody - I wouldn't look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up…

— Al McGuire

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here.…

— Kobe Bryant

I play because I have fun. The vets of this team, I just wanted to say thanks to them. You guys mean…

— Kevin Durant

I remember girls watching it in high school, and I thought the basketball part of the show was cool. And lo and…

— Stephen Colletti

Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe…

— John Wooden