Basketball Quotes · Page 120

I've learned that my son is obsessed with basketball. He sits down and watches the games with me, and wants to go…

— Paul Millsap

I don't want to be bulky and stiff.

— Dennis Rodman

I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play…

— Jeff Ament

We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.

— Wilt Chamberlain

I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce…

— Magic Johnson

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

— Bill Walton

I apologize for being the voice of reason here, but this sports fan has almost zero interest in seeing women dunk a…

— Jason Whitlock

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach…

— Scottie Pippen

I have shot a basketball my whole life and it is both physical and it is mental as well. Overall I think…

— Eric Bledsoe

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our…

— Kobe Bryant

Get the winners into the game.

— Bear Bryant

Don't ever underestimate Bill Russell as a basketball player.

— John Havlicek

Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down…

— Dan Jenkins

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

“Bradley is one of the few basketball players who have ever been appreciatively cheered by a disinterested away-from-home crowd while warming up.…

— John McPhee

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be…

— Pat Riley

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because…

— David Robinson

Working with all of these kids is great. It doesn't get any better than this, to come down and inspire kids who…

— LeBron James

Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship…

— Michael Jordan

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.

— Bob Cousy

You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different…

— Dwight Howard

I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box of cards,…

— Steve Nash

They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.

— LeBron James

I love basketball and I'm committed to it, but if I have to lock up my spirit because of basketball, it ain't…

— Steve Nash

I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began

— Bobby Knight

Be a player; don't play yourself. And don't play basketball. That's not your sport, Jeb Bush.

— DJ Khaled

Ill be playing basketball with the President dunking on his delegates.

— Travis McCoy

Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure…

— Charles Barkley

My father, Vittorio, was a big-time player in Italy, but we never talked about basketball. He never came to my games. He…

— Danilo Gallinari

No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your…

— Hubie Brown

If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

These Liberty girls, they don't have sex, but you can always play in the mud!!

— John Swickrath

I think we're all pros. If we go out there and just play basketball the right way, everything is gonna work itself…

— Jimmy Butler

I'm able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my…

— Pascal Siakam

I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great…

— Julius Erving

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have…

— Oscar Robertson

Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is…

— Steve Nash

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Basketball, eventually I'm going to have to retire one day. Players are going to come in and take my job. But education,…

— Ben Wallace

I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but…

— Sugar Ray Leonard