Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel. — Gene Perret Copy Share Image
I had offers to go overseas and play basketball but I turned it down because I wanted to stay local. So I… — Travis Browne Copy Share Image
You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I was never the big leaper, the dunker, the long and athletic kid who looked the part of a traditional basketball star.… — Trae Young Copy Share Image
What kid doesn't want to play in MSG? I've been fortunate enough to play there many, many times during my basketball career.… — Kemba Walker Copy Share Image
The great thing about basketball is it's a live ball. If someone's in your way, push them out of the way, go… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
The risk of failure is a very personal thing. One of the quotes I like, I think this came from the famous… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
My head was - I wasn't screwed up, but I feel like I was shifted away from my family a lot with… — Deandre Ayton Copy Share Image
“The game within the game is the game that only the players see. They experience it in relation to one another on… — Walt Frazier Copy Share Image
It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
When I have basketball camps and I tell kids my story, they're like, 'You played in Maine? In Israel? You did this… — Avery Bradley Copy Share Image
The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities… — Bob Pettit Copy Share Image
“I imagined the Augustus Waters analysis of that comment: If I am playing basketball in heaven, does that imply a physical location… — John Green Copy Share Image
It's easy to draw up isolation basketball - it's not easy to draw up great motion offense with passing and cutting. — Kyle Korver Copy Share Image
If you don't look at my skin color and we just go play basketball, you're not going to say I'm a white… — Tyler Herro Copy Share Image
You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning — Bill Parcells Copy Share Image
“The basketball team was trailing by three points. I trail by four points—north, south, east, and west. I also trail by covered… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball. — Billy Kennedy Copy Share Image
You don't really coach high school basketball because it's a good paycheck. You do it because you love it, care about the… — Joe Harris Copy Share Image
Whether I start or come off the bench makes no difference to me. My game has always been go as hard as… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
Too much coffee. Too much coffee and Gatorade. It's a hell of a mix. If you're ever tired in the morning, just… — Kevin Garnett Copy Share Image
I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition… — Kemmons Wilson Copy Share Image
“The technological society has walked off the court, so to speak, but they've left all the basketballs behind. Someone will come along… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Leaders must learn to discipline their disappointments. It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
During the season, I'm not really on too many other things - I'm just focused on basketball. But I'm a big lover… — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the… — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Right when I was lying on the ground and saw my legs, I didn't think first, 'I'm going to die.' I was… — Jeff Bauman Copy Share Image
People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I… — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
The only time I'd played organized basketball was my sophomore year in high school, when I barely made the junior varsity team. — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
Watching Ibaka and all those people. They were from Africa. They spoke French. They were kind of like me. That's when I… — Pascal Siakam Copy Share Image
