I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I've always… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Basketball has always and will always come first to me but it's also given me the chance to do really fun things… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
I loved that outrageous, creative style of city ball. 'Logic is the death of art,' they taught me at Yale. Maybe in… — Ken Howard Copy Share Image
I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know… — Jason Pierre-Paul Copy Share Image
Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me… — Zion Williamson Copy Share Image
Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do,… — Chris Brown Copy Share Image
Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a… — Tex Winter Copy Share Image
“One night, he left Stephen and me in the arcade and rushed off to a – this hurt my feelings – “real”… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that's all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects… — Jimmer Fredette Copy Share Image
I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton did midnight basketball. He is not looked at by this current generation of Democrats as anywhere near the hero he… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for… — Dwane Casey Copy Share Image
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old.… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really… — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
I was just different. When the other kids gravitated to football or basketball, I went fishing and skating. I was into trapping… — Gene Pitney Copy Share Image
I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
I've been in love with basketball from the moment I shot my first shot, hanging out with my father. When I was… — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
I really hope that a lot of Georgian players will get recognition, and I can help them get out, play in the… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
I would describe myself as a winning basketball player. That manifests itself in a lot of different ways on a lot of… — Larry Nance, Jr Copy Share Image
As I get older, I find myself way more into sports. I'm in a basketball league. You maybe know some of the… — Bryan Greenberg Copy Share Image
My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I played a lot at the school across the street from my house. That's how I started, really. Playing street basketball and… — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
When you flop, that's just another message that you don't know how to play me. Stand up and take your medicine like… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Basketball is my main sport, which I got a lot of scholarships through, but I chose modeling over basketball, though. — Nia Jax Copy Share Image
One day to see that headline, not that someone won a basketball championship, but to see that a cure for cancer has… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Leadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is… — Cass Elliot Copy Share Image
