Basketball Quotes · Page 13

The first time I watched basketball was in 2010.

— Joel Embiid

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.

— Julius Erving

My whole push was I wanted to do all basketball.

— Doris Burke

I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.

— Yao Ming

This is my disguise, but it doesn't work.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've always led by example and I'm not that vocal.

— Scottie Pippen

I like to play a lot of basketball.

— Shane Mosley

Basketball players, they're great.

— Artem Chigvintsev

I had to relearn myself and what I love outside of basketball and value things that weren't performance-based.

— Kelsey Plum

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2.

— Yao Ming

Today's society wants to skip the process. And I hate that

— Tom Izzo

My sons love LeBron more than they love me. I'm just a little jealous about it.

— Shaquille O'Neal

The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.

— Al McGuire

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

— Bear Bryant

The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions

— Brad Stevens

My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

— Serge Ibaka

In high school, AAU, even prep school, I didn't really know how to play basketball. It was kind of like, 'Let's throw…

— Kyle Kuzma

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become…

— Larry Bird

I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.

— Dwane Casey

Someone going from TikTok and expecting to be a natural stand-up comedian is the equivalent in my mind of someone being good…

— Tony Hinchcliffe

I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really…

— Josh Turner

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of…

— James Naismith

A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and…

— Pete Carril

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…

— Michael Jordan

We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested…

— Neil Patrick Harris

Every time I'm ever in L.A., if I have anytime off - which is rare - I'll go straight to the basketball…

— Trevor Jackson

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the…

— Michael Jordan

I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage…

— Adolph Rupp

I have a lot left. There's only four or five good centers in the league and I'm in that number. ... I've…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Horrible, terrible AAU basketball. It's stupid. It doesn't teach our kids how to play the game at all so you wind up…

— Kobe Bryant

You can't name another brand that has a basketball included in the logo yet shows up anywhere it wants. Jordan Brand has…

— Deebo Samuel

I'm upset at myself. I should have had 50. I missed 13 free throws. That's unacceptable. If I want to be accepted…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

— Kevin Durant

Get the winners into the game.

— Bear Bryant

I'm going to come out and tell it like it is.

— Dennis Rodman

I'm still the Dun Dada of all big men.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I like to penetrate and play fast basketball.

— Goran Dragic

When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

— Don Meyer

Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice.

— Lou Campanelli

I'm the last in the line of Russells and Chamberlains.

— Shaquille O'Neal