Basketball Quotes · Page 131

I had some shots that I felt like I should've made; I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the…

— Kobe Bryant

Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football,…

— Bill Veeck

It's cool to challenge myself to learn new things as opposed to going to play basketball in the park for millionth time.

— Steve Nash

If I get that thing down there in that area, that's 67% lifetime. If you don't believe me, Google it. I'm on…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your…

— Bob Cousy

Being a superstar means you've reached your potential, and I don't think I've reached my potential as a basketball player and as…

— Stephen Curry

Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

— Margaret Thatcher

The last time I played basketball it was eight weeks after I delivered my second child. You know that expression - the…

— Doris Burke

Off to a Clippers game! I'll embarrass everyone around me by yelling, good dribbling, and yay go make that shot in the…

— Sara Underwood

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice…

— Jalen Rose

When I was coming up through the programs with the Amateur Basketball Association, it was height: they looked for the tall players,…

— Anne Donovan

We know the WNBA is not making billions of dollars like the NBA, but we want to be in a place where…

— Liz Cambage

I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to…

— Dirk Nowitzki

Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence

— Jay Bilas

I'm not a young jitterbug anymore. When I was a young jitterbug, I never won. I didn't start winning until I got…

— Shaquille O'Neal

You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they've got…

— Bear Bryant

Shaq is pretty mischievous and playful. But he was a great vet to me. He always talked about the big-man alliance and…

— Robin Lopez

Obviously the thing that's cool about games - a basketball game is just a basketball game. The thing about video games is…

— Jensen Huang

The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play…

— Geno Auriemma

I'm right-handed in everything other than basketball. I actually use my right hand a lot more in basketball than people think.

— Mike Conley Jr

To be honest, I never thought I'd be famous for baseball. I want to play basketball, and I could also do both…

— Mo'ne Davis

I've always said that besides the NBA, the Yugoslavian league and a Russian league were the best basketball leagues in the world.

— Toni Kukoc

Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork…

— Bill Goldberg

Phil Jackson was a brilliant basketball coach, not just because of the offense that he employed, but it was so many other…

— Jeff Van Gundy

I remember wearing the big oversized baseball and basketball jerseys and Timbaland boots. I was a tomboy growing up. I recently caught…

— Drew Sidora

My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious…

— Chamique Holdsclaw

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Coming out of college, there were a lot of great expectations. I wasn't prepared to handle the W. I had to learn…

— Kelsey Plum

Bill Russell helped make my dream a better dream because when you play with the best, you know you have to play…

— Wilt Chamberlain

If you like basketball, you enjoy watching good basketball. And if you don't like watching good basketball, go watch rowing.

— Diana Taurasi

Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does.

— Haley Joel Osment

The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry…

— Michael Jordan

I don't pay attention to what others are doing. I feel strongly that if I have correct goals and the determination to…

— Dan Dierdorf

I closely follow football (and basketball and baseball) for the right reasons, not the alarmingly irrelevant ones.

— Skip Bayless

Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary…

— Jason Kidd

With the pervasive popularity of rap music and a black man sitting in the White House, there's no reason to pretend the…

— Jason Whitlock

I mean, I miss basketball. I didn't get to play basketball as much as I may have wanted to, but yeah, I…

— Kyler Murray

For me, basketball was always about survival because I was just trying to get out the hood, right? When I got to…

— Metta World Peace

You have to love the game and want to put in the time. If you don't love it, then it becomes stressful.…

— Jordan Poole

It goes without saying that there is a significant gap between the NBA and Basketball Australia in terms of catering to the…

— Patty Mills