Basketball Quotes · Page 133

You can't simulate playing basketball no matter how much working out you do.

— Danny Green

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

— Larry Bird

Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship,…

— John Eliot

I've been an athlete my whole life. I've played every sport, including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball.

— Nia Jax

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay…

— Carl Lewis

I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me…

— Skylar Astin

Basketball, you're not always going to have your best, but you find ways. If I'm not shooting well, I can pass, I…

— Gary Woodland

Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.

— Pat Summitt

Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for…

— Michael Jordan

I wouldn't. I would just go home. I'd fake an injury or something.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I used to say, as an assistant, I would go in and close my door for three hours after practice and just…

— Nick Nurse

The history, the organization, what the Bulls have meant to the game of basketball and basketball worldwide, I mean, it's an iconic…

— Billy Donovan

My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.

— LeBron James

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

— Paul Millsap

If I get on the golf course, my basketball game is a direct reflection of how many rounds of golf I can…

— Andre Iguodala

Give your dreams all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

— William James

We travel in Duke stuff... They can have a hat, but it must be a Duke hat.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I was born to be a basketball player, not to be a guy who succeeds inside Goldman Sachs.

— Danilo Gallinari

Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over…

— Bud Wilkinson

I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.

— Reggie Miller

I was good at sports - basketball, football, tennis and dropped them all. At 16, I didn't care about sports anymore.

— Billy Squier

They're going to come to me and they're going to say numbers for three years and I'm going to use my division…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

— Kobe Bryant

To miss one year is a long time. I've never been in this situation before, and I'm getting as much information as…

— Yao Ming

An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not.…

— Phil Jackson

I played one year of competitive basketball, actually. I don't remember what grade I was in, maybe middle school or something. I…

— Christian Pulisic

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

— Kevin Durant

It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.

— Yao Ming

Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him…

— Stephon Marbury

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

— Carmelo Anthony

I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.

— Jason Kidd

My dad has the knowledge from playing basketball. My mom is very intelligent and knows the business perspective. We breathe basketball.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

I would never predict a run like that. Last season, that's beyond reality. I think we can go 25-14. I think we…

— George Karl

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

— Bear Bryant

And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of…

— Jeremy Lin

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

— Jerry West

Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.

— W. P. Kinsella

I had 30 years of playing basketball and I came through it unscathed.

— Robert Parish

If football/basketball is so awesome, why does it take cheerleaders to excite the crowd?

— Anonymous

I was a sports nut. I stayed after school probably three hours every day - from fall, to winter, to spring. I…

— Terry Crews