Basketball Quotes · Page 14

I almost went with basketball over tennis.

— John Isner

My parents were basketball people.

— Anna Boden

I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to.

— Kevin Durant

It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.

— Don Meyer

You're messing up my highlights.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I just wanted to play basketball.

— Lauri Markkanen

If we win, I'm happy. The rest of it is just stuff.

— Tim Duncan

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

— Doc Rivers

I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

— Larry Bird

I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here.

— Baron Davis

I used to collect basketball cards and baseball cards growing up.

— David Lee

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

— Bill Russell

Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example.

— Norm Sloan

My job's to play basketball. My job's not to be here to be friends with anybody.

— Stephen Jackson

When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us.

— Greg Oden

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

— William James

Findlay Prep, Brewster Academy, Oak Hill - those are all basketball powerhouses. I went to an academic powerhouse.

— Josh Hart

If I watch a basketball game, I don't really care if a guy hit a three-pointer with three seconds left. I mean,…

— Stephen Malkmus

My acting is a bit like basketball. Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assist. And if…

— Burt Reynolds

I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home…

— Allen Iverson

I played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing…

— Mahershala Ali

I grew up playing basketball in the inner city of Seattle, and by the time I was a senior, I earned a…

— Phil Heath

When people asked me back then what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said a basketball player, and I…

— Ron Howard

I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

This is UCLA. The expectations are higher here than anywhere. The amount of success both in terms of championships and wins as…

— Ben Howland

When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass…

— Allen Iverson

I want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that…

— Kevin Durant

As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I…

— Doug Collins

The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a…

— John Calipari

I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and…

— Steve Nash

I didn't know there was an NBA draft. But in my mind, I was always telling myself, one day, 'I'm going to…

— Serge Ibaka

“Winning squads emphasize fundamentals-pick and rolls,teamwork,and defense. They play with passion and they play hard. They move the ball, and when their…

— Walt Frazier

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

— Dennis Rodman

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

— Hakeem Olajuwon

I'll show you just how cruel a sport basketball is.

— Atsushi

I don't usually set personal goals.

— Tim Duncan

Basketball was just more fun than the other sports.

— O. G. Anunoby

That's my tag, whether I like it or not.

— Wilt Chamberlain

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When you got people behind you, you can do whatever

— Kevin Durant