Basketball Quotes · Page 171

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

— Ben Casnocha

Look after your people.

— Red Auerbach

Have character, don't be one.

— Don Meyer

Whenever I'm out on the basketball court, I lace up and just hoop. Whether it's in summertime, at practice, in the games,…

— Lou Williams

Your limits are somewhere up there, waiting for you to reach beyond infinity.

— Anonymous

I was never the big leaper, the dunker, the long and athletic kid who looked the part of a traditional basketball star.…

— Trae Young

I just play basketball. I'm athletic. Skinny but strong, tall but quick.

— Chamique Holdsclaw

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

I never wanted to leave Cleveland. My heart will always be in that area - in a perfect world I would have…

— LeBron James

Christmas to me, obviously, basketball is very important to me, but there are some days of the year where it's got to…

— Stan Van Gundy

If I cover my head with my hands, it means deny the ball to the opponent's ball handler.

— Don Meyer

I've always loved basketball; my father was a girl's coach when I was born. So I've always appreciated the sport and the…

— Tyrese Haliburton

There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year.…

— Jason Kidd

I played street basketball for a while and wanted to play competitively, but I was so used to the street-style of game…

— J. D. Martinez

I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to…

— Bo Ryan

The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,” Harry recited. “So — that’s sort of like basketball…

— Anonymous

“When it was [Larry] Bird's turn [to sign souvenir Team USA basketballs], he said to [Brian] McIntyre ' What's the quickest it's…

— Jack McCallum

I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me…

— Jimmy Graham

[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the…

— Jerry West

You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team

— Don Meyer

I really treated Indiana like my home. I spent a great two years over there. I played my best basketball there.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

Talking of first times Stephanie, I bet your first time was really memorable for you and the captain ot the football team…

— Chris Jericho

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

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

When it comes to basketball you always want to put the ball in the hole. You want to get as consistent and…

— D'Angelo Russell