Basketball Quotes · Page 191

My job is to play basketball. That's what I get paid to do, right? Whatever city that's in, it won't matter. I'm…

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night…

— Tim McGraw

I'm not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We're not ready right now.

— LeBron James

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

— LeBron James

I don't want to get stuck practicing basketball all day, so that's why I'm always moving: because I don't like to be…

— Metta World Peace

I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because…

— Hunter S. Thompson

It's not just the cheerleading thing I have a problem with, it's the whole jock enchilada. I'm all for a good game…

— Linda Ellerbee

You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or…

— Bill Russell

Rondo is a very good basketball player - really good.

— Mike D'Antoni

I love teaching I think more than anything. It's the opportunity to just teach young people and teach the game. You teach…

— Pat Summitt

I've learned that my son is obsessed with basketball. He sits down and watches the games with me, and wants to go…

— Paul Millsap

I don't want to be bulky and stiff.

— Dennis Rodman

I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play…

— Jeff Ament

We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.

— Wilt Chamberlain

I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce…

— Magic Johnson

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

— Bill Walton

I apologize for being the voice of reason here, but this sports fan has almost zero interest in seeing women dunk a…

— Jason Whitlock

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach…

— Scottie Pippen

I have shot a basketball my whole life and it is both physical and it is mental as well. Overall I think…

— Eric Bledsoe

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our…

— Kobe Bryant

Get the winners into the game.

— Bear Bryant

Don't ever underestimate Bill Russell as a basketball player.

— John Havlicek

Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down…

— Dan Jenkins

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

“Bradley is one of the few basketball players who have ever been appreciatively cheered by a disinterested away-from-home crowd while warming up.…

— John McPhee