Basketball Quotes · Page 193

That's how I was taught my whole life. Like when you get a bad wheel, you got a sprained ankle, whatever you…

— Marc Gasol

Basketball was just secondary, and I never had the opportunity to really address the issues that I was having physically.

— Jermaine O'Neal

In Basketball or in football, we have to concentrate on our aim/goal, so that we can win the match. Same in life,…

— Chakshu Aggarwal

Those two months I didn't play didn't help me. But injuries are a part of basketball.

— Toni Kukoc

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

— Kyle Korver

On an off-day I'd rather not watch SportsCenter or basketball. I'd rather go longboard, jet ski, do something extreme-sport-wise, watch racin'.

— Brittney Griner

It's the Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. So, for basketball, I played in Olympics; I played in…

— Stephon Marbury

I'm going to be learning until the day I retire. There is so much to grow and focus on in this game…

— Maya Moore

I grew up playing every sport: basketball, soccer, baseball, but I really fell in love with American football.

— Ben Shelton

If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension.

— LeBron James

It's hard to play well, but it's easy to work hard.

— Kevin Durant

When I get on TV, I'm going to be talking about a silly basketball game, and I'm going to be having a…

— Charles Barkley

I think I am a smarter player now.

— Carmelo Anthony

“Life is like a basketball game, you can shoot but miss. sometimes you even lose a game. There is always a next…

— David Dunham

You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness

— Brad Stevens

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

— Bob Cousy

Basketball is a business to me. It's entertainment; it's a business, it's very serious.

— Zaza Pachulia

Basketball has taught me that no matter how unlikely something is, if you set a goal, and follow after that goal with…

— Ashley Graham

I'm not chasing championships. Championship's chasing us. I'm not doing that. I want my players to be better people once they leave…

— Kevin Ollie

A team is a group of players who support one another on court and who think of the group before they think…

— K. C. Jones

I always stress condition with my basketball players. I don’t mean physical condition only. You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless…

— John Wooden

The game of basketball is full of runs.

— Andrew Wiggins

You've got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player.

— Gary Payton

“Where the concrete kept his pain at bay, the page gave his pain a place to go.”

— Daniel Abbott

We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.

— Bobby Knight