Basketball Quotes · Page 4

I thought I was better at basketball, but obviously people didn't think so. But I loved them equally, whether it be baseball…

— Adam Thielen

I wasn't the greatest at school, so I studied basketball.

— Stephen Jackson

That's the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely…

— Clyde Drexler

I'm in favour of drug tests, just so long as they are multiple choice.

— Kurt Rambis

I don’t watch a lot of other basketball away from the gym. But I do look at LeBron’s box score. I want…

— Kevin Durant

My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something…

— Jack Nicklaus

So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.

— Colin Powell

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will…

— Jim Harrick

We'll do anything it takes to win a basketball game.

— Kyle Lowry

I think it's important that people stand up for what they believe in. It's important that people discuss things.

— Steve Nash

I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to…

— Luol Deng

“move. For one thing, you’re going to start paying more attention. Yes, perhaps you’ll sometimes have a crazed, wild-eyed look, but that’s…

— Sheena Iyengar

The history behind the Garden and all the players that have come through and played on that court in the Garden, I…

— Trae Young

I like to hoop but I don't want to be remembered for one thing, like 'oh he just plays basketball.'

— P. J. Tucker

Discipline is the whole key to being successful. We all get 24 hours each day. That's the only fair thing; it's the…

— Sam Huff

I've grown into that more aggressive, more selfish basketball at times.

— Bradley Beal

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever…

— Jamal Murray

By delivering a wide array of programming to YouTube, the NBA will be able to connect with its existing worldwide fan base…

— Chad Hurley

[The movies] glamorize game day a little bit too much. It's such a focus. They miss a lot of the nuts and…

— Vince Kehres

I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.

— Kevin Garnett

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

— John Wooden

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.

— Charles Barkley

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

— Jim Gerlach

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way…

— Bill Walton

When it comes down to playoff basketball, it's attention to detail.

— Lou Williams