Basketball Quotes · Page 45

Freshman want to play. Sophomores want to start. Juniors want to score. Seniors want to win

— John Beilein

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

— Ron Atkinson

To put on the purple and gold, there's no better feeling, there's no better organization in basketball.

— Austin Reaves

My good friend Yao Ming was the first big player in the NBA to come from China. He gave himself to the…

— Dikembe Mutombo

Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle

— Rick Pitino

I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.'

— Shaquille O'Neal

The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.

— Watkin Tudor Jones

I don't know about bullying and all of that stuff. That doesn't work in basketball.

— Kenny Smith

I need to work with great directors and actors, people who are better than me, so that I am challenged. It is…

— Paul Walker

It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you…

— Rafael Nadal

When covering the man with the ball, the defense should be able to touch the ball with his hand. He should assume…

— Ralph Miller

If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points…

— Shaquille O'Neal

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and…

— David Robinson

“5. Move toward resistance and pain A. Bill Bradley (b. 1943) fell in love with the sport of basketball somewhere around the…

— Robert Greene

Just fundamental things - I played guard and I played forward, so you get into a position where you are pivoting out…

— Oscar Robertson

I love the big, like, basketball sweats... and I only wear vintage T-shirts to bed, because I like the super-thin ones.

— Brad Goreski

So setting up teammates, rebounding, pushing the ball, playing tough on defense, there's many things to basketball.

— Domantas Sabonis

“It is most difficult in my mind, to seperate success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my…

— John Wooden

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel…

— Oscar Robertson

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

— Matthew Stafford

I just feel like there's a lot of things more important than just basketball, and I love basketball. It's what I want…

— Jalen Brunson

If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect…

— Nathan Chen

The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!

— Blake Griffin

We [ me and brother] wanted to win at things like basketball games or baseball games, but off the field we never…

— Bengie Molina

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

— Michael B. Jordan

“What I learned playing basketball at Ole Miss," he said, "was what not to do: beat up a kid. It's easy to…

— Michael Lewis

When I was growing up, I played hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball. It was more making sure that I stayed healthy and in…

— Johnny Gaudreau

I mean, hell, when I pitched 'Basketball Wives' I was still married and I had no intentions of being on the show,…

— Shaunie O'Neal

I was always interested in acting, but in my high school sports was the cool thing to be part of, and I…

— Cedric Yarbrough

Anything can happen with hard work and dedication

— Jerry West

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

— Tim Duncan

Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.

— David Robinson

Certainly, there's nothing like playing basketball.

— Gordon Hayward

When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.

— Kawhi Leonard

As I get older and the more experience I have under my belt, I've come to understand how to love basketball while…

— Breanna Stewart

I'm not a regular basketball player, I guess.

— Brittney Griner

Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking…

— Kevin Durant

People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so…

— Bear Bryant

It's all about what they can get out of me.

— Dennis Rodman

I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.

— Charles Barkley