The first day I got drafted, I felt the fans were really passionate about basketball, and there was going to be a… — Kristaps Porzingis Copy Share Image
Honestly, I was a troublemaker. The environment I grew up in, my mom and my sister, they decided they were going to… — Lou Williams Copy Share Image
Our goal as a team is to keep playing as a group for as long as we can because you will never… — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
They asked me when I was out there, 'Why do you want to be traded?' I said me staying here is like… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign… — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints. — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
Sam Jones and I, neither one of us were point guards, but we played the backcourt a lot together because we were… — John Havlicek Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is just routine. I think that's the biggest correlation between golfers and basketball players. — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
I think everybody in this league knows I can put up 20 and 10 in basketball games. — Christian Wood Copy Share Image
I think the international players, in general, show how basketball is global now. There are players from all the countries. — Al Horford Copy Share Image
Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball. — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
Ski. Sled. Play basketball. Jog. Run. Run. Run. Run home. Run home and enjoy. Enjoy. Take these verbs and enjoy them. They're… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia is a little country, and everybody likes basketball. If I don't play for my national team, everybody be sad. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the… — George Plimpton Copy Share Image
This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good… — Allen Iverson Copy Share Image
My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English. — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you're good in high school, you just… — Trevor Bayne Copy Share Image
My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball. — Andrew Wiggins Copy Share Image
Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win — Doug Collins Copy Share Image
They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
There was nothing magical that the coaching staff did. This is about the players. — Bill Laimbeer Copy Share Image
I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said no. I was mad for… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat.… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team. — Scottie Pippen Copy Share Image
I was seriously thinking about having a very short basketball career before the trade because of all the losing that I experienced… — Robert Parish Copy Share Image
You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet. — Ed Macauley Copy Share Image
We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
