Basketball Quotes · Page 63

I begged my mom for a beat machine, she spent a crazy amount of money - so there were no more Christmases,…

— J. Cole

Good basketball always starts with good defense!

— Bobby Knight

The stuff I've seen and lived and survived. Gun to my head, cops coming to your house. I had the confidence of…

— Dion Waiters

My dad was like a street basketball player. He had a real mysterious life.

— Riff Raff

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this shit.…

— Chris Rock

To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.

— Rick Majerus

We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.

— Steve Nash

I don't know a lot of show runners. I mean I met a lot of them in picket lines. I'm not part…

— Joss Whedon

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships...We're going to take this and learn from it. We…

— Lauren Jackson

I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.

— Kyle Kuzma

Perform drills that force your players to think

— Bobby Knight

I always stayed on before and after practice. I just think that if you want to excel at anything, be it basketball,…

— Dolph Schayes

Basketball's all about speed and quickness.

— Gordon Hayward

Why shouldn't I milk it? We're an agricultural institution.

— Jim Valvano

My mom is one of 14 children. She's a great lady. She's a Taurus. Has been a profound influence in my life,…

— Julius Erving

I can be aggressive and try to look to score by driving the basketball and trying to get open shots.

— Dennis Schroder

Get your education. The number of guys who are blessed to be in the league is so small compared to the number…

— Tim Duncan

I can't play the game of basketball and live my life on what other people expect me to do or what they…

— LeBron James

I thought it was pathetic: The league just decided that Grant Hill would go right to the top.

— Dennis Rodman

I always try to have fun, because that's why I like playing basketball; I love it. And sometimes it's hard when you…

— Ricky Rubio

So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and…

— Kevin Garnett

When I was playing college basketball, I had to work out every day; it benefited me physically.

— Romeo Miller

I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game…

— Allen Iverson

I knew that basketball was my love and the only way for me to go to college was to get a scholarship.

— Jared Dudley

Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it.

— Don Meyer

Basketball is like the one game I can't figure out when it comes to videogames.

— J. J. Redick

I chose basketball over film.

— JaVale McGee

College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental…

— Ashley Graham

People used to ask me, 'What else do you want to do?' For me, the answer was, 'Nothing.' I loved basketball. It's…

— Chris Bosh

I know people know how good I am playing basketball... All I do is just use it as motivation: keep getting better,…

— John Wall

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and…

— Magic Johnson

In this millennium that we live in, the 'Hack-a-Shaq'has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and…

— Shaquille O'Neal

After Michael Jordan recently criticized President Obama's golf game, Obama responded by saying that Jordan should spend more time thinking about his…

— Jimmy Fallon

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Staying low, not dipping the basketball, being efficient on my jabs and movements - paying attention to these things helped me grow…

— Harrison Barnes

One basketball to rule them all,” Leo muttered.

— Rick Riordan

I was on a basketball team as a kid, and there were two twins who were a little older and a little…

— Justin Prentice

Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example.

— Norm Sloan

I'll beat you up right now if you want me to.

— Shaquille O'Neal

When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!

— Pat Riley