Basketball Quotes · Page 70

All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So,…

— Tyronn Lue

I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Momentum is a whole lot in the game of basketball. People dwell on momentum, but that really does matter.

— John Wall

If you don't like the pressure you shouldn't play basketball.

— Danilo Gallinari

In a way, I feel like I can show just how good small college basketball can be.

— Duncan Robinson

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

— John Wooden

Without basketball, I'd have no idea what to do.

— Brandon Ingram

After I finish my basketball career, I join the movie stars.

— Boban Marjanovic

If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled.

— John Brady

David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I…

— Shaquille O'Neal

The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot

— Pete Carril

I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.

— Kyle Lowry

I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other…

— Yao Ming

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts…

— Julius Erving

My dad thought my head looked like a basketball, so he set one inside my crib.

— Shawn Bradley

Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose.

— Patty Mills

You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances…

— Bob Cousy

During the season, the main focus is always basketball.

— JaVale McGee

Practices should be for the players and not the coach. Practices should be fun for the players, positive in nature, and last…

— Norm Sloan

When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball.…

— Taraji P. Henson

It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.

— Mark Teixeira

It is a great honor for me to be able to team up with the Jr. NBA to help continue develop basketball…

— Al Horford

I might be nervous off the court, being booed. But being on the court, it's my comfort zone. It's basketball. It's what…

— Paul George

People think I'm into sports because I'm a man. But I'm not into sports. I like Gatorade, but that's about as far…

— Mitch Hedberg

There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I had a beautiful life as a basketball player.

— Vlade Divac

I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

— Al McGuire

The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm a basketball junkie and a real historian of the game, so for me to get a chance to express it and…

— Paul Pierce

If it's about working out and playing basketball, I'm one of the best in the world to do it - at least…

— Chris Bosh

Discipline is not a nasty word.

— Pat Riley

I can get better. I haven't reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.

— Stephen Curry

I want to play Villanova basketball.

— Jalen Brunson

I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.

— Carmelo Anthony

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

— Julius Erving

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.

— Bear Bryant

I feel like I can get any shot I want. That's not to sound cocky or conceited. It's because I've played basketball…

— Jamal Crawford

I like the nucleus that we have. I'm excited. I want to be here as long as possible. It's like family. I…

— Kevin Durant

I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.

— Alonzo Mourning