Basketball Quotes · Page 72

In my time, we had little league and junior league or whatever - before that, there's the sandlot. Kids played baseball wherever…

— Raymond Pettibon

Ugh why is it so hard to win a basketball now we are on a 7 game loosing streak :'(

— Anonymous

It was my mom who pushed me. My mom actually pushed my dad to train me. My dad knows what it takes…

— RJ Barrett

Basketball is just a game, and it's great. We're lucky to play it for our jobs.

— Danny Green

I play basketball; I actually like the triangle. It opens things up if you know how to move without the ball and…

— Stephon Marbury

My city was very basketball-minded so I was born playing basketball and I didn't like playing soccer that much.

— Manu Ginobili

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

— Anthony Bennett

Basketball is basketball. And whether it's male, or female, or has any other label attached to it... that really doesn't matter to…

— Bradley Beal

3 good things about us basketball players 1) we are good with our hands 2) we score more than once 3) we…

— Anonymous

I am the sort of athlete who participates in a lot of winter sports - basketball, for example, is an activity that…

— W. Bruce Cameron

I'm 6-foot-4. If my life depended on it, I could still dunk a basketball. Then I would need assistance from a first…

— Willie Geist

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

— Doc Rivers

I've played basketball most of my life, so it will probably be a little hard adjusting to life without it.

— Shawn Bradley

Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.

— Dean Smith

This summer is going to be a different summer for a lot of people. Everyone is going to take care of their…

— Shaquille O'Neal

“Cohesion on the offense, intensity on the defense, is the game plan. When a coach puts multidimensional skilled players on the court…

— Walt Frazier

Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American.

— Jerry Reinsdorf

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of…

— Pete Rose

I think, from just playing street ball and stuff like that, I was always able to play up with the older guys,…

— Kemba Walker

There's not going to be a whole lot of change, to be honest with you. I don't think there's a reason to…

— Nate Oats

I have dreams after basketball.

— Jabari Parker

I wore basketball shorts and I basically dressed like Billie Eilish before Billie Eilish. I played basketball my entire life, and I…

— Melissa Barrera

I don't really look for the spotlight, I don't look for any of that stuff. I just want to play basketball.

— RJ Barrett

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

— Becky Hammon

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done…

— Sheryl Swoopes

I love all the leagues - the NBA, the D-League, I love Euro League, I love the second division of the ACB,…

— Juancho Hernangomez

I tried golf for a while, but I wasn't very good at it, so I didn't play a lot of golf. I…

— John Madden

Sometimes I screw up in the game, I miss a shot or I miss a rebound, and I fight myself. I am…

— Mehmet Okur

In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.

— Pete Carril

Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup…

— Doug Flutie

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

— Elana Meyers

Drink deeply from good books.

— John Wooden

I think planning to be a "professional adventurer" is about as realistic as planning to be a basketball player, so I don't…

— Andrew Skurka

My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'.…

— Phil Jackson

I've seen Canada grow on so many different levels when it comes to basketball. The women's game is huge, so why not…

— Dwane Casey

After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different…

— Dikembe Mutombo

It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously,…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.

— Dean Smith

Among other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a…

— Andrew Weil

In all honesty, I was hoping to use football as a path to play basketball in college.

— Ben Wallace