Basketball Quotes · Page 79

I had no idea I was going to be this tall. Had I known that, I honestly would have stuck to basketball.

— John Isner

Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.

— Yao Ming

I just don't want people to mistake playing basketball, playing hard with trying to hurt somebody.

— Marcus Morris

I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the…

— Bill Russell

As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more

— Billy Donovan

I miss basketball every now and then.

— Derrek Lee

If I wasn't playing basketball, I would be in the streets.

— Patrick Beverley

In life, and in basketball, if you lay the truth out there, people don't have to guess.

— Monty Williams

I've always been around people who are older than myself, I've always played on basketball teams with older guys.

— Jay Williams

It's fun to play defense. It's fun to watch the opponent sweat on offense, start complaining to the officials, and eventually be…

— Maury John

The only demise of Shaquille O'Neal will be his age.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school. You're the best there. You've been all-city two…

— Al McGuire

The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.

— Al McGuire

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as…

— Billy Bob Thornton

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game…

— Kobe Bryant

What if everyone who loved women's basketball took the time every day to say or tweet just one thing about the game?…

— Dawn Staley

Basketball is basketball. You have to pass the ball, you have to score.

— Ricky Rubio

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.

— Kobe Bryant

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become…

— Larry Bird

In New York City, Jordan Brand Classic. It was my first time in America and it was a crazy difference of lifestyle.…

— Jonas Valanciunas

“The gunshots became louder after Joey died. Isaac’s been hearing them on the southeast side for years, but before Joey was murdered…

— Daniel Abbott

I don't play them a lot of minutes. I have great starters. I have All-Stars, world champions.

— Bill Laimbeer

Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the…

— Rick Majerus

There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.

— Don Meyer

Leading the SMU men's basketball program is an honor and a responsibility that I take very seriously.

— Larry Brown

I despised basketball for a long time.

— Phil Heath

I don't have a lot of experience running basketball teams.I'm just trying to get smart enough even to understand everything going on.…

— Steve Ballmer

I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it…

— Derrick Rose

You can play basketball - if you're lucky - for about 10 years. So, you're going to have to have something to…

— Joe Harris

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

— Bobby Knight

I told my wife when I was rolling up, I felt like the president.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.

— Julius Erving

I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a…

— Harvey Mason, Jr

I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint,…

— Kyle Kuzma

In terms of the grand scheme of life, life is so much bigger than basketball.

— Kelsey Plum

When I played football, basketball and baseball, I was always a starter. I played baseball as the number three or number four…

— Future

I don't care. I feel like if we don't make a trade, we have to get it done with what we've got.

— Allen Iverson

One lucky shot deserves another.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

— Tom Osborne