Basketball Quotes · Page 85

Nothing can prepare an 18-year-old for the fishbowl that is Duke basketball. So that was difficult.

— J. J. Redick

The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers.

— Pat Williams

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

— Larry Bird

In the summertime, I played Little League baseball; football in the fall; basketball in the winter.

— Bobby Keys

Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.

— Bobby Knight

A lot of the NBA teams didn't know I wanted to pursue basketball, and I'm trying to show them I do.

— Pat Connaughton

Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I…

— Carmelo Anthony

If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs,…

— Bobby Knight

When I told my wife UConn would win the Big East tournament, she wanted to know why a team from Alaska got…

— Vic Ziegel

I collect different game hats, like Syracuse Women's Volleyball; I have a Navy Basketball hat. They're all vintage but in new condition.

— Theophilus London

One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual…

— Len Elmore

I am thrilled to be an Olympian, and I think that although we will be underdogs we can beat many teams and…

— Steve Nash

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat…

— Shaquille O'Neal

My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel.

— Gene Perret

The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It's a really weird mindset to kind of try to take my mentality on the basketball court and bring it here on…

— Stephen Curry

It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I did quite a lot of fencing when I was a kid, I was a swimmer, and I played a lot of…

— Kieran Bew

It's only me and my brother, but I was older and going through the experience of being a basketball player who got…

— Breanna Stewart

I did volleyball, basketball, and track all through high school. And then I went to junior college and I stuck with track…

— Dot Jones

As the wonderful agony begins for 1964-65, I sometimes wonder why I do it. I've got an insurance business going on the…

— Tom Heinsohn

“When it was [Larry] Bird's turn [to sign souvenir Team USA basketballs], he said to [Brian] McIntyre ' What's the quickest it's…

— Jack McCallum

There's been injuries to where my perseverance may have gotten overlooked-just my hard work and what I bring to a franchise and…

— Amar'e Stoudemire

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team…

— LeBron James

It's always important when you play in a tournament that they have a basketball court and an arena.

— Jim Boeheim

Honestly, I don't play basketball games. I'm more into fighting games like 'Mortal Kombat' or RPGs.

— Rasheed Wallace

I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

— Kobe Bryant

When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I am focusing on the process of making my dream come true, which is to play professional basketball.

— O. J. Mayo

Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

— Julius Erving

You create shots for yourself by what you do without the ball more than what you do after you get it

— Steve Alford

I was 'Little Ty,' 'Little Tyrone.' I always got this negative feedback from the game of basketball.

— Muggsy Bogues

I'd love to play basketball with the president, or throw the football around or something like that.

— Robert Griffin III

I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me. And the one guy who didn't vote for me, thank you, too.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

— Gene Tunney

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

— Dennis Schroder

I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk

— Gregg Popovich

We want you all to be in shape and look as good as me. Because I will be walking naked on the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I feel like basketball is my outlet. Basketball is an opportunity for me to get all my emotions out.

— Baron Davis