Basketball Quotes · Page 93

Spend time with your family and try to spend time doing things that you enjoy doing other than basketball.

— Elena Delle Donne

A lot of guys who can play really good basketball can drop 40 on you, and it's the same thing with LeBron.

— Bojan Bogdanovic

He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough

— Charles Barkley

For order and a society to exist - and a basketball team is a society within itself - it needs discipline.

— Joe B. Hall

In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

— Julius Erving

I just go and play basketball. All the media stuff, it's about looking forward to playing the game I love.

— RJ Barrett

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

— Shawn Bradley

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

I'm not going to put them all in a box and say they all cheat. There are some good guys and I…

— Shaunie O'Neal

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Offensively, I have a high basketball IQ, I look to get everyone involved, set screens, take charges, get steals; all of the…

— Jared Dudley

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've been playing youth basketball ever since I was in sixth grade; I've been traveling ever since I was in sixth grade,…

— Derrick Rose

If this acting thing doesn't work, I'd just put in my resume for NBA.com. I'm a really huge basketball fan... I'll talk…

— Genesis Rodriguez

If I have a choice whether to do the show or throw a straight pass, and we're going to get the basket…

— Pete Maravich

That's the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely…

— Clyde Drexler

It's something I know my grandfather pounded into my dad's head, and he pounded into mine: Always be a good person. And…

— A'ja Wilson

I've always had a passion for giving back. It's a family tradition that comes from my devout parents. They were always giving…

— Dikembe Mutombo

“Baseball, football, basketball - these quintessentially American pastimes are recognizably sports because they involve play: they are games. One plays football, one…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Scoring, that's my thing... Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, those were the guys that we looked at as kids like, 'Man, they're doing…

— Pascal Siakam

I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me…

— Skylar Astin

My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would…

— Jeff Van Gundy

Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was…

— David Robinson

During games, I love a Twitter-rocking dunk as much as the next NBA nut. But now, I'd slightly rather see a crowd-detonating…

— Skip Bayless

I think just by the nature of getting older, I hope that I'm a smarter basketball player than I was at 23.

— Sue Bird

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

— Rick Pitino

At age 31, in 1981, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

— Julius Erving

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn't play because my dad thought it was too physical.

— Joel Embiid

Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.

— Shaquille O'Neal

You can get behind a youthful and joyful spirit - you know, just like the enjoyment of playing basketball.

— Jordan Poole

It wasn't about the money. I was just playing basketball, playing with my brother, happy being in the NBA.

— Markieff Morris

Everywhere I've played, I've played winning basketball. And everywhere I played, we kind of play that way.

— Jordan Poole

“Inspired by how passionate he is about basketball, I wonder what my passion will be, if I will have one.”

— Maria Jane

A lot of people don't understand European basketball but people who know the game know how good Europe is.

— Joe Ingles

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

— Bill Russell

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

— Andy Roddick

I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.

— Bobby Knight

I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since.

— Jose Calderon