Basketball Quotes · Page 95

I think coaches sometimes foul their own players out of game by benching them too long when in foul trouble

— Jeff Van Gundy

You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.

— Charles Barkley

I guess I was a decent basketball player - pass first, pass second, shoot third... pretty good defensively.

— Tom Izzo

I love to play the game of basketball so to sit there and not be able to play, it gets kind of…

— Gordon Hayward

To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.

— Aaron Sorkin

I've been the type of person [and] the type of athlete, I don't like to be given anything. I like to earn.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast.

— Stephan James

I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began

— Bobby Knight

I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go…

— Steve Nash

Since I started playing basketball, I had goals. I was going to do everything step by step. I'm proving it, my basketball…

— Zaza Pachulia

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of…

— John W. Rogers, Jr

I think if anybody has an opportunity to play professional basketball, to not transcend that into off-the-court endeavors is really a waste.

— Harrison Barnes

You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on…

— Chris Rock

And I've always been able to play basketball at the highest level, and been able to play a significant role on the…

— Jae Crowder

My dream for April Fool's Day is to discover your obsession with a seemingly endless series of college basketball games isn't actually…

— Anonymous

Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way,…

— Marv Harshman

“There are different eras and generations, but basketball is still the same. Old school or new school, the fundamentals of the game-…

— Walt Frazier

The history behind the Garden and all the players that have come through and played on that court in the Garden, I…

— Trae Young

I remember when I was 8 years old when I first started playing organized basketball, and the coaches had the kids in…

— Jamal Crawford

I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any…

— Pat Summitt

When it came to basketball, I was a fanatic. I started to focus solely on basketball the summer before my freshman year…

— Mike D'Antoni

I'm from Denver, and basketball there isn't near what it is out in Chicago or Detroit or L.A. There weren't that many…

— Chauncey Billups

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

To have a basketball hoop, it doesn't matter what kind. It's a big thing for a kid growing up in a small…

— Jonas Valanciunas

You've got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player.

— Gary Payton

It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.

— Pete Maravich

The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.

— Mike Jarvis

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

— Steve Nash

Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them

— Bo Ryan

Basketball at any level, middle school, high school, college, pro, winning basketball is winning basketball.

— Alex Caruso

Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players.

— Michael Douglas

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

— Bobby Knight

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

— Matthew Stafford

My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with…

— Allen Iverson

This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.

— Blake Griffin

What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?

— Woody Allen

A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.

— Joe Torre

Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche.

— Shaquille O'Neal

U-M has provided me the chance to live my dream of playing college basketball and to earn a Michigan degree.

— Caris LeVert

Basketball sneakers are for people who want to be comfortable. I rather be uncomfortable and just look nice.

— Lil Tjay