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title: "5 Basketball Dad Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [My kids know who I am on the basketball court, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-lowry/my-kids-know-who-i-am-on-the-basketball-court-but-at-the-end-of-the/)

[Kyle Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-lowry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/kyle-lowry-6397_basketball_my-kids-know-who-i-am-on-the-basketball_741027.jpg)

> [I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leander-paes/i-wanted-to-emulate-my-parents-mum-captained-india-in-basketball-and/)

[Leander Paes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leander-paes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/leander-paes-42447_achieve_i-wanted-to-emulate-my-parents-mum-capta_768597.jpg)

> [First and foremost, I loved basketball. My dad introduced me to basketball when I was a baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-wasser/first-and-foremost-i-loved-basketball-my-dad-introduced-me-to/)

[Lauren Wasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-wasser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/lauren-wasser-18640_baby_first-and-foremost-i-loved-basketball-my_975616.jpg)

> [My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-gundy/my-father-and-mother-have-given-me-so-much-love-so-much-support-that/)

[Jeff Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-van-gundy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/jeff-van-gundy-4113_basketball_my-father-and-mother-have-given-me-so-mu_1287735.jpg)

> [The first time I played basketball was with my dad and my older brother Thanasis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-antetokounmpo/the-first-time-i-played-basketball-was-with-my-dad-and-my-older/)

[Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giannis-antetokounmpo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/giannis-antetokounmpo-6495_basketball_the-first-time-i-played-basketball-was-w_3078715.jpg)

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