---
title: "4 Basketball Late Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Basketball Late quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Basketball Late sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started playing basketball at such a late age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-thompson/i-started-playing-basketball-at-such-a-late-age/)

[Tristan Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/tristan-thompson-5083_age_i-started-playing-basketball-at-such-a-l_495138.jpg)

> [I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-embiid/i-started-playing-basketball-very-late-and-for-me-to-make-it-to-the/)

[Joel Embiid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-embiid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/joel-embiid-6639_always_i-started-playing-basketball-very-late-a_1316879.jpg)

> [It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-pitino/it-s-better-to-have-a-good-player-with-the-basketball-in-late-game/)

[Rick Pitino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-pitino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/rick-pitino-8250_basketball_it-s-better-to-have-a-good-player-with-t_2146719.png)

> [I started playing basketball so late, it just means that anything is possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-embiid/i-started-playing-basketball-so-late-it-just-means-that-anything-is/)

[Joel Embiid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-embiid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/joel-embiid-6639_anything-is-possible_i-started-playing-basketball-so-late-it_2437051.jpg)

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