Basketball player Quotes

I’m a basketball player, not a monk.

— Marvin Barnes

I was a Black man before I was a basketball player.

— Jerami Grant

I was always a hard working basketball player.

— Mase

I'm not a regular basketball player, I guess.

— Brittney Griner

Basketball players, they're great.

— Artem Chigvintsev

I want to be an all-around basketball player.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

I'm not a boxer, I'm a basketball player.

— Kenny Smith

I thought I was going to be a pro basketball player.

— JaMarcus Russell

I was the head girl in school and also a national level basketball player.

— Urvashi Rautela

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

— John Wooden

The only way you're going to get through life, happily, is being yourself.

— Nikki Blonsky

I'm not a defensive specialist, I'm a basketball player.

— Ben Wallace

I still view myself as a basketball player even though I'm in the entertainment business.

— Fred VanVleet

Don't ever underestimate Bill Russell as a basketball player.

— John Havlicek

I was a basketball player. I'm a gym rat. I'm always in the gym playing.

— Jim Caviezel

I don't want to be a basketball player that's a businessman. I want to be a businessman that's a business.

— Andre Iguodala

I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be…

— Andre Drummond

I think every basketball player I know loves ping pong. Everyone played in on the Dream Team. I played Clyde Drexler and…

— Christian Laettner

I never thought I'd be an elite college basketball player, let alone an All-Star, Olympian. That confidence faded over time, and when…

— Tyrese Haliburton

A lot of people wish they could be in the house with the greatest of anything. I just so happened to live…

— Reggie Miller

I would like to say I do some pretty good impressions. I'm also one of the best basketball players in the world.…

— Lamorne Morris

My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

— Grace Jones

So many great basketball players haven't won championships before, and they're still great. But that's what people judge you by.

— Lebron James

I began sports as a Basketball player but got into lifting weights after a recurring ankle problem that stopped me from competing…

— Hafthor Bjornsson

If we want the best pitcher, let's get Bobby Feller. If want the best football player, let's get Jimmy Brown; the best…

— Bobby Knight

I'm JaVale McGee, the basketball player, funny guy, whatever, whatever. But I'm just really passionate about music and I don't want people…

— JaVale McGee

I only had two scholarship offers with Tennessee State being one of them. That put a lot on my shoulders - not…

— Robert Covington

There's a lot of people that think I'm a terrible basketball player, so it's just gonna piss me off. And if it's…

— Jimmy Butler

No player in the NBA was born wanting to play basketball. The desire to play ball or to read must be planted.…

— Jim Trelease

So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it…

— Julius Erving

“I liken my marriage in my twenties to the ill-chosen shot by a basketball player, done without any thought from an impossible…

— Stuart Rojstaczer

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the…

— Calvin Ayre

“In the moral realm, there is very little consensus left in Western countries over the proper basis of moral behavior. And because…

— D.A. Carson

“And as I sit and reflect, I m left with one question - What's next for me? What challenges does life pose…

— Jon-Robert Holden

“I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of…

— Sherman Alexie

“He walked over to Isaac and grabbed him by the shoulders. “Dude, pillows don’t break. Try something that breaks.” Isaac reached for…

— John Green

“ Behavior Rehearsal So far, we have used imagery to place ourselves in ideal relaxed settings. But mental imagery is also a…

— Jonathan Berent

“Michael Lewis, the author of The Blind Side, wrote about professional basketball player Shane Battier, who plays for the Houston Rockets, in…

— Whitney Johnson

“Pretending you aren’t going to die is detrimental to your enjoyment of life. It is detrimental in the same way that it…

— Steve Chandler

Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking…

— Kevin Durant