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title: "6 Basketball Try Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Um, you know, I can see myself doing a lot of other things but in my life I've always had one goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-millsap/um-you-know-i-can-see-myself-doing-a-lot-of-other-things-but-in-my/)

[Paul Millsap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-millsap/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/paul-millsap-7842_basketball_um-you-know-i-can-see-myself-doing-a-lot_748910.jpg)

> [My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chamique-holdsclaw/my-teammates-know-i-m-down-to-earth-i-ll-joke-with-them-but-when-it/)

[Chamique Holdsclaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chamique-holdsclaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/chamique-holdsclaw-27921_basketball_my-teammates-know-i-m-down-to-earth-i-ll_1631204.jpg)

> [I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-worthy/i-played-basketball-to-try-to-get-my-parents-from-working-so-hard/)

[James Worthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-worthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/james-worthy-45432_basketball_i-played-basketball-to-try-to-get-my-par_1705752.jpg)

> [When I was younger, I'd get very empirical with myself. "I have a hypothesis about myself. I'll put myself in a situation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/when-i-was-younger-i-d-get-very-empirical-with-myself-i-have-a/)

[Demetri Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetri-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/demetri-martin-511_basketball_when-i-was-younger-i-d-get-very-empirica_1927226.jpg)

> [If I asked you something about basketball and you don't really know about basketball and you try to talk it and fake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chamillionaire/if-i-asked-you-something-about-basketball-and-you-don-t-really-know/)

[Chamillionaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chamillionaire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/chamillionaire-2538_able_if-i-asked-you-something-about-basketbal_2243166.jpg)

> [Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/your-best-athletes-might-give-basketball-a-try-just-when-they-think/)

[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_athlete_your-best-athletes-might-give-basketball_3005091.png)

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