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> [The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/the-great-thing-about-basketball-is-you-work-as-hard-as-you-can-to/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/doug-collins-24666_basketball_the-great-thing-about-basketball-is-you_1003464.png)

> [When I was playing college basketball, I had to work out every day; it benefited me physically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romeo-miller/when-i-was-playing-college-basketball-i-had-to-work-out-every-day-it/)

[Romeo Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romeo-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/romeo-miller-23301_basketball_when-i-was-playing-college-basketball-i_1479572.jpg)

> [I never looked at basketball as work. I always enjoyed it as my hobby. I loved it. Once that love is gone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dirk-nowitzki/i-never-looked-at-basketball-as-work-i-always-enjoyed-it-as-my-hobby/)

[Dirk Nowitzki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dirk-nowitzki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/dirk-nowitzki-11188_always_i-never-looked-at-basketball-as-work-i-a_1864694.png)

> [I never forced my boys to play basketball. I only work with them on individual problems when they come to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/i-never-forced-my-boys-to-play-basketball-i-only-work-with-them-on/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/george-mikan-12566_basketball_i-never-forced-my-boys-to-play-basketbal_2089742.jpg)

> [I didn't have a job in high school. Basketball was work for me; I put in enough hours that it could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-didn-t-have-a-job-in-high-school-basketball-was-work-for-me-i-put/)

[Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/dawn-staley-4962_basketball_i-didn-t-have-a-job-in-high-school-baske_2785943.png)

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