My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals. — Serge Ibaka Copy Share Image
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here. — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us. — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
Give your dreams all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you. — William James Copy Share Image
My job's to play basketball. My job's not to be here to be friends with anybody. — Stephen Jackson Copy Share Image
It was almost an accident that I got into basketball at all but fortunately it wasn't too late and I was able… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't… — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
In the late '90s and early 2000s, basketball was more about making your defender look stupid than scoring. Seriously. You could miss… — Sean Evans Copy Share Image
Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting… — Bob Beamon Copy Share Image
Having been a football player, most viewers associated me with just that. It was tough to go from football to basketball, but… — Ahmad Rashad Copy Share Image
I was a ball guy. I played basketball, baseball, football. I excelled in football the most. I played running back, wide receiver,… — Enzo Amore Copy Share Image
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the… — Calvin Ayre Copy Share Image
The year-round nature of women's basketball takes its toll and the financial opportunity with my team in Russia would have been irresponsible… — Diana Taurasi Copy Share Image
Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do… — Dick Bennett Copy Share Image
Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless… — Jim Carroll Copy Share Image
Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That… — Leslie Jones Copy Share Image
We're not only basketball players, we're human. We have to fill out our census, we have to register to vote. We have… — Breanna Stewart Copy Share Image
Before I joined the Clippers I played basketball at the University of Kentucky. There the game of basketball is very important. It… — Eric Bledsoe Copy Share Image
“A brick is used to label a missed shot in basketball. However, a better term to call a missed shot, or any… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
