You know, obviously there are going to be times when I turn down some shots, times when I shoot it. But doing… — Josh Hart Copy Share Image
You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet. — Ed Macauley Copy Share Image
What am I doing, just playing basketball? It was eating at me. Because basketball, you play, you retire, you're done. I wanted… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to love stories. Growing up, I would devour films like 'Moonstruck,' 'Ghost,' 'Love and Basketball,' and 'Love, Jones,'… — Wilson Cruz Copy Share Image
I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I like to play basketball. Sometimes if someone takes that away from you, you've got to get in your feelings for a… — Rudy Gobert Copy Share Image
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
My teammates at Duke - all of them, black and white - were a band of brothers who came together to play… — Grant Hill Copy Share Image
I mean, I was nominated McDonald's All-American, top 100 basketball players in the U.S. I played professionally for one year in Ireland.… — RaMell Ross Copy Share Image
When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
After I made it to the NBA, I said that I didn't want to be the last player from Africa. After my… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him… — Sam Cassell Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, the people that don't appreciate Duke basketball or don't pull for Duke basketball, they have a tendency to vilify… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
I tell young players that come to the NBA time, especially rookies: 'Look at your position and study every guy that you… — Billy Donovan Copy Share Image
David [Halberstam] kept on doing what he did because he loved it. One of the obituaries I read quoted him as saying… — Jonathan Yardley Copy Share Image
I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
It's the playoffs, man. If you don't get excited about the playoffs, you don't even deserve to be playing basketball. — Robert Horry Copy Share Image
People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box of cards,… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand… — Tiger Woods Copy Share Image
The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
I played high school basketball at six feet, then I went to 5-11 in my 50's, and then, bang, I went down… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone… — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to be my own player and do what I do on the floor and help my teams win basketball… — Ja Morant Copy Share Image
I think anything's possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a… — Avery Bradley Copy Share Image
I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
The chances of there being transmissibility by blood to blood contact on a basketball court is so infinitesimally small that it is… — Anthony S. Fauci Copy Share Image
Our fans love us and love the game because it gives people the chance to come and have fun while watching great… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
You know what the game of golf is, don't you? It's basketball for people who can't jump and chess for people who… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
My mom is one of 14 children. She's a great lady. She's a Taurus. Has been a profound influence in my life,… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I play basketball, and I'm grateful for what the sport has provided for me and my family, but I'm even more appreciative… — Patty Mills Copy Share Image
When I go into a sports bar, some of the people I wouldn't think would watch women's basketball are there watching. — Brittney Griner Copy Share Image
You have games when you miss shots and when you make shots. But knowing you're here for a reason and you're an… — Patty Mills Copy Share Image
We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
All this stuff is kind of surreal to me - Ididn't think I'd be in the league or none of that. It… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my… — Hakeem Olajuwon Copy Share Image
I used to watch college basketball games. I used to look at Mateen Cleaves and all those guys... Mike Bibby, when he… — Darrelle Revis Copy Share Image
I was on a basketball team as a kid, and there were two twins who were a little older and a little… — Justin Prentice Copy Share Image
![“Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him get that contract. He said I didn't show? They traded me, they traded Ray, they traded Big Dog [Robinson] and Tim Thomas still wasn't the man on that team. Michael Redd became…” quote by Sam Cassell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/sam-cassell-77847_ball-player_tim-thomas-is-about-excuses-it-s-always_1232996.jpg)
![“David [Halberstam] kept on doing what he did because he loved it. One of the obituaries I read quoted him as saying that he did journalism for the same reason the great Julius Irving did basketball: He loved doing it even when he was having a bad day.” quote by Jonathan Yardley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/jonathan-yardley-53847_bad-day_david-halberstam-kept-on-doing-what-he-d_896102.jpg)
![“We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.” quote by Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/shaquille-o-neal-659_basketball_we-would-love-to-have-gary-down-here-he_2646826.jpg)
