I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I grew up playing basketball on the streets of New York City, and it was very, very rough, and I started playing… — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
It's so interesting, when you go watch LeBron James play, you don't say, 'I'm supporting LeBron.' You say, 'I'm going to go… — Kelsey Plum Copy Share Image
People associate me with 'oh he's just a basketball player,' I'm a regular guy and I like playing video games in my… — Josh Hart Copy Share Image
I got into running because I was too uncoordinated to play baseball, too small for basketball, and too tiny for football. I… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, I just want to be true to the game of basketball, and that's what I've always tried… — B. J. Armstrong Copy Share Image
I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I… — Steve Harvey Copy Share Image
My good friend Yao Ming was the first big player in the NBA to come from China. He gave himself to the… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would… — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
It is a thrill and an honor to again be a part of the team that helped define my basketball career here… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm… — Lisa Leslie Copy Share Image
Honestly, I was a troublemaker. The environment I grew up in, my mom and my sister, they decided they were going to… — Lou Williams Copy Share Image
Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more… — Dominique Wilkins Copy Share Image
For a while, the story of Luka Doncic seemed like a myth: the tale of a blond basketball demigod with supernatural mental… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
“NBA 2K18 Wishlist - Good Badges To Deal Problems In 2K17 The NBA 2K18 release date has basketball fans hyped. The new… — Bunnytheis Copy Share Image
I mean, this is basketball, you have a lot of different teammates and you move around a lot, to find true friends… — Matt Barnes Copy Share Image
One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job.… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me… — Zion Williamson Copy Share Image
I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know… — Jason Pierre-Paul Copy Share Image
I loved that outrageous, creative style of city ball. 'Logic is the death of art,' they taught me at Yale. Maybe in… — Ken Howard Copy Share Image
I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old.… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for… — Dwane Casey Copy Share Image
We have a very intelligent team. I've had clubs that when you tell a guy to go back door, he leaves the… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton did midnight basketball. He is not looked at by this current generation of Democrats as anywhere near the hero he… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that's all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects… — Jimmer Fredette Copy Share Image
Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really… — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
During the season, I'm not really on too many other things - I'm just focused on basketball. But I'm a big lover… — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
Leaders must learn to discipline their disappointments. It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
“The technological society has walked off the court, so to speak, but they've left all the basketballs behind. Someone will come along… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
