If you put it in perspective, I loved basketball before I loved everything else, you know what I mean? Before I had… — Jamal Crawford Copy Share Image
When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didn't have. He couldn't play… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
Going to Kentucky... it's not really a college experience. You go there for basketball. You get your studies together, but then after… — Tyler Herro Copy Share Image
I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to know that… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
I was at a basketball camp when I was a kid and the lecturer used basketball spinning to teach us a lesson… — Frank Vogel Copy Share Image
We're going to miss Damon. He was a great shooter. . . . He got what he wanted, but he gave up… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
“belligerent, bellowing partisans, the astute man with the curly blond hair and the jocular, no-discipline approach to running a team was shouting… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I've had girls say that because of watching me, they're playing sports. And it wasn't just basketball all the time. I definitely… — Brittney Griner Copy Share Image
First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide… — Bill Simmons Copy Share Image
I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When you play basketball seriously, a lot… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
I remember girls watching it in high school, and I thought the basketball part of the show was cool. And lo and… — Stephen Colletti Copy Share Image
I play because I have fun. The vets of this team, I just wanted to say thanks to them. You guys mean… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here.… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I don't believe in looking past anybody - I wouldn't look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up… — Al McGuire Copy Share Image
I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game...about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of… — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue… — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
That's all my brother and I do, talk basketball, and I'd like to think I bring some of that casual quality with… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start… — Allen Iverson Copy Share Image
You know me, I play basketball. I just try to take care of that part, make sure I'm ready coming into the… — Dion Waiters Copy Share Image
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night,… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
What if everyone who loved women's basketball took the time every day to say or tweet just one thing about the game?… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
The basketball skills I have, I've got because I work hard. When you work hard, I think you don't have to be… — Peja Stojakovic Copy Share Image
When you have so much pressure with basketball and the results in the NBA, to just go home and have a dog… — Evan Fournier Copy Share Image
Every time I'd ever stepped on a basketball court, AAU, middle school, high school, I always thought about the NBA. — Lou Williams Copy Share Image
I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux - it takes me… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go… — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops,… — Alonzo Mourning Copy Share Image
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