Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade… — Bill Fitch Copy Share Image
Steph Curry is a great basketball player, but he's not Magic Johnson. And it'd be unfair to ask Steph Curry to be… — Mark Jackson Copy Share Image
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
I started playing basketball when I was 6 or 7. I wasn't strong enough to shoot the correct way, so I just… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and… — Tom Watson Copy Share Image
I have definitely improved as a player and a personMy family and I have had a really unique experience because of this… — Brandon Jennings Copy Share Image
I don’t have to say to you or anyone in our WRESTLING community that we are a small world unto ourselves and… — John Irving Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them, I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing… — Chauncey Billups Copy Share Image
I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I didn't start sweating until I had children. That was one of the first things I realized when my daughter Violet was… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this shit.… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to… — Zach LaVine Copy Share Image
Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes. — P. J. Tucker Copy Share Image
I love basketball! When I'm flying, and I have on sweats, a hat, and sneakers, people always assume that I'm a high… — Lena Waithe Copy Share Image
I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night… — Tim McGraw Copy Share Image
I've just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don't think I'm ahead of anybody. — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
As a good player in the inner city, you're always hearing people saying that you're better than you really are and that… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
There's another level you can take it to knowing that your family is taken care of, friends taken care of, anything that… — Jordan Poole Copy Share Image
We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for… — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
It's not the NBA Finals, it's not even a regular-season game. It's the All-Star game, it's a celebration. A celebration of talent,… — David Stern Copy Share Image
I make the game easy. Double and triple me, I'll kick it out to you for a wide-open shot. I'll add years… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems… — Michael Redd Copy Share Image
Basketball, eventually I'm going to have to retire one day. Players are going to come in and take my job. But education,… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
I think there is so many elements of the culture of basketball that Jordan leads in and has been a leader over… — Maya Moore Copy Share Image
Isolation basketball will always be part of the game. But the system has to be predicated on ball movement and, more importantly,… — B. J. Armstrong Copy Share Image
There's no other player that's playing basketball on this earth that has accomplished some of the things I've accomplished, and it's all… — Stephon Marbury Copy Share Image
I remember one time being told I could not play in a basketball game at the College of William and Mary because… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
When you come off a losing season - one of the worst seasons in all of basketball - and get guys like… — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball,… — Earl Monroe Copy Share Image
I tell people, I don't play women's basketball, I play basketball. Putting the 'women's' next to it shouldn't be an asterisk, like… — Kelsey Plum Copy Share Image
After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
When I'm away from basketball, I'm the biggest kid. I do a good job of keeping myself sane. But on the other… — Tim Duncan Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
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