“He passed the time reading books on Zen Buddhism and playing basketball, where his ball-hogging style of play earned him the nickname… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
That's the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
If you could play in the Olympics or sit on your couch and watch at home, what would you do? It was… — Becky Hammon Copy Share Image
But I am a basketball player going out there to compete, I am going to try to win no matter what. That… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough… — Dolph Schayes Copy Share Image
Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history.… — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. Its up in the air whether the same can be… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
My earliest childhood memories are of my dad putting a basketball in my hand and playing with me in our backyard. — Jamal Crawford Copy Share Image
Growing up as a kid, the NBA was far, far away somewhere in America. We were small kids just shooting at a… — Jonas Valanciunas Copy Share Image
You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
You can't not be into basketball and grow up in Chicago or live in L.A., because people are so fanatical about the… — Virginia Madsen Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player'. — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could… — Sue Bird Copy Share Image
I was just different. When the other kids gravitated to football or basketball, I went fishing and skating. I was into trapping… — Gene Pitney Copy Share Image
I really hope that a lot of Georgian players will get recognition, and I can help them get out, play in the… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
I've been in love with basketball from the moment I shot my first shot, hanging out with my father. When I was… — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up… — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
As I get older, I find myself way more into sports. I'm in a basketball league. You maybe know some of the… — Bryan Greenberg Copy Share Image
I played a lot at the school across the street from my house. That's how I started, really. Playing street basketball and… — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I would describe myself as a winning basketball player. That manifests itself in a lot of different ways on a lot of… — Larry Nance, Jr Copy Share Image
One day to see that headline, not that someone won a basketball championship, but to see that a cure for cancer has… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Basketball is my main sport, which I got a lot of scholarships through, but I chose modeling over basketball, though. — Nia Jax Copy Share Image
Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
When you flop, that's just another message that you don't know how to play me. Stand up and take your medicine like… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Leadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is… — Cass Elliot Copy Share Image
I think, between me and Chris Brown, if you combined our games, you'd get, like, a real Division I basketball player. — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. — Dave DeBusschere Copy Share Image
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
I guess I enjoy my life. I'm in a very, very fortunate position and I enjoy playing basketball and I just enjoy… — Joe Ingles Copy Share Image
I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
You always have to know what business you are in. Everybody thought we were in the basketball business. It's an NBA-team; we… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I have shot a basketball my whole life and it is both physical and it is mental as well. Overall I think… — Eric Bledsoe Copy Share Image
You're really motivated, you want to give your best on every possession, and you just play basketball. That's the best way to… — Luka Doncic Copy Share Image
The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
