Basketball can give us a kind of mystical awareness. Everything seems focused and in balance. — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering. — Bill Laimbeer Copy Share Image
Playing basketball is second nature to me; acting I found far more challenging. — Stephon Marbury Copy Share Image
Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
Street basketball is all about shakes and fakes, crossing your defender up. The NBA is more strategic. — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
Obviously, I'm a basketball player, I grew up going to basketball camps, so any chance I have to go in and be… — Fred VanVleet Copy Share Image
Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success. — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
Baseball is green and safe. It has neither the street intimidation of basketball nor the controlled Armageddon of football… Baseball is a… — Luke Salisbury Copy Share Image
Without my success in basketball, I'm nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career - they all depend… — Ray Allen Copy Share Image
A team is a group of players who support one another on court and who think of the group before they think… — K. C. Jones Copy Share Image
You can't pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It's not something that disappears when you're tired. — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
We never played ball for money. We played because it was fun and I was good at it. But a lot of… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I think I'll always want to improve my defense. That's something that can always be better. Not saying it's bad now, just… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
“The PBA was a symptom of the Philippines' basketball obsession, not the cause. I was thrilled to be witnessing the professional game… — Rafe Bartholomew Copy Share Image
My connections and roots to this land of Australia - the sea, the reefs, the sky, the stars - come from a… — Patty Mills Copy Share Image
As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
If you get a career-threatening injury your career is done and you need something to fall back on. But if it wasn't… — Jack Butland Copy Share Image
The 1992 US Olympic basketball team is the best sports team ever, the equivalent of rounding up the greatest American writers of… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I don't have a lot of experience running basketball teams.I'm just trying to get smart enough even to understand everything going on.… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
People think I'm into sports because I'm a man. But I'm not into sports. I like Gatorade, but that's about as far… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
“I was all about resurrecting the lost art of the midrange jumper, but then one day I was shooting free throws—just standing… — John Green Copy Share Image
