Basketball Quotes · Page 42

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

— Shaquille O'Neal

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

— Magic Johnson

I traveled more than you walkin' with a basketball. I'm out in Spain runnin' games with the El Matador.

— Nicki Minaj

People are threatened by me. Rich white, rich blacks, it doesn't matter.

— Dennis Rodman

It wasn't about the money. I was just playing basketball, playing with my brother, happy being in the NBA.

— Markieff Morris

There's a lot of guys that play the game of basketball for the money, for the fame.

— Stephen Jackson

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

— Bob Cousy

I've been through a lot, not only with basketball, but with life in general.

— Caris LeVert

Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the…

— John Paxson

If that's my job to lead and if that's my job to go out there and play defense, take charges, dive into…

— Patrick Beverley

It's like people think, 'Oh you're playing losing basketball. You're possessions don't matter.' I feel like they matter even more because that's…

— John Collins

When I sat down with Under Armour, one of the first things we talked about was how this can be bigger than…

— Joel Embiid

This is an award I couldn't have won on my own. I can't thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these…

— Kobe Bryant

Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears…

— Jalen Rose

Playing unselfish basketball is a core component of our basketball culture and high assist totals are a great indicator that we are…

— Mike Budenholzer

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in…

— Mark Waters

If you want Shaq to be Shaq, you've got to remember that Shaq is known for wreaking havoc offensively - 26,000-plus points…

— Shaquille O'Neal

It all depends on how you want to define what an MVP is. I've been fortunate to win the trophy four times,…

— LeBron James

There is still an assumption among many people that to be black is to be lower class. In the last fifteen to…

— Ayana Mathis

The function of football, soccer, basketball and other passion-sports in modern industrial society is the transference of boredom, frustration, anger and rage…

— Edward Abbey

I don't listen to a ton of music other than putting my show together, just because my lifestyle isn't too conducive to…

— Doug Martsch

The stuff I've seen and lived and survived. Gun to my head, cops coming to your house. I had the confidence of…

— Dion Waiters

Most kids in Africa don't start playing basketball until they are 13 or 14 years old. This puts them at a disadvantage…

— Masai Ujiri

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

— Charles Barkley

Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

— Michael Jordan

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.

— Julius Erving

I love Sundays. basketball, and no food has any calories..

— Josh Hutcherson

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I told them not to worry about it, since we were going to play indoors.

— Jerry Tarkanian

I always wanted to be a basketball player until I discovered Pizza Pockets.

— Boi-1da

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

— Bill Walton

The first time I played basketball was with my dad and my older brother Thanasis.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

Spend time with your family and try to spend time doing things that you enjoy doing other than basketball.

— Elena Delle Donne

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

— Bobby Knight

Like my good friend Eminem the rapper says, you only get one shot.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).

— Shaquille O'Neal

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

Everywhere I've played, I've played winning basketball. And everywhere I played, we kind of play that way.

— Jordan Poole