Basketball Quotes · Page 48

I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.

— Allen Iverson

I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

— Jason Kidd

Basketball was mine, and that's what's carried me to this point.

— Stephen Curry

Basketball is life, make goals for yourself then you can succeed! No matter what!

— Derrick Rose

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

— Oscar Robertson

I always felt most at home on a basketball court, dating all the way back to when I was growing up in…

— Chris Mullin

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

— John Wooden

I leave everything in God's hands and continue to work on playing basketball.

— Stephen Jackson

My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends…

— Steve Nash

By itself, practice does not make perfect. Those of us with a ten-year-old son practicing the trumpet may understand that.

— Daniel Hanley

“I drink coffee like other men play basketball. I drink like a woman, and that’s why I use a slightly smaller ball.”

— Jarod Kintz

If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on…

— Allen Iverson

Basketball, I think, is kind of transitioning more and more to small ball or position less basketball. So I think I can…

— Tyrese Haliburton

That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better…

— Mike Krzyzewski

I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And…

— Bo Jackson

I can see Sue and I leading this team to many more championships...We're going to take this and learn from it. We…

— Lauren Jackson

Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach…

— Michael Jordan

You know what's amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to…

— Charles Barkley

I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the…

— Hannah Storm

I want to teach the post basic moves: turn and bank; drop-step and shoot a power layup; turn to the middle, pump-fake,…

— Jim Harrick

I grew up in Westlake Villiage, a suburb of L.A. There was a guy there who was a fighter and was like,…

— Jonathan Lipnicki

I care about systematically playing basketball. If the spacing isn't right, if guys are standing on top of each other, if there…

— Phil Jackson

I tell people all the time - I don't really get that nervous for a basketball game. But to watch a one-on-one…

— David Lee

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

The people that are surrounding me have my best interest.

— Blake Griffin

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

— Dick Bennett

Las Vegas is a big draw. There are a lot things to do there other than basketball.

— Ben Howland

As in life, to be the best in basketball you can't put any limits on your existence.

— Vlade Divac

Lets enjoy the first days of spring watching college basketball in a windowless bar.

— Anonymous

For me as a basketball player, it's about continuing to get better and continuing to grow.

— Tobias Harris

I learned that I love basketball, but I love my family more.

— Channing Frye

Honestly, I don't play basketball games. I'm more into fighting games like 'Mortal Kombat' or RPGs.

— Rasheed Wallace

You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward.

— Erik Weihenmayer

If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun

— Jason Behr

They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense.

— Bill Laimbeer

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

— Oscar Robertson

I'm too short to play basketball and too nervous to steal.

— Melvin Van Peebles

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

— Jimmer Fredette

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

— Sheryl Swoopes

I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.

— Vlade Divac