Basketball Quotes · Page 54

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Emphasize small goals when you have a team that isn’t going to win a lot of games

— Mike Dunlap

Go from good to great because good is the enemy of great.

— Don Meyer

I went to Madison Square Garden and saw a basketball game. I said, 'Imagine fighting here.'

— Rocky Fielding

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

— Bobby Knight

Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.

— John Wooden

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

— Jim Valvano

We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Contending that top-level, male high school basketball players are better than WNBA all-stars, while blatantly obvious, makes us feel uncomfortable to write.

— Sean Evans

He doesn't need advice on how to play his position, but he needs advice on how to play team ball... If it's…

— Shaquille O'Neal

The structure of college basketball never made sense to me. The coach is the star and you get up at 5:30 A.M.…

— Lou Williams

I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked…

— Lonzo Ball

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done…

— Sheryl Swoopes

What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not…

— John Edgar Wideman

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear…

— Grant Hill

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

— Mark E. Hyman

I always tried to be an all-around player. In college, I felt like I needed to add to my game to get…

— Kyle Kuzma

“Now, granted, Howard doesn't fit the conventional psychological profile of a rebounder - that of the no-nonsense, utilitarian "dirty work" specialist. Rather,…

— Chris Ballard

“[On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do,…

— David Halberstam

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and…

— Chuck Daly

Among other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a…

— Andrew Weil

Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship…

— Michael Jordan

There are some rappers out there that I listen to, that I'm like: "You are really good but you could be like…

— Donald Glover

I played football; I was a running back, and I took a hit, and I had a hairline fracture in my leg…

— Nick McDonell

I've probably watched more basketball games than anything.

— Bill Cowher

My dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I've ever had.

— LeBron James

Just remember, their fans think their players are supermen. Well we're the kryptonite, and we're gonna win.

— Jim Larranaga

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions

— Jack Ramsay

I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.

— Derek Fisher

I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

— Garry Shandling

Since I first started playing basketball, I have just loved it, and nothing has ever made me lose that love.

— Ashley Graham

My first baby toy was a basketball and ever since, I've had a basketball in my hands.

— Shawn Bradley

When I come to the arena, my mind is on basketball, not thinking I'm walking a runway.

— J. J. Redick

You create shots for yourself by what you do without the ball more than what you do after you get it

— Steve Alford

I'm going to try to fit in where I can and play the way I can.

— Tim Duncan

Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

— Tom Landry

I'm kind of a loner type of dude when it comes to basketball.

— Austin Rivers

I play basketball hard-nosed and if you're not on my team, during that 48 minutes we're enemies.

— Matt Barnes

The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes

— Tom Thibodeau

It drives me crazy when guys making $30 million are complaining about playing basketball two days in a row.

— Charles Barkley