Basketball Quotes · Page 60

Standing on the court and holding up that trophy - it's so great you want to keep doing it over and over…

— Tim Duncan

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball is something we're blessed to do, but it's not who we are.

— George Hill

You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not

— Brad Stevens

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

— Jimmer Fredette

When it comes to playing basketball, I'm always last to be picked and in some cases never picked at all.

— Skeelo

I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.

— Coby Bell

I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.

— Gary Payton

Because I worked so hard at getting good at basketball, when I took that competitiveness and applied it to soccer - where…

— Owen Hargreaves

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or…

— Oscar Robertson

That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but…

— Mike Krzyzewski

It's basketball. At the end of the day everyone wants to win, and that's really the reason why we play is to…

— Collin Sexton

You learn from mistakes, you learn from losses, but this game doesn't put something on me where it's, 'Hey, I've finally done…

— LeBron James

I played street basketball for a while and wanted to play competitively, but I was so used to the street-style of game…

— J. D. Martinez

Baseball players quit playing and they take up golf. Basketball players quit, take up golf. Football players quit, take up golf. What…

— George Archer

The NBA actually encourages balanced living. Realistically, basketball only takes up about six hours of your day before it becomes counterproductive.

— Iman Shumpert

In America, the poor have been invisibilised, because obviously this model of success that has been held out to the world must…

— Arundhati Roy

Sorry!' Dave's friend yelled when he saw me. 'That was my-' But i wasn't listening as,instead,i took every bit of the anger…

— Sarah Dessen

I think it is an accurate statement to say that some people consider feelings of same-gender attraction to be the defining fact…

— Dallin H. Oaks

After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50…

— Bill Russell

On Friday I was at school playing kicks on the basketball court with my mates. and from one side of the basketball…

— Slowly_fading

On a good team there are no superstars. There are great players who show they are great players by being able to…

— Red Holzman

There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as…

— Kawhi Leonard

You don't ever want to be a mechanical basketball player, but as far as technique and things, I like to have certain…

— Kyle Korver

I learnt tennis, swimming, basketball and several others, but the sport I loved the most was golf.

— Rakul Preet Singh

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable

— Jason Kidd

I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day

— John Wooden

I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.

— Kobe Bryant

That's the style of basketball I love, playing on the open court.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

A lot of people don't understand European basketball but people who know the game know how good Europe is.

— Joe Ingles

I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.

— Derrek Lee

It's good to score, but there are some other things that are important in basketball too.

— Serge Ibaka

Basketball is about rhythm. Playing smart, playing with consistency.

— Juancho Hernangomez

I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.

— Heidi Klum

They say I have no emotions, but I'm excited even if you can't see it.

— Tim Duncan

I would say moving to Iowa turned out to be the best thing for my basketball career.

— Kyle Korver

Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better.

— Malcolm Brogdon

I would always wear basketball jerseys and have my hair in a ponytail.

— Rachele Brooke Smith