Basketball Quotes · Page 67

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

— Jimmer Fredette

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

— Melvin Van Peebles

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

— Vlade Divac

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

— Doc Rivers

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

— Sheryl Swoopes

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

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

— Chris Mullin

I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And that's what gets people to buy in to…

— Chris Paul

I've learned that my son is obsessed with basketball. He sits down and watches the games with me, and wants to go…

— Paul Millsap

That's my job, to motivate people. I can do more, show people more things. That's really why I play basketball. That's my…

— Dwight Howard

I've been engulfed in sports since I was a 2-year-old; I picked up any kind of ball - a basketball, baseball, football…

— Freddie Gibbs

What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on…

— Karl Malone

There are so many people who helped me during all those years in Toronto for everything. Not just about basketball, it's everything.…

— Jose Calderon

You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.

— Ed Macauley

You know, obviously there are going to be times when I turn down some shots, times when I shoot it. But doing…

— Josh Hart

The older you get the more you realize that life is more than just basketball. Your vision of the world gets much…

— Marc Gasol

Indeed, the maligned American pastime of baseball may be by-far the greatest and best sport by one criterion, when it comes to…

— David Brin

A friend of mine has a house with a basketball court and a pool. The guys go over and play basketball; I…

— Ryan Seacrest

In New York City, Jordan Brand Classic. It was my first time in America and it was a crazy difference of lifestyle.…

— Jonas Valanciunas

Basketball is an intricate, high-speed game filled with split-second, spontaneous decisions. But that spontaneity is possible only when everyone first engages in…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I have to give credit to the NBA, because they've done an unbelievable job of taking our game global and putting us…

— Dwyane Wade

Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is…

— Tim Duncan

Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you're automatically a role model ... I have no…

— LeBron James

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

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

— Bill Laimbeer

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

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

— Rasheed Wallace

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

— Channing Frye

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

— Tobias Harris

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

— Erik Weihenmayer

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

— Vlade Divac

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

— Ben Howland

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

— Anonymous

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

— Matthew Stafford

We're gonna get some time to sit down individually with each player and see what their role is.

— Nate Oats

I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

— Julius Erving

That's sort of a trick question, and I don't have a trick answer. Next question, please.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.

— Abhishek Bachchan