Basketball Quotes · Page 70

I've always loved being active, and I used to do sports - basketball, soccer, volleyball - growing up.

— Lily Collins

I play not just tennis but also football, basketball and also did judo.

— Gael Monfils

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team…

— LeBron James

Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I didn't grow up wanting to play basketball. I grew up wanting to enlist and then go into law enforcement.

— Brittney Griner

I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.

— Kenyon Martin

I want to be that guy who comes to mind when you think of Canadian basketball one day.

— RJ Barrett

When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.'

— Kobe Bryant

I'm like a chameleon. I adapt to my situation. It's very slowed down here. I like it that way. I'm a guy…

— Kevin Durant

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only…

— Jay Leno

My brothers told me all the time that I'd end up playing basketbal. But I didn't want to play. I wanted to…

— Pascal Siakam

It's not like being a professional basketball player where you're in a big house. Maybe three, four or five guys make a…

— Frank Grillo

Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to…

— David Grann

You should never want to be a one position player. If you're a real basketball player, you should be able to play…

— Shawn Marion

If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who…

— Rod Hundley

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared…

— Mike Krzyzewski

I played one year of competitive basketball, actually. I don't remember what grade I was in, maybe middle school or something. I…

— Christian Pulisic

“That’s why at the start of every season I always encouraged players to focus on the journey rather than the goal. What…

— Phil Jackson

I am very excited to be the head women's basketball coach at Beloit College, ... This is a great opportunity for me.…

— Don Adams

I want people to not look at NBA players as basketball players who love wine. I want them to really look at…

— Channing Frye

It's funny, there's all these slogans like 'you're never too old to keep dreaming.' You know it's funny how in the basketball…

— Diana Taurasi

I have way too many hobbies. I play guitar, and my buddies and I record music in a studio in my house.…

— Riley Smith

Players should know that if you can't make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come…

— Sue Wicks

“Everyone who loves pro basketball assumes it's a little fixed. We all think the annual draft lottery is probably rigged, we all…

— Chuck Klosterman

On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

— Joe Dumars

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

— Julius Erving

Basketball was a fun sport that got us in shape and helped us kind of regroup.

— Corey Seager

I don't need my players to like me. I need them to play for me

— Jerry Sloan

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

— Kobe Bryant

Coach Smart did a great job of just letting me come to terms with myself as a basketball player and a person.

— Mohamed Bamba

Even though basketball takes up most of my time, I try to pursue intellectual interests whenever I can.

— Harrison Barnes

If I wasn't playing basketball, I would be in the streets.

— Patrick Beverley

The game of basketball has been amazing to me, to my family.

— Kyle Lowry

A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.

— Al McGuire

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I'm not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

— LeBron James

For me to stay in basketball, it would just have to be a veteran team.

— Kenny Smith

I grew up playing piano and violin, and then basketball took over.

— Liz Cambage

At the end of the day, no matter how well you score, you've got to be able to stop people

— Eric Musselman

I love playing basketball more than I love getting fined and getting suspended.

— Stephen Jackson

Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them

— Bo Ryan