Basketball Quotes · Page 71

I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

— Kobe Bryant

We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.

— Bob Cousy

A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.

— John Wooden

I can get better. I haven't reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.

— Stephen Curry

Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.

— Shelby Metcalf

Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.

— Vince Lombardi

Anytime you have opportunities to spread the game of basketball, it is a big thing.

— Harrison Barnes

Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.

— Al McGuire

I am really competitive. I take my basketball very seriously, even though I'm not really that good. I take it very seriously.

— The Kid Laroi

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

— Bill Laimbeer

When I was 13, tennis became more of my life. It's when I gave up skiing, I gave up winter sports. I…

— Pam Shriver

I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get…

— Yao Ming

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel…

— Oscar Robertson

I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous,…

— Yao Ming

When our career is over, when we retire and the basketball stops bouncing, we still have to find something else to do.

— John Wall

We come from an environment that has been created in our industry that's a 'yes' environment. Due to that environment, it has…

— Rich Paul

I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds…

— Og Mandino

We don't need no more rappers, we don't need no more basketball players, no more football players. We need more thinkers. We…

— Tupac Shakur

When I was younger, I'd get very empirical with myself. "I have a hypothesis about myself. I'll put myself in a situation,…

— Demetri Martin

I think people have to realize that - and basketball fans do, Lakers fans do - that we have to operate under…

— Jeanie Buss

It's frustrating - not that I expect to be the same person I was 10 years ago, but I do expect to…

— Sheryl Swoopes

I started taekwondo at 5 or 6 years old and did a bunch of kick-boxing later, too. Eventually I became a black…

— JWoww

When I was like 6, my brother took me to the park near our house in Braunschweig, Germany, and taught me to…

— Dennis Schroder

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

— Dean Smith

Football, basketball, and track are my favorites, but I really enjoy watching all sports.

— Rachel Lindsay

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

— Rick Pitino

I'm fine at basketball. I can ride the pine with the best of them.

— Joey Votto

LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ.

— Tyronn Lue

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

— Carmelo Anthony

We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language

— Pat Summitt

Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker

— Don Meyer

If there was a basketball rehab, I'd be the first one admitted.

— Diana Taurasi

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

— Steve Nash

We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.

— Bobby Knight

I never really talked about being an NBA player or a college player. I just really like playing basketball.

— Jrue Holiday

In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.

— Don Meyer

I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of…

— LeBron James

A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.

— Michael Josephson

We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.

— Wilt Chamberlain