Basketball Quotes · Page 73

Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!

— Shaquille O'Neal

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

— Larry Bird

I know LeBron will be owning a basketball team or maybe even a football team.

— Maverick Carter

I am a basketball player. For me to sit on the bench at 21, 22, not what I wanted.

— Toni Kukoc

Playing basketball is fun, and I love it and I enjoy it every day.

— Patty Mills

Remember this-I'm going to bring a championship to Miami. I promise.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.

— Tony Robbins

I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then…

— Elayne Boosler

Playing around some of the best ever to play has been a lot of fun, seeing their basketball IQ and their knowledge.

— A'ja Wilson

I run in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, basketball training at night, and then lift weights again at night.

— Lil' Romeo

My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.

— Rod Hundley

We can never thank David Stern enough. His vision to use basketball to improve the quality of our lives to make this…

— Bill Walton

I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk.

— Barry Goldwater

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes…

— Pat Summitt

I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it…

— Eric Davis

When I was entering high school, my dad had me going around to different high schools, playing open gyms. A lot of…

— Shaun Livingston

Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice…

— Pat Riley

You take 5 white guys and you take 5 black guys and put em together for a week and what you won't…

— George Carlin

In the media, from the little bit that I have read... there's not a lot of pity. There are some people, usually…

— Greg Oden

In my time, we had little league and junior league or whatever - before that, there's the sandlot. Kids played baseball wherever…

— Raymond Pettibon

At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year…

— Rick Pitino

Nobody's cooler than my two girls. They just seem to take whatever comes with, you know - happiness and - steadiness. And…

— Barack Obama

I can't tell you how many letters I get from grandmothers who say, 'It's the only thing I can talk to my…

— Jeanie Buss

What's going on in my life, I never bring it to the basketball court.

— Kemba Walker

My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.

— Luke Rockhold

It's a humbling experience for me to be in this position.

— LeBron James

I played three sports in high school, baseball, football and basketball. Baseball really helped me a lot.

— Calvin Pryor

I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast.

— Stephan James

Ive always believed if you put the work in the results will come out!

— Michael Jordan

Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

— Don Meyer

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

— Bob Cousy

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

— Magic Johnson

Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.

— Pat Summitt

My mother chose 'Jordan' as my middle name, as a nod to her favorite basketball player.

— Harrison Barnes

Basketball is a business to me. It's entertainment; it's a business, it's very serious.

— Zaza Pachulia

I've been playing as early as I can recall. I don't even remember the first time I picked up a basketball.

— Anne Donovan

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

— Serena Williams

Welcome to 2012: Presidents are black, rappers are white, and asians play basketball.

— Anonymous

Everybody knows that LeBron James is my favorite basketball player and I love the way he goes to the rack.

— Terrell Suggs