Basketball Quotes · Page 77

Then I went to UCLA - so of course I became a huge Bruin basketball fan... and later came to football.

— Leigh Steinberg

I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.

— DeAndre Jordan

Freshmen year State Basketball game Varsity taking on Shelby High School I scored 48 points that night Haha (;

— Anonymous

People will trust you a lot more if you show them you care about them besides basketball. It's deeper.

— Eric Bledsoe

I told Zollie Volchok we needed an ultrasound machine and he asked me why we needed music in the locker room.

— Lenny Wilkens

The 2 best basketball playas which 1 is ur favourite basketball playa lebron james or kobe bryant

— Super Man

If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure

— Rick Majerus

Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.

— Pat Riley

“We'd taken up our positions on the benches between the school hall and a newly-installed outdoor basketball court. Being hip-hoppers, we were…

— Nikesh Shukla

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best…

— Andrew Bogut

We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold.

— Bob Cousy

Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some…

— Oscar Robertson

You can compare the retail business to basketball. You have to have a plan, you have to hustle, you have to rely…

— Doug McMillon

I have zero hand-eye coordination - zero - so I've never been good at softball, basketball, golf, things like that, but I'm…

— Brooklyn Decker

For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of…

— Mike Krzyzewski

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make…

— Larry Bird

Doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have... All you need to have is faith in God, an…

— Stephen Curry

I don't know a lot of show runners. I mean I met a lot of them in picket lines. I'm not part…

— Joss Whedon

Just because I had a good game doesn't change who I am, my identity is in Christ and not in basketball, I…

— Jeremy Lin

You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise…

— Kobe Bryant

I've done a lot of basketball drills, not a whole lot of competitive stuff. I have basically been in the gym everyday…

— Grant Hill

Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've…

— Bill Walton

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Trip Hawkins - and this was the early 1980s - was saying there's going to be a day when everyone has a…

— John Madden

In my mind, women's basketball players are an untapped resource.

— Sue Bird

To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.

— Helio Gracie

I think Damian Lillard is the best lyricist to be in the NBA or play basketball.

— Jadakiss

I committed myself to playing defense and rebounding the basketball.

— Ben Wallace

For me, it's whatever happens, happens. I'm just excited to play basketball. It's a blessing.

— Caris LeVert

If there's one thing you learn in basketball, it's that what you did in the past doesn't mean anything now.

— Kevin Huerter

You can get behind a youthful and joyful spirit - you know, just like the enjoyment of playing basketball.

— Jordan Poole

Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Leading the SMU men's basketball program is an honor and a responsibility that I take very seriously.

— Larry Brown

Mike D'Antoni is one of the best offensive coaches in the whole game of basketball, by far.

— Jim Boeheim

I always thought there was more to basketball than just scoring the ball.

— Trevor Ariza

We've got very few bodies right now so we were tired, but we've also got a lot of character and we want…

— Steve Nash

Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.

— Bear Bryant

Nothing can prepare an 18-year-old for the fishbowl that is Duke basketball. So that was difficult.

— J. J. Redick

We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.

— Bill Laimbeer

I think what I wanted mostly to experience in college is playing college basketball and learning.

— Jabari Parker