Basketball Quotes · Page 87

You don't play basketball for 20, 30 years. You only play, if you're lucky, 10 years. So that is my time.

— Danilo Gallinari

I have a son and daughter and wife that need me not in basketball mode when I'm home.

— George Hill

I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school.

— Jose Calderon

I believe the only muscles you need in basketball are the ones in your brain.

— Nikola Jokic

The one thing about college basketball is you don't have to have the best player to win.

— Kenny Smith

Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves

— Pat Summitt

Kev has these old Boston drills, where you all have to talk to each other, and interact, and it's helped us.

— Kevin Garnett

Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary.

— Fat Joe

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and…

— Mike Krzyzewski

To be chosen Mr. Basketball, I couldnt believe it. To be honored with Ty Cobb, Bobby Jones, Jack Dempsey... its pretty mind…

— George Mikan

Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense.

— Gary Payton

I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my…

— Carmelo Anthony

I loved sports, but I excelled at basketball. We'd nail an old crate onto a wooden board and that was our basket…

— Dawn Staley

Whether philosophically you believe in a public subsidization of an arena or a stadium, that's the reality. We can't have professional basketball…

— Wally Walker

I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is…

— Steve Nash

I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a…

— John Amaechi

Many people think sports are totally physical, that you don't have to think, everything is done for you and you're catered to,…

— Julius Erving

When I first started playing basketball, my coordination was horrible! I went into high school at 6 feet and left at 6-7…

— Brittney Griner

...Basketball doesn't care what color your skin is. It doesn't care what language you speak or what religion you practice. It doesn't…

— Jim Calhoun

The ball in the sock, dad giving throwdowns, anything I was doing then I was putting a lot of time into it…

— Kane Williamson

If I played basketball, and you played with me, and all of a sudden you become my head coach, there isn't anything…

— Robert Horry

I always say that I know I'll be done playing basketball when I stop fighting on the floor. If you don't play…

— Diana Taurasi

We never ask candidates to demonstrate their skill. We ask lots of questions about past experience, but simply looking at the results…

— Justin Menkes

I mean, I've done college basketball, a horse race, a bunch of different things and they'd blow by but golf has a…

— Joe Buck

I know basketball. I don't think basketball changes a whole lot.

— Dawn Staley

I've always appreciated basketball. I never tried to disrespect the game.

— Shawn Kemp

Except for clinics, I hardly pick up a basketball during the off-season.

— John Havlicek

It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.

— Oscar Robertson

The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.

— Watkin Tudor Jones

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

— Ron Atkinson

I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.

— Bobby Knight

When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.

— Larry Bird

Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I…

— Carmelo Anthony

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

— Mike Krzyzewski

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

— Dean Smith

Analytics only goes so far. Basketball, more than baseball, for example, is really a team sport.

— Steve Ballmer

We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.

— Oscar Robertson

I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect.

— Julius Erving

I had to relearn myself and what I love outside of basketball and value things that weren't performance-based.

— Kelsey Plum

I'm not a defensive specialist, I'm a basketball player.

— Ben Wallace