My sons love LeBron more than they love me. I'm just a little jealous about it. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2. — Yao Ming Copy Share Image
My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals. — Serge Ibaka Copy Share Image
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here. — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny,… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Every great basketball team, every team that's on a championship journey takes steps each year, taking a step further than they were… — Frank Vogel Copy Share Image
It's been so much fun for me here in Utah and growing up here, starting a family, growing from a basketball standpoint,… — Gordon Hayward Copy Share Image
I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
A reporter started off: "I know a lot of this is kind of speculation." Popovich interupting: "You're going to ask me anyway."… — Gregg Popovich Copy Share Image
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
There's not going to be a whole lot of change, to be honest with you. I don't think there's a reason to… — Nate Oats Copy Share Image
The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
“In middle school I played against you once. And lost. I was so frustrated that I continued practicing even after I retired...… — Tadatoshi Fujimaki Copy Share Image
“Baseball, in its quiet way, was an extravagantly harrowing game. Football, basketball, hockey, lacrosse--these were melee sports. You could make yourself useful… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
During games, I love a Twitter-rocking dunk as much as the next NBA nut. But now, I'd slightly rather see a crowd-detonating… — Skip Bayless Copy Share Image
He was a terrific guy. It is a great loss to the sports world. Wilt Chamberlain had a special place in basketball… — Tom Heinsohn Copy Share Image
I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
He's just intelligent-sort of a nerd, actually. He's the only brother I know who made a 1420 on the SAT. I don't… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Experience is everything. It means so much because it enabled me to learn the game even faster. Playing in the playoffs is… — Tony Parker Copy Share Image
I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that Ive met and I think that I thrive… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting. — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
Give your dreams all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you. — William James Copy Share Image
When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us. — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
My job's to play basketball. My job's not to be here to be friends with anybody. — Stephen Jackson Copy Share Image
We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person. — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
I love sharing the ball with my teammates. I see a lot of things before my teammates see them. — LeBron James Copy Share Image
Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by. — Tom Osborne Copy Share Image
I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes. — Marcus Camby Copy Share Image
We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game — Jack Ramsay Copy Share Image
