Basketball Quotes · Page 92

My dad played for... the Villanueva de la Serena, so I guess that's why I play basketball instead of soccer.

— Jose Calderon

I don't have to shoot from more than two feet. I'm top 50. I've got 23,000 from where I shoot.

— Shaquille O'Neal

There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

— Tex Winter

Certain guys, Los Angeles can turn you into something different. But me, I just want to play basketball.

— Larry Nance, Jr

I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

— Al McGuire

To me, the game of basketball has always been about love.

— Vlade Divac

KG is Minnesota basketball, he is the Timberwolves - what he did, just the intensity he brought to the game.

— Andrew Wiggins

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

— Don Meyer

We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able…

— Steve Nash

The problem with kids these days is they don't have enough fun stuff to do. When I was stationed with my family…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the…

— Julius Erving

The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be…

— John Wooden

I'm blessed to play basketball for a living and I have to pinch myself sometimes to really understand what's going on.

— Austin Reaves

Working with all of these kids is great. It doesn't get any better than this, to come down and inspire kids who…

— LeBron James

Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.

— Blake Griffin

You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of…

— Jim Courier

I wanted to the best player in the state - [the best] the area has ever seen. That's always been my goal.…

— Kevin Durant

I was a sports nut. I stayed after school probably three hours every day - from fall, to winter, to spring. I…

— Terry Crews

People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm…

— Chris Bosh

Every time I'm ever in L.A., if I have anytime off - which is rare - I'll go straight to the basketball…

— Trevor Jackson

We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested…

— Neil Patrick Harris

“Soccer's appeal lay in its opposition to the other popular sports. For children of the sixties, there was something abhorrent about enrolling…

— Franklin Foer

I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage…

— Adolph Rupp

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the…

— Michael Jordan

I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the…

— John Wooden

Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank.

— Kobe Bryant

The more popular and entertaining college basketball is, the more popular the NBA would be.

— Jason Whitlock

Detroit Pistons basketball slogan: When the going gets tough, we fire the coach.

— Jeff Van Gundy

I've always said I wanted to be somewhere where basketball and football were really good together.

— Tom Izzo

First and foremost, Indiana will always be a basketball state.

— Reggie Miller

The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.

— Dean Smith

Basketball is just a game, and it's great. We're lucky to play it for our jobs.

— Danny Green

I am a big basketball fan. I have been watching basketball ever since I was a young boy.

— Vivek Murthy

If The Muppet Show had a basketball team, the score would always be Frog 99, Chaos 98.

— Jerry Juhl

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

— William Arthur Ward

I think basketball is a great way to have fun with the kids and teach some values through basketball.

— Ricky Rubio

I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world.

— Joel Embiid

I started playing basketball so late, it just means that anything is possible.

— Joel Embiid

My family is definitely the most important thing for me, before anything. Basketball, everything.

— Trevor Ariza

The chalk thing lebron does before games...isn't chalk. It's dust from his fingers being ringless.

— Anonymous