Basketball Quotes · Page 95

Highbridge - everybody rap in Highbridge; everyone grew up rappin' or playing basketball.

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I was 'Little Ty,' 'Little Tyrone.' I always got this negative feedback from the game of basketball.

— Muggsy Bogues

My religion and my family are the two most important things in my life. But I love basketball.

— Shawn Bradley

One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives

— Rick Majerus

Let's just say my dancing skills are right below my basketball skills, which are right below my pottery skills.

— Breckin Meyer

I love to play the game of basketball so to sit there and not be able to play, it gets kind of…

— Gordon Hayward

I didn't grow up playing football. I wanted to be a basketball player.

— Julius Peppers

You've got to watch your back. We are targets as basketball payers.

— Paul Pierce

My father brought a basketball to the hospital when I was born, and he already had it embedded in his head that…

— Dave East

Anytime you're playing basketball, and you have a coach who you have to respect, you've got to be very disciplined.

— Romeo Miller

To represent the United States in international competition is special recognition that not many players receive and I am really looking forward…

— Jermaine O'Neal

I don't have to go through life being mean or having a stern face just to play basketball. I enjoy the game…

— Nick Young

I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop,…

— Harvey Penick

As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic.

— Shaquille O'Neal

We need everybody to contribute as one and do what we've got to do to win. Football is not an individual game.…

— Jason Pierre-Paul

I've worked my butt off. That keeps my feet on the ground - I'm the same Luis Fonsi onstage and at home…

— Luis Fonsi

I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the…

— Calvin Ayre

The year-round nature of women's basketball takes its toll and the financial opportunity with my team in Russia would have been irresponsible…

— Diana Taurasi

Players who are committed to the team first will find a way to help when things are going bad, they will do…

— Dick Bennett

Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless…

— Jim Carroll

Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That…

— Leslie Jones

We're not only basketball players, we're human. We have to fill out our census, we have to register to vote. We have…

— Breanna Stewart

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to…

— Michael Jordan

My mother used to say, 'You gotta exercise.' She would really pound on me to exercise every day. She was very physically…

— Dick Gephardt

You don't have to be Magic to be special. You're already special, you're you.

— Magic Johnson

When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

— Julius Erving

My dad was like a street basketball player. He had a real mysterious life.

— Riff Raff

My dad thought my head looked like a basketball, so he set one inside my crib.

— Shawn Bradley

I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve…

— Terrell Owens

Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

— Jason Kidd

This is MMA, this is not soccer, not basketball. This is MMA.

— Islam Makhachev

You look at all other sports, basketball, you think basketball, they're always looking at their target.

— Collin Morikawa

I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.

— Bear Bryant

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Dirk Nowitzki

To me, there's a small group of players that can pretty much do anything on a basketball floor.

— Rick Carlisle

Be a player; don't play yourself. And don't play basketball. That's not your sport, Jeb Bush.

— DJ Khaled

I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

— Steve Nash

Five players on the floor functioning as a single unit: team, team, team-no one more important than the other.

— Gene Hackman

I always thought I would have a good feel in the basketball office.

— Shaun Livingston