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title: "4 Dunk Quotes By Darryl Dawkins"
description: "4 Dunk quotes by Darryl Dawkins. Plus more from Darryl Dawkins and more Dunk sayings from other authors."
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> [Talk about the sickest dunk, we had one guy throw it off the library which was about 60-feet away, back onto the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/talk-about-the-sickest-dunk-we-had-one-guy-throw-it-off-the-library/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/darryl-dawkins-34167_court_talk-about-the-sickest-dunk-we-had-one-g_569498.png)

> [When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/when-i-dunk-i-put-something-on-it-i-want-the-ball-to-hit-the-floor/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/darryl-dawkins-34167_balls_when-i-dunk-i-put-something-on-it-i-want_1418131.png)

> [I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-got-hooked-up-with-the-nba-nation-and-the-next-thing-i-knew-i-was/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/darryl-dawkins-34167_cities_i-got-hooked-up-with-the-nba-nation-and_1995875.jpg)

> [For years, people always say, "Ah, what about the dunk. It's still two points." But it energizes a team. If you're down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/for-years-people-always-say-ah-what-about-the-dunk-it-s-still-two/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/darryl-dawkins-34167_bits_for-years-people-always-say-ah-what-abou_2571107.jpg)

## Other authors on Dunk

## More by Darryl Dawkins

> [Well, you can certainly teach free-throwing. And you can teach the boys to pass at angles and run in curves. - University of Kansas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/well-you-can-certainly-teach-free-throwing-and-you-can-teach-the-boys/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I know what I want, but I'm not allowed to pick a favorite.If I was to say one guy, that guy would be feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-know-what-i-want-but-i-m-not-allowed-to-pick-a-favorite-if-i-was-to/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [When everything is said and done there is nothing left to do or say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/when-everything-is-said-and-done-there-is-nothing-left-to-do-or-say/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [Talk about the sickest dunk, we had one guy throw it off the library which was about 60-feet away, back onto the court it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/talk-about-the-sickest-dunk-we-had-one-guy-throw-it-off-the-library/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I will try just about all the folk food we go to in any place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-will-try-just-about-all-the-folk-food-we-go-to-in-any-place/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [Stevie Wonder used to come the ball games and they would have a guy sitting with him. And the guy would be holding on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/stevie-wonder-used-to-come-the-ball-games-and-they-would-have-a-guy/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/when-i-dunk-i-put-something-on-it-i-want-the-ball-to-hit-the-floor/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I think I got hooked up because I try to do good things with the NBA, and they always want somebody who's notable and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-think-i-got-hooked-up-because-i-try-to-do-good-things-with-the-nba/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. They needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-got-hooked-up-with-the-nba-nation-and-the-next-thing-i-knew-i-was/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I'm six foot eleven. My birthday covers three days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-m-six-foot-eleven-my-birthday-covers-three-days/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [You gotta try something people ain't seen before, and you gotta go to the gym and work on your dunks. In a slam dunk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/you-gotta-try-something-people-ain-t-seen-before-and-you-gotta-go-to/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [Music? All kinda music. I don't just listen to one thing; I listen to everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/music-all-kinda-music-i-don-t-just-listen-to-one-thing-i-listen-to/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [For years, people always say, "Ah, what about the dunk. It's still two points." But it energizes a team. If you're down and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/for-years-people-always-say-ah-what-about-the-dunk-it-s-still-two/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

> [I was a power dunker. I want to go straight up, put it down on somebody. I want everybody under there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/i-was-a-power-dunker-i-want-to-go-straight-up-put-it-down-on-somebody/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

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