--- title: "12 Globetrotters Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Globetrotters quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Globetrotters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/brett-morris-98800_globetrotters_if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-r_2428104.jpg" --- > [If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he’d be in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-morris/if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-rugby-league-he-d-be-in-it/) Brett Morris [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/brett-morris-98800_globetrotters_if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-r_2428104.jpg) > [Is sending the Harlem Globetrotters and Dennis Rodman to the DPRK strange? In a word, yes,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-rodman/is-sending-the-harlem-globetrotters-and-dennis-rodman-to-the-dprk/) [Dennis Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-rodman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/dennis-rodman-4129_globetrotters_is-sending-the-harlem-globetrotters-and_3158458.png) > [You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/you-must-understand-as-a-kid-of-color-in-those-days-the-harlem/) [Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/wilt-chamberlain-14895_basketball_you-must-understand-as-a-kid-of-color-in_161169.jpg) > [Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilt-chamberlain/meadowlark-was-the-most-sensational-awesome-incredible-basketball/) [Wilt Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilt-chamberlain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/wilt-chamberlain-14895_ball-player_meadowlark-was-the-most-sensational-awes_825417.jpg) > [We'll start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-preston-marshall/we-ll-start-signing-negroes-when-the-harlem-globetrotters-start/) George Preston Marshall [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/george-preston-marshall-79903_globetrotters_we-ll-start-signing-negroes-when-the-har_1719417.jpg) > [Several NBA teams got their best gates every season when they scheduled a doubleheader and booked the Globetrotters and their stooges for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/several-nba-teams-got-their-best-gates-every-season-when-they/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/frank-deford-3856_best_several-nba-teams-got-their-best-gates-e_1356758.jpg) > [When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/when-i-was-at-ucla-the-harlem-globetrotters-offered-me-a-million/) [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_balls_when-i-was-at-ucla-the-harlem-globetrott_3199601.png) > [I was always a funny person. I thought I would play some good ball, and the Harlem Globetrotters would see me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinbad/i-was-always-a-funny-person-i-thought-i-would-play-some-good-ball-and/) [Sinbad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinbad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/sinbad-15610_fame_i-was-always-a-funny-person-i-thought-i_1851293.jpg) > [I went through various stages in my childhood, as we all do, various stages of obsessions with people and things. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/i-went-through-various-stages-in-my-childhood-as-we-all-do-various/) [Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/johnny-depp-658_be-the-first_i-went-through-various-stages-in-my-chil_3086481.jpg) > [When American liberals go to the UK they see the Tories as the Washington Generals, and they see the Labor Party as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/when-american-liberals-go-to-the-uk-they-see-the-tories-as-the/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/rush-limbaugh-28_globetrotters_when-american-liberals-go-to-the-uk-they_1725684.jpg) > [My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/my-fellow-wilmington-north-carolina-native-meadowlark-lemon-is-a-true/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/michael-jordan-1054_around-the-world_my-fellow-wilmington-north-carolina-nati_1504172.png) > [In Globetrotter, David Albahari explores the consciousness of emigres from the former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Serbia, showing that while abroad, many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josip-novakovich/in-globetrotter-david-albahari-explores-the-consciousness-of-emigres/) [Josip Novakovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josip-novakovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/josip-novakovich-16473_civilization_in-globetrotter-david-albahari-explores_2540876.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/globetrotters/#itemlist", "name": "Globetrotters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he’d be in it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brett Morris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-morris/if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-rugby-league-he-d-be-in-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/brett-morris-98800_globetrotters_if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-r_2428104.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/brett-morris-98800_globetrotters_if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-r_2428104.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/brett-morris-98800_globetrotters_if-there-was-a-harlem-globetrotters-of-r_2428104.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there was a Harlem Globetrotters of rugby league, he’d be in it.” — Brett Morris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is sending the Harlem Globetrotters and Dennis Rodman to the DPRK strange? 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