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> [The greatest team that ever stepped out onto the floor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/the-greatest-team-that-ever-stepped-out-onto-the-floor/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

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## More by James Naismith

> [The Composite Guide to Basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/the-composite-guide-to-basketball/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/basketball-doesn-t-build-character-it-reveals-it/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/the-invention-of-basketball-was-not-an-accident-it-was-developed-to/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [The greatest team that ever stepped out onto the floor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/the-greatest-team-that-ever-stepped-out-onto-the-floor/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/in-case-of-dispute-the-umpire-shall-throw-it-straight-into-the-field/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/the-invention-of-basketball-was-not-an-accident-it-was-developed-to-2/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Basketball is a pure invention,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/basketball-is-a-pure-invention/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/basketball-really-had-its-origin-in-indiana-which-remains-the-center/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [I want to leave the world a better place for me having been here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/i-want-to-leave-the-world-a-better-place-for-me-having-been-here/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Its a different world. I live in that world, but sometimes I dont understand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/its-a-different-world-i-live-in-that-world-but-sometimes-i-dont/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [There were 18 in the class. I selected two captains and had them choose sides. I placed the men on the floor. There were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/there-were-18-in-the-class-i-selected-two-captains-and-had-them/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Normally we have a high and a low. This is something so unusual that I dont think we know what the upper end might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/normally-we-have-a-high-and-a-low-this-is-something-so-unusual-that-i/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/be-strong-in-body-clean-in-mind-lofty-in-ideals/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/i-am-sure-that-no-man-can-derive-more-pleasure-from-money-or-power/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

> [Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/games-have-been-called-the-lab-for-the-development-of-moral/)

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