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title: "14 Loved Basketball Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Loved Basketball quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Loved Basketball sayings and thoughts."
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> [I loved basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-corbin/i-loved-basketball/)

[Patrick Corbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-corbin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/patrick-corbin-14957_basketball_i-loved-basketball-258285_258285.jpg)

> [I absolutely loved basketball. All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-sweat/i-absolutely-loved-basketball-all-i-ever-wanted-to-do-was-play/)

[Brooke Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-sweat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/brooke-sweat-30619_basketball_i-absolutely-loved-basketball-all-i-ever_2584482.jpg)

> [My dream was always to be in the NBA. I just happened to be better at tennis in high school. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-hayward/my-dream-was-always-to-be-in-the-nba-i-just-happened-to-be-better-at/)

[Gordon Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-hayward/)

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> [First and foremost, I loved basketball. My dad introduced me to basketball when I was a baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-wasser/first-and-foremost-i-loved-basketball-my-dad-introduced-me-to/)

[Lauren Wasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-wasser/)

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> [I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-lin/i-loved-basketball-and-grew-up-with-the-lakers-and-magic-johnson-that/)

[Justin Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-lin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/justin-lin-4717_basketball_i-loved-basketball-and-grew-up-with-the_1737005.jpg)

> [People used to ask me, 'What else do you want to do?' For me, the answer was, 'Nothing.' I loved basketball. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bosh/people-used-to-ask-me-what-else-do-you-want-to-do-for-me-the-answer/)

[Chris Bosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bosh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/chris-bosh-4001_basketball_people-used-to-ask-me-what-else-do-you-w_1482635.png)

> [I've always loved basketball. When you're playing pick-up basketball, you just kind of get used to being one of the guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-taylor/i-ve-always-loved-basketball-when-you-re-playing-pick-up-basketball/)

[Maria Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/maria-taylor-20420_always_i-ve-always-loved-basketball-when-you-re_1810361.jpg)

> [I've loved basketball my entire life and to be able to cover this sport is a privilege that I don't take for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/i-ve-loved-basketball-my-entire-life-and-to-be-able-to-cover-this/)

[Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/doris-burke-5733_basketball_i-ve-loved-basketball-my-entire-life-and_1461180.jpg)

> [Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginuwine/everybody-plays-basketball-in-d-c-not-on-a-team-just-around-the-way/)

[Ginuwine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginuwine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/ginuwine-2313_around_everybody-plays-basketball-in-d-c-not-on_970085.png)

> [I've always loved basketball; my father was a girl's coach when I was born. So I've always appreciated the sport and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyrese-haliburton/i-ve-always-loved-basketball-my-father-was-a-girl-s-coach-when-i-was/)

[Tyrese Haliburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyrese-haliburton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/tyrese-haliburton-5913_art_i-ve-always-loved-basketball-my-father-w_2566807.jpg)

> [My grandparents really wanted me to go to Harvard. They thought that was writing your ticket for the future. How could I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-brogdon/my-grandparents-really-wanted-me-to-go-to-harvard-they-thought-that/)

[Malcolm Brogdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-brogdon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/malcolm-brogdon-6426_balance_my-grandparents-really-wanted-me-to-go-t_2953071.jpg)

> [I've played football since I was seven - but loved basketball. Cire, who is one of six brothers, always played in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demba-ba/i-ve-played-football-since-i-was-seven-but-loved-basketball-cire-who/)

[Demba Ba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demba-ba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/demba-ba-6298_age_i-ve-played-football-since-i-was-seven-b_2833398.jpg)

> [If you put it in perspective, I loved basketball before I loved everything else, you know what I mean? Before I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-crawford/if-you-put-it-in-perspective-i-loved-basketball-before-i-loved/)

[Jamal Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-crawford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/jamal-crawford-6149_basketball_if-you-put-it-in-perspective-i-loved-bas_412328.jpg)

> [My dad was the one who really loved basketball, and he was the one that put the basketball in my hands, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-lin/my-dad-was-the-one-who-really-loved-basketball-and-he-was-the-one/)

[Jeremy Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-lin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/jeremy-lin-7478_afternoon_my-dad-was-the-one-who-really-loved-bask_2284955.jpg)

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