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> [To get paid to play a game I love was enough for me, no matter what the rules were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/to-get-paid-to-play-a-game-i-love-was-enough-for-me-no-matter-what/)

[Dolph Schayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolph-schayes/)

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## More by Dolph Schayes

> [A basketball diameter is 10 inches and a rim is 18 inches so I made a 14-inch rim I put in to practice on.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/a-basketball-diameter-is-10-inches-and-a-rim-is-18-inches-so-i-made-a/)

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> [I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/i-disobeyed-a-basic-basketball-rule-and-never-boxed-out-i-figured/)

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> [You can't think about basketball or you ruin your game. It is an instinctive game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/you-can-t-think-about-basketball-or-you-ruin-your-game-it-is-an/)

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> [I've heard the joke a million times that "Jews in Sports" must be the thinnest book in the world. Actually, I've seen a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/i-ve-heard-the-joke-a-million-times-that-jews-in-sports-must-be-the/)

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> [I was a center in college but I was a high post guy, feeding cutters and rebounding. Going to pro ball, I clearly wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/i-was-a-center-in-college-but-i-was-a-high-post-guy-feeding-cutters/)

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> [I always stayed on before and after practice. I just think that if you want to excel at anything, be it basketball, dance or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/i-always-stayed-on-before-and-after-practice-i-just-think-that-if-you/)

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> [It's fair to say that Jews dominated basketball and that started in the 30s in all the big cities. I think it was simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/it-s-fair-to-say-that-jews-dominated-basketball-and-that-started-in/)

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> [The real secret to my success was I could shoot with either hand. Ironically, I became ambidextrous as a direct result of breaking my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/the-real-secret-to-my-success-was-i-could-shoot-with-either-hand/)

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> [Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/once-people-couldn-t-trust-the-college-game-some-checked-out-the-pro/)

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> [Most people forget that Danny Biasone was the Wilbur Wright of basketball. Because he invented the 24-second clock, the game took off. Yet he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/most-people-forget-that-danny-biasone-was-the-wilbur-wright-of/)

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> [Guys hated to play against me because my stock in trade was constant movement. I was quick but not fast so I would move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/guys-hated-to-play-against-me-because-my-stock-in-trade-was-constant/)

[Dolph Schayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolph-schayes/)

> [I never had a postup game, which really hurt me eventually. Later in my career, teams would put smaller guys on me to stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/i-never-had-a-postup-game-which-really-hurt-me-eventually-later-in-my/)

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> [As for the work ethic, I'm just the kind of guy who takes what he does seriously. I never missed a day of school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/as-for-the-work-ethic-i-m-just-the-kind-of-guy-who-takes-what-he-does/)

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> [The great thing about basketball is it's a live ball. If someone's in your way, push them out of the way, go around them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/the-great-thing-about-basketball-is-it-s-a-live-ball-if-someone-s-in/)

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> [To get paid to play a game I love was enough for me, no matter what the rules were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-schayes/to-get-paid-to-play-a-game-i-love-was-enough-for-me-no-matter-what/)

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