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title: "40 Playing Nba Quotes by 40 authors"
description: "Browse 40 Playing Nba quotes by 40 authors. Discover the best Playing Nba sayings and thoughts."
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> [I remember as a young player I had this dream of playing in the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-armstrong/i-remember-as-a-young-player-i-had-this-dream-of-playing-in-the-nba/)

[B. J. Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-armstrong/)

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> [I've dreamt of playing the NBA and being able to do that close to home is special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyrese-haliburton/i-ve-dreamt-of-playing-the-nba-and-being-able-to-do-that-close-to/)

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

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> [Coming over to this side and playing in the NBA was my dream, and the dream came true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonas-valanciunas/coming-over-to-this-side-and-playing-in-the-nba-was-my-dream-and-the/)

[Jonas Valanciunas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonas-valanciunas/)

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> [Playing in the NBA has been a lifelong dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzen-wright/playing-in-the-nba-has-been-a-lifelong-dream/)

[Lorenzen Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzen-wright/)

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> [I always dreamed of playing the NBA, but along the way, the road got a little cloudy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scottie-pippen/i-always-dreamed-of-playing-the-nba-but-along-the-way-the-road-got-a/)

[Scottie Pippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scottie-pippen/)

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> [I'm a huge gamer and have been playing 'NBA Live' since 1995.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/i-m-a-huge-gamer-and-have-been-playing-nba-live-since-1995/)

[Gilbert Arenas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-arenas/)

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> [I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-young/i-went-from-almost-not-playing-in-the-nba-to-playing-on-a/)

[Nick Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-young/)

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> [I didn't dream of playing college or playing in the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauri-markkanen/i-didn-t-dream-of-playing-college-or-playing-in-the-nba/)

[Lauri Markkanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauri-markkanen/)

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> [Playing in an NBA game in Africa will be a special moment I'll remember for the rest of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemba-walker/playing-in-an-nba-game-in-africa-will-be-a-special-moment-i-ll/)

[Kemba Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemba-walker/)

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> [Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/tim-duncan-s-foot-issue-i-think-is-a-major-factor-in-this-year-s/)

[Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/)

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> [I grew up playing basketball on the streets of New York City, and it was very, very rough, and I started playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/metta-world-peace/i-grew-up-playing-basketball-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city-and-it/)

[Metta World Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/metta-world-peace/)

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> [Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-griffin/playing-in-the-nba-has-been-a-dream-of-mine-for-a-long-time-so-to/)

[Blake Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-griffin/)

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> [I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-lin/i-m-not-like-the-next-michael-jordan-but-i-m-also-not-what-everyone/)

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

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> [It's an exciting prospect playing in the NBA, one that every player wants. When you are little you dream about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-rubio/it-s-an-exciting-prospect-playing-in-the-nba-one-that-every-player/)

[Ricky Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-rubio/)

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> [I've been playing NBA Live since I was little, and I won't lie, I always play with the team with the highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamarcus-aldridge/i-ve-been-playing-nba-live-since-i-was-little-and-i-won-t-lie-i/)

[LaMarcus Aldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamarcus-aldridge/)

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> [When you are a high school kid playing in a NBA arena, you're just so excited because one day you hope to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-gordon/when-you-are-a-high-school-kid-playing-in-a-nba-arena-you-re-just-so/)

[Aaron Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-gordon/)

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> [It's like Christmas every day playing in the NBA. You don't have to worry about the real world and real issues. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/it-s-like-christmas-every-day-playing-in-the-nba-you-don-t-have-to/)

[Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/)

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> [I used to catch and take a big dip down and then finally I'd try to shoot. That first year playing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-ingles/i-used-to-catch-and-take-a-big-dip-down-and-then-finally-i-d-try-to/)

[Joe Ingles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-ingles/)

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> [For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-wyden/for-those-who-believe-executive-branch-officials-will-voluntarily/)

[Ron Wyden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-wyden/)

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> [Yeah, I had a good relationship with Coach Blatt. I enjoyed playing for him. But the NBA is, first and foremost, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-harris/yeah-i-had-a-good-relationship-with-coach-blatt-i-enjoyed-playing-for/)

[Joe Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-harris/)

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> [A lot of people don't understand that playing in the NBA, the toughest thing is to win an NBA championship. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashard-lewis/a-lot-of-people-don-t-understand-that-playing-in-the-nba-the-toughest/)

[Rashard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashard-lewis/)

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> [I think some players are looking at it from a development standpoint that, 'If I go into the G League, I'm playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-donovan/i-think-some-players-are-looking-at-it-from-a-development-standpoint/)

[Billy Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-donovan/)

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> [I'm a black kid from the ghetto of Coney Island, Brooklyn, who only ever dreamed of playing in the NBA. So to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephon-marbury/i-m-a-black-kid-from-the-ghetto-of-coney-island-brooklyn-who-only/)

[Stephon Marbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephon-marbury/)

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> [I think it's important at the end of the day you know obviously playing in the NBA is a great thing, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-thompson/i-think-it-s-important-at-the-end-of-the-day-you-know-obviously/)

[Tristan Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-thompson/)

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> [I never envisioned myself playing for the U.S. Olympic team -- growing up, I never envisioned playing in the NBA, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmelo-anthony/i-never-envisioned-myself-playing-for-the-u-s-olympic-team-growing-up/)

[Carmelo Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmelo-anthony/)

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> [When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-rose/when-i-was-younger-i-just-thought-about-playing-in-the-nba/)

[Derrick Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-rose/)

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> [Growing up, I dreamed about playing in the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-randle/growing-up-i-dreamed-about-playing-in-the-nba/)

[Julius Randle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-randle/)

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> [I'm not for the flashes; I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. I just want to win, I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-garnett/i-m-not-for-the-flashes-i-m-not-for-glitz-and-glamour-you-know-i-just/)

[Kevin Garnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-garnett/)

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> [Playing in the NBA is more than just tough competition. It is very difficult being away from my family when we're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-bradley/playing-in-the-nba-is-more-than-just-tough-competition-it-is-very/)

[Shawn Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-bradley/)

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> [Everyone playing in the NBA likes to have pressure. If you didn't like pressure, you wouldn't be playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monty-williams/everyone-playing-in-the-nba-likes-to-have-pressure-if-you-didn-t-like/)

[Monty Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monty-williams/)

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> [There's a lot of guys who are drafted and end up not playing in the NBA. They get their money for their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalen-brunson/there-s-a-lot-of-guys-who-are-drafted-and-end-up-not-playing-in-the/)

[Jalen Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalen-brunson/)

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> [When I was small, playing NBA Live, that's how I knew everyone in the NBA. That's how I learned about the players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-parker/when-i-was-small-playing-nba-live-that-s-how-i-knew-everyone-in-the/)

[Tony Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-parker/)

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> [I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwyane-wade/i-wanted-to-be-a-football-player-football-is-a-sport-that-i-love-but/)

[Dwyane Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwyane-wade/)

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> [It's a dream come true just playing in the NBA. It's more worth it when you're playing against your brother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juancho-hernangomez/it-s-a-dream-come-true-just-playing-in-the-nba-it-s-more-worth-it/)

[Juancho Hernangomez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juancho-hernangomez/)

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> [I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-elmore/i-knew-despite-playing-in-the-nba-that-i-would-have-to-prepare-for/)

[Len Elmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-elmore/)

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> [You can run as much as you like or ride the bike as much as you want, but playing in an NBA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caris-levert/you-can-run-as-much-as-you-like-or-ride-the-bike-as-much-as-you-want/)

[Caris LeVert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caris-levert/)

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> [I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-met-wonderful-people-playing-in-the-nba-whether-it-is-the-officials/)

[Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/)

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> [I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dikembe-mutombo/i-remember-when-i-came-into-the-nba-eighteen-years-ago-there-were/)

[Dikembe Mutombo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dikembe-mutombo/)

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> [When you're talking to legends, they've already went through this process of playing in the NBA and also living after their career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-anthony-towns/when-you-re-talking-to-legends-they-ve-already-went-through-this/)

[Karl-Anthony Towns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-anthony-towns/)

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> [I don't really like the word 'dream' because that makes it seem like it's something that's never going to happen. Playing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-fournier/i-don-t-really-like-the-word-dream-because-that-makes-it-seem-like-it/)

[Evan Fournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-fournier/)

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