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title: "5 Shot Quotes By George Mikan"
description: "5 Shot quotes by George Mikan. Plus more from George Mikan and more Shot sayings from other authors."
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> [We were always setting picks and screens and looking for an open shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/we-were-always-setting-picks-and-screens-and-looking-for-an-open-shot/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/george-mikan-12566_always_we-were-always-setting-picks-and-screens_261618.jpg)

> [If we can't get a shot after five passes, what's Ihe use of trying to set up a shot at all?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/if-we-can-t-get-a-shot-after-five-passes-what-s-ihe-use-of-trying-to/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/george-mikan-12566_five_if-we-can-t-get-a-shot-after-five-passes_445194.jpg)

> [Kareem copied my hook shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/kareem-copied-my-hook-shot/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/george-mikan-12566_copied_kareem-copied-my-hook-shot-743149_743149.jpg)

> [A guy who pays $8 to $10 for a ticket wants to see action. Where's the excitement in a guy getting a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/a-guy-who-pays-8-to-10-for-a-ticket-wants-to-see-action-where-s-the/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/george-mikan-12566_action_a-guy-who-pays-8-to-10-for-a-ticket-want_814412.jpg)

> [Most players have a basic shot with which they do most of their scoring. Mine is the hook shot and I suppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/most-players-have-a-basic-shot-with-which-they-do-most-of-their/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/george-mikan-12566_authority_most-players-have-a-basic-shot-with-whic_975814.jpg)

## Other authors on Shot

## More by George Mikan

> [Little Slater Martin, I think, was one of the best point guards ever, and we had Whitey Skoog, a great shooter, at the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/little-slater-martin-i-think-was-one-of-the-best-point-guards-ever/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [Chicago's my old home town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/chicago-s-my-old-home-town/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [We had one of the best point guards in the game in Dugie Martin. He fed me for a lot of my points, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/we-had-one-of-the-best-point-guards-in-the-game-in-dugie-martin-he/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [We were always setting picks and screens and looking for an open shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/we-were-always-setting-picks-and-screens-and-looking-for-an-open-shot/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [When a team is not winning, someone must suffer. It's the same in baseball or anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/when-a-team-is-not-winning-someone-must-suffer-it-s-the-same-in/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [The athlete has the advantage of being able to advertise in the media what he wants to do when he retires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/the-athlete-has-the-advantage-of-being-able-to-advertise-in-the-media/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [I knew basketball was going to grow. But I never knew it would grow to the extent that it has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/i-knew-basketball-was-going-to-grow-but-i-never-knew-it-would-grow-to/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [If we can't get a shot after five passes, what's Ihe use of trying to set up a shot at all?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/if-we-can-t-get-a-shot-after-five-passes-what-s-ihe-use-of-trying-to/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [I'm afraid I'd get morose without the excitement of the business world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/i-m-afraid-i-d-get-morose-without-the-excitement-of-the-business-world/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [I'm very near-sighted and can hardly see without my glasses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/i-m-very-near-sighted-and-can-hardly-see-without-my-glasses/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [We are proud of the Lakers, proud to be a part of the organization's history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/we-are-proud-of-the-lakers-proud-to-be-a-part-of-the-organization-s/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [Kareem copied my hook shot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/kareem-copied-my-hook-shot/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [A guy who pays $8 to $10 for a ticket wants to see action. Where's the excitement in a guy getting a rebound, dribbling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/a-guy-who-pays-8-to-10-for-a-ticket-wants-to-see-action-where-s-the/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [We used to dunk in pregame practice, not in the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/we-used-to-dunk-in-pregame-practice-not-in-the-game/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

> [I advocate that schools should put a value on what a scholarship is worth and then pay the athlete monthly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikan/i-advocate-that-schools-should-put-a-value-on-what-a-scholarship-is/)

[George Mikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikan/)

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