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title: "6 Sport Basketball Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-dooling/i-definitely-like-to-stay-active-im-a-huge-fan-of-the-nba-and-the/)

[Brendan Dooling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-dooling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc3/brendan-dooling-29610_active_i-definitely-like-to-stay-active-im-a-hu_361315.jpg)

> [The NBA, and more importantly, the entire sport of basketball, has always been an inclusive environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/the-nba-and-more-importantly-the-entire-sport-of-basketball-has/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e0/doris-burke-5733_always_the-nba-and-more-importantly-the-entire_953695.jpg)

> [I'll show you just how cruel a sport basketball is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atsushi/i-ll-show-you-just-how-cruel-a-sport-basketball-is/)

[Atsushi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atsushi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/atsushi-59336_basketball_i-ll-show-you-just-how-cruel-a-sport-bas_1225703.jpg)

> [I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-leslie/i-have-the-first-attached-to-my-name-in-a-whole-lot-of-different/)

[Lisa Leslie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-leslie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/lisa-leslie-17216_aspect_i-have-the-first-attached-to-my-name-in_2207232.jpg)

> [It's never been about me... It's a team sport. It's basketball. It's not how good you are, it's how good your team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-gasol/it-s-never-been-about-me-it-s-a-team-sport-it-s-basketball-it-s-not/)

[Marc Gasol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-gasol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/marc-gasol-5528_basketball_it-s-never-been-about-me-it-s-a-team-spo_3043977.jpg)

> [You know, softball is the other sport I do besides basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/you-know-softball-is-the-other-sport-i-do-besides-basketball/)

[LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/lebron-james-1130_basketball_you-know-softball-is-the-other-sport-i-d_3222217.jpg)

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