--- title: "1 Thing Basketball Quotes By Bill Simmons" description: "1 Thing Basketball quotes by Bill Simmons. Plus more from Bill Simmons and more Thing Basketball sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png" --- > [But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-you-don-t-play-games-on-paper/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png) ## More by Bill Simmons > [I started my Twitter account for selfish reasons: I wanted to have a place to post updates on my book signing tour and stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/i-started-my-twitter-account-for-selfish-reasons-i-wanted-to-have-a/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [In 1994, nobody could have predicted 'Shawshank' would one day be an iconic movie - and believe me, that would never have happened if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/in-1994-nobody-could-have-predicted-shawshank-would-one-day-be-an/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [We don't realize how much the NFL is quietly drifting towards flag football. During the '80s, part of the defense's goal was to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/we-don-t-realize-how-much-the-nfl-is-quietly-drifting-towards-flag/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [I always wanted to create a site that was sports and pop culture. '30 for 30 had a big impact because I loved how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/i-always-wanted-to-create-a-site-that-was-sports-and-pop-culture-30/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [One of my favorite things about basketball is that you can't break it down into some sort of science that makes total sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/one-of-my-favorite-things-about-basketball-is-that-you-can-t-break-it/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [“If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/if-you-don-t-agree-with-me-i-have-two-words-for-you-shut-the-fuck-up/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [Brook Lopez had a better game than Deron Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/brook-lopez-had-a-better-game-than-deron-williams/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [I am old enough to remember every Red Sox season since 1975. Baseball is long. Baseball takes forever. It's day in, day out, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/i-am-old-enough-to-remember-every-red-sox-season-since-1975-baseball/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [Don't worry about what other people are doing. Worry about what you're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/don-t-worry-about-what-other-people-are-doing-worry-about-what-you-re/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [The best under-the-radar rivalry is Dodgers-Giants. I had no idea how deep that one was until I moved to California... that one goes waaaaaaaaay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/the-best-under-the-radar-rivalry-is-dodgers-giants-i-had-no-idea-how/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/writing-is-like-playing-golf-you-have-to-keep-working-at-your-swing/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/the-nba-and-nhl-have-different-agendas-the-nba-is-much-more/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [Why should it matter to us when wrestlers are found dead in their beds or seen limping around on two fake hips? Why should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/why-should-it-matter-to-us-when-wrestlers-are-found-dead-in-their/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [I want the 'Book of Basketball' to do well if only so I can shop an absolutely ridiculous topic for my next book: like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/i-want-the-book-of-basketball-to-do-well-if-only-so-i-can-shop-an/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) > [If you have a privately owned system, there's going to be monies leaving the community that will go towards shareholder dividends and high salaries.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/if-you-have-a-privately-owned-system-there-s-going-to-be-monies/) [Bill Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-simmons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-basketball/bill-simmons/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thing Basketball Quotes By Bill Simmons", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Simmons" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-simmons/but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-you-don-t-play-games-on-paper/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper.” — Bill Simmons", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-basketball/bill-simmons/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-basketball/bill-simmons/", "name": "Thing Basketball Quotes by Bill Simmons", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-basketball/bill-simmons/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/bill-simmons-19427_basketball_but-that-s-the-thing-about-basketball-yo_2392013.png" }, "description": "1 Thing Basketball quotes by Bill Simmons. 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