James Naismith Quotes
- The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need.
- Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.
- Basketball is a pure invention,
- Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.
- In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.
- Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
- I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in…
- Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They must be properly…
- The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'
- There were 18 in the class. I selected two captains and had them choose sides. I placed the men on the floor. There were three…
- The greatest team that ever stepped out onto the floor.
- I want to leave the world a better place for me having been here.
- The Composite Guide to Basketball.
- Normally we have a high and a low. This is something so unusual that I dont think we know what the upper end might be.…
- Its a different world. I live in that world, but sometimes I dont understand it.