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James Naismith has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• 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…
• Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They…
• The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop…
• There were 18 in the class. I selected two captains and had them choose sides. I placed the men on the floor.…
• The greatest team that ever stepped out onto the floor.
• I want to leave the world a better place for me having been here.

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