Basketball Quote by Dawn Staley

I knew that basketball was my love and the only way for me to go to college was to get a scholarship.

— Jared Dudley

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.

— Julius Erving

I just wanted to give myself a chance to be an athlete because I really loved the game of basketball.

— Jae Crowder

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it…

— Scottie Pippen

Basketball has given me so many opportunities, and it's something that's opened the world to me and allowed me to travel really all over…

— Brad Stevens

Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose.

— Patty Mills

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye…

— Scottie Pippen

I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go…

— Luol Deng

Basketball gave me a lot, which is why I want to stay connected with this sport later on, maybe working with young people. But…

— Dirk Nowitzki

When I got into high school, I got really into basketball. I had this itch that I wanted to just move. I didn't know…

— Boyd Holbrook

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Dirk Nowitzki

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to…

— Michael Jordan