Basketball Quote by Dirk Nowitzki

My dad never really taught me anything about the game, he was never on me in the basketball aspect of life.

— Jose Calderon

My dad never pushed me to play basketball. I tried it, and I was pretty rag-tag for a long time.

— Larry Nance, Jr

My dad went far in basketball, so I just see that there are still people that are better than me. So I try to…

— RJ Barrett

My dad was a soccer player. He didn't know anything about basketball - nothing.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

Sometimes I was making my dad mad because I was doing some bad stuff, like kid's stuff. And he just put the ball in…

— Danilo Gallinari

My dad never encouraged us to play. We just grew up going to his games in Portland. We had basketballs in our hands and…

— Domantas Sabonis

My dad has coached a long time, so there aren't too many conversations in my family that haven't centered around basketball.

— Stan Van Gundy

My dad has the knowledge from playing basketball. My mom is very intelligent and knows the business perspective. We breathe basketball.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

— Serge Ibaka

My dad has been everything in terms of the foundation of the game of basketball. He taught me the game and always talked to…

— Tyrese Haliburton

I think my dad always had me shoot in a gym, whether that was a role on a team I was playing with or…

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as…

— Joakim Noah