Air Quote by Edward Hirsch

For bigs, we usually have three simple moves - and the hook-shot is one of those moves that's a forgotten art. But it's always…

— Tristan Thompson

Most players have a basic shot with which they do most of their scoring. Mine is the hook shot and I suppose you could…

— George Mikan

The second a shot goes up - if you're looking underneath the rim, you'll see me try to get in a box-out position. It's…

— Larry Nance, Jr

I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket.

— Ben Hogan

I don't know what it is really... I think I'm just good with hooks.

— Christine McVie

When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end.

— Chuck Liddell

“Samuel looked at Chief WalksAlong, at all the Tribal Cops, at Lester. He shifted the ball from his left hip to his right. He…

— Sherman Alexie

Anybody that shoots a hook shot, whatever hand, I jump up and cheer because it's the easiest shot, it's the best tweener shot.

— Tom Heinsohn

I used to catch and take a big dip down and then finally I'd try to shoot. That first year playing the NBA, I…

— Joe Ingles

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I always loved hitting a low fade to a back-right pin with the wind howling from the right. Not many guys could get it…

— Lee Trevino

When someone throws an alley-oop and you finish, everyone's happy, the one who makes the pass and the one with the dunks. It's a…

— Rudy Gobert