Basketball Quote by Franz Beckenbauer

Michael Jordan brings millions of dollars when he shows up in an arena. Since money is how we judge people, he's very valuable.

— Don Yaeger

People see Michael Jordan as a great basketball player, but he's a great businessman, too.

— Harrison Barnes

Millions of guys play millions of basketball games every day of the week at the playground or the YMCA. But LeBron James gets $20…

— Adam Carolla

I don't think anyone's worth $100 million if Michael Jordan wasn't, but hey, that's what Abe Pollin thought I was worth, and if someone…

— Gilbert Arenas

If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in…

— Gary Dornhoefer

It's common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped…

— Douglas Brunt

It's not like being a professional basketball player where you're in a big house. Maybe three, four or five guys make a couple million…

— Frank Grillo

Michael Jordan didn’t become a great basketball player because he wanted to do product endorsements. Van Gogh didn’t become a great painter because he…

— Jack D. Schwager

There is no law that says a man who earned a hundred million dollars in his first half-dozen years on the job has to…

— Joseph Barbera

People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money; but what they don't understand is that we need a lot of money because…

— Patrick Ewing

Like I say, it's almost embarrassing to talk about. I don't know if Michael Jordan or Bill Gates or Alexander the Great or anyone…

— Alex Rodriguez

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

— Mark Wahlberg