Basketball Quote by Ivica Zubac Download Open image “It's good to have someone who speaks your own language just to get your mind off of basketball.” — Ivica Zubac ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Basketball Good Language Mind Own Psychology
When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us. — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
I usually just speak in English when I'm on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you… — Alain Prost Copy Share Image
It's good to have someone who speaks your language in everyday life, especially for me, who does not speak English so well. — Fabinho Copy Share Image
Learning from different cultures and talking to people is such a great experience, and getting to use basketball to do that is special. — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are. — Bruno Tonioli Copy Share Image
I have three championships in a country where I don't speak the language. — Stephon Marbury Copy Share Image
We have to connect to our fans through the media, and when you talk about that, it's got to come from your heart. And… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
Basketball definitely helped, because even though I couldn't speak English, I was able to spend a lot of time with my teammates, which helped… — Yuta Watanabe Copy Share Image
I think it is really important for everybody to have people who can speak your language. — Timo Werner Copy Share Image
Not only in this sport, but I think that in any job, being able to speak two languages favors you a lot. And for… — Brandon Moreno Copy Share Image
I've gotten better at calling out coverages, communication, and being vertical when they're attacking me in the paint. — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
Marc Gasol, everybody compares me to him. I try to look up to him and see how he plays and adjust my game like… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
If you want to be successful and you want your teammates to respect you, you got to be open to advice from the older… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
Houses with courts and gyms are super expensive. Not a lot of players can afford that. I know it sounds crazy to say an… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
What really pushed me into chasing basketball even more was my cousin making the NBA too, in 2003. — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
I'm still working on my skyhook. I'm just waiting for a chance to use it. — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
I just turn on the TV and watch whatever is on, like 'Star Wars' or 'Lord of the Rings.' — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
It was always my dream to play in the NBA, especially for the Lakers because they're the greatest franchise ever. — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
One of my roles is rebounding the ball and not giving up offensive boards, and I feel like I can be one of the… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
You start learning English in fifth grade. I was 12. But even before then I was listening to American music. My neighbor was a… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
I think that's the only way I can improve: to work hard, to listen to my coaches. Not to question anything. — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball. — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It's similar to basketball: when you go to different gyms and win or lose, you learn something new. So when kids get out of… — Andre Iguodala Copy Share Image
If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach… — Adolph Rupp Copy Share Image
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Well, you can certainly teach free-throwing. And you can teach the boys to pass at angles and run in curves. - University of Kansas… — Darryl Dawkins Copy Share Image