Basketball Quote by Jaylen Brown

People around the NBA really think that I'm dumb or stupid. But people that know me know that I'm actually very intelligent.

— JaVale McGee

People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.

— David Beckham

The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a…

— Andrew Bogut

Everybody has an ego, and they don't like their athletic ability to be questioned.

— Shannon Sharpe

It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems to be working.

— Michael Redd

Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general.

— C. J. McCollum

Intellect is invaluable in the sporting arena.

— Dan Hardy

I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.

— Draymond Green

Some just don't know the fundamentals of the game. And a smart player can contain guys like that.

— George Mikan

I think people have a misconception of athletes when they think about what goes through their heads, you know what I'm saying?

— Christian Coleman

So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it involves many…

— Julius Erving

Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians,…

— Jaylen Brown