Basketball Quote by Jim Brown

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

— Becky Hammon

I grew up with sports, but I was definitely not good enough to become a professional athlete - I just loved the storytelling aspect…

— Molly Qerim

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

— Larry Bird

I am professional and not just in basketball.

— Boban Marjanovic

It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.

— D'Angelo Russell

To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel…

— Yao Ming

I always thought I would make it as a professional athlete but I thought it would be playing soccer.

— Cub Swanson

I played basketball when I was little because it was fun for me. It still is now. I just love it. I have a…

— Kawhi Leonard

I don't think I ever thought about being a professional. It sounds weird obviously, playing for that many years, I kind of just went…

— Ben White

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford…

— Spike Lee

Playing basketball is a game that I love. I've been doing it since I was a kid. It's what I always wanted to do.

— Trevor Ariza

It's definitely one of my biggest passions - I played every day after school with all my friends from high school in Pennsylvania. They…

— Christian Pulisic