Basketball Quote by Jimmy Butler

Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is…

— Brian McKnight

I think when I moved to the United States and saw how serious basketball was and how good I was compared to everyone else.…

— Tristan Thompson

I just think we're all high-level basketball players, best in the world. And no matter the outside circumstance, we still have to play basketball.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

You see us on the court, you see us out there balling, and there's so much more to the sport than just being a…

— Liz Cambage

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

I think if anybody has an opportunity to play professional basketball, to not transcend that into off-the-court endeavors is really a waste.

— Harrison Barnes

Always that's a goal with everybody who plays a pro sport is to get stronger and faster and work on things that you lack.

— DeAndre Hopkins

When you go to college the first couple years, and you kind of get beat around, you kind of think about, 'Maybe if I…

— Aaron Judge

Life as a pro is definitely an individual sport. Thankfully that's how I've always been so I like it that way.

— Daniel Dubois

I thought I was going to be a pro basketball player.

— JaMarcus Russell

The best part of being a pro is being able to travel around the world. I have met so many incredible people and experienced…

— Kim Smith