Ball player Quote by Johnny Mathis

I had a beautiful life as a basketball player.

— Vlade Divac

I had to relearn myself and what I love outside of basketball and value things that weren't performance-based.

— Kelsey Plum

I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

— Oscar Robertson

I wasn't the greatest at school, so I studied basketball.

— Stephen Jackson

I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for every experience…

— Dwane Casey

I played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing most, but…

— Mahershala Ali

For me, coming up, the first I had ever heard of basketball? It was from my mom. She was a really good player back…

— Bradley Beal

I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.

— Stephen Jackson

Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I…

— Larry Bird

I'm ecstatic that I had the opportunity to play in the American Basketball Association. It was an opportunity to be part of something new…

— Mel Daniels

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

— Chuck Connors

I love basketball, and I didn't get a chance to finish my career the way I wanted.

— Penny Hardaway