Basketball Quote by Julius Erving

I've learned a lot from my own kids. Actually, my son was the reason why I got involved in other things outside of basketball.

— Metta World Peace

First and foremost, I loved basketball. My dad introduced me to basketball when I was a baby.

— Lauren Wasser

I love what my dad taught me and modeled for me - not just with coaching but as a husband, as a father, as…

— Mike Budenholzer

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 started playing basketball when I was about three years old. After that, everything else just came naturally. I had older cousins that used…

— Brandon Jennings

As a youngster, my whole life was basketball.

— Danny Green

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

— Dwight Gooden

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I…

— Zion Williamson

It's always been a passion of mine to come out and share some of my knowledge about basketball and the experiences I've had with…

— Scottie Pippen

My parents didn't raise me to be a professional player. They raised me to be a good person.

— Mark Prior

My dad had always encouraged me to play basketball, he didn't push me too much at first - he wanted me to try out…

— A'ja Wilson

But basketball was always something I was good at, that I was passionate about. I just didn't have the confidence to play in front…

— Lil B