Basketball Quote by Julius Erving

Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose.

— Patty Mills

Basketball has given me so many opportunities, and it's something that's opened the world to me and allowed me to travel really all over…

— Brad Stevens

I knew that basketball was my love and the only way for me to go to college was to get a scholarship.

— Jared Dudley

I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and…

— Len Elmore

I just realized that basketball and going to the NBA was a possibility, and that's something that I want to use to better my…

— Greg Oden

Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.

— Dwight Howard

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

— Kelvin Sampson

Education, for me, was big. It allows me to have different avenues, job-wise, because basketball is not forever.

— Jeff Green

Basketball was always something I felt I could dominate, something I could control.

— Metta World Peace

I just loved the game of basketball growing up and my goal was to somehow be a part of it.

— Tim Donaghy

When I got a letter from a college in eighth grade saying something about basketball - I think it might have even just been…

— Dawn Staley

I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a…

— Eric Davis