Basketball Quote by Rick Pitino

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 have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college…

— Alonzo Mourning

We knew he was a basketball player, but we saw him as our dad.

— Domantas Sabonis

Coach Smart did a great job of just letting me come to terms with myself as a basketball player and a person.

— Mohamed Bamba

I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

— Justin Lin

Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.

— Roland Lazenby

I did pursue to be a good basketball player.

— Christian Laettner

He liked to play chess and do intelligent things, and I was a serious drinker and nonthinker.

— Warren G. Harding

My dad was a huge basketball influence in my life on and off the court. Playing for him and having him around, having him…

— Blake Griffin

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Yeah, I had a good relationship with Coach Blatt. I enjoyed playing for him. But the NBA is, first and foremost, a business, and…

— Joe Harris

I was a scorer in college. That was the one thing that I loved to do, I loved to score the basketball.

— Jay Williams