Change Quote by Shawn Kemp

I wanted to be a complete player, and I felt like the dunks started to overshadow other parts of my game.

— Blake Griffin

I actually felt bad because I was dunking the ball so much. I led the league in dunks one year, and they told me…

— Shawn Kemp

When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taght not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's…

— Yao Ming

If you're just dunking by yourself, it's really nothing special. You have to dunk on someone - then you feel like you're demoralizing them.

— JaVale McGee

I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

— Dominique Wilkins

A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then,…

— Zach LaVine

I don't really feel the pressure when people say, 'You're changing the game, you've gotta keep doing it.' I feel like I'm adding on.…

— Brittney Griner

I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.

— Donovan Mitchell

I dunk on people, and people dunk on me. That's part of the league.

— Christian Wood

I don't dunk anymore.

— Tim Duncan

I knew I was good because I was the only 14-year-old who could dunk backward.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

I get excited after I dunk. I yell and scream, but it's not yelling and screaming at other players to show them up. It's…

— Shawn Kemp