Ball player Quote by Willie Cauley-Stein

Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.

— Bill Vaughan

I just think we're all high-level basketball players, best in the world. And no matter the outside circumstance, we still have to play basketball.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I know people that was playing basketball better than me. If they were in the NBA, they could be All-Stars, those people. They just…

— Serge Ibaka

I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.

— Jimmer Fredette

Being a great basketball player is only part of who you are.

— Chris Mullin

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

— John Wooden

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and…

— Yao Ming

I just wanted to be as good of a basketball player as I could.

— Lauri Markkanen

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can make.

— Metta World Peace

I think when I moved to the United States and saw how serious basketball was and how good I was compared to everyone else.…

— Tristan Thompson

You can't just work hard enough in the NBA and be good. You have to work hard and smart.

— Jared Dudley

You see us on the court, you see us out there balling, and there's so much more to the sport than just being a…

— Liz Cambage