Basketball Quotes

• It is a game I'll never forget as long as I play the game of basketball. Obviously it's always in the back of our mind, how close we were last year.

  

  Udonis Haslem
  • Game
  • Play
  • Basketball

• Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

  

  Billy Kennedy
  • Basketball
  • Investment
  • Selecting

• I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team.

  

  Marla Maples
  • Team
  • Star
  • Homecoming

• I was in school to play basketball; I wasn't trying to be a doctor. It's hard to talk about the NCAA rules and everything that happened in the past because I've just been focused on practicing and getting ready... I was trying to reach my dreams, and that's to play in the NBA.

  

  Ben Simmons
  • Trying
  • School
  • Past

• When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

  

  Lisa Leslie
  • Why
  • Kids
  • Game

• I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to PasadenaEvery corn dog fair and rodeoAnd sold out every basketball arenaI like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city tooI am a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U.

  

  Toby Keith
  • City
  • Dog
  • Red

• Who's to say because you're just a basketball player, or you are a basketball player, who's to say you can't chime in on other subjects or other important topics?

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Important
  • Player
  • Basketball

• I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

  

  Jay Hernandez
  • Pretty
  • Basketball

• I used to play football all the time. In the U.S., people don't play football, so I had to learn basketball. Looking back, that's what I like about my life - doing new things, having a new perspective.

  

  Barkhad Abdi
  • People
  • Life
  • Time

• Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.

  

  Eric Williams Blackstreet
  • Time
  • Pretty
  • Girl

• See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

  

  Charles Barkley
  • People
  • Time
  • Good

• Guarding LeBron James has to be the hardest job in basketball.

  

  Steve Kerr
  • Basketball

• I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

  

  Eric Williams Blackstreet
  • Why
  • Game
  • Pretty

• Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player.

  

  Katherine McNamara
  • Up
  • Player
  • Ballet

• I wake at 5 or 5:30 most mornings, make myself a latte and grab a cookie, write until 10 or 11, go have my favorite meal, 'second breakfast,' or grab coffee with friends, or play basketball. Then, around noon, I begin apologizing via email for the manuscripts I can't get to.

  

  Jess Walter
  • Friends
  • Coffee
  • Breakfast

• I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit scattered, but it's so I can convincingly play all these characters.

  

  Ansel Elgort
  • Important
  • Rock
  • Personality

• The majority of my interactions with police were not good. There were a few good ones who were actually protecting the community. But then you have ones from the Valley. They never met me in their life, but since I'm a kid in basketball shorts and a white T-shirt, they wanna slam me on the hood of the car. Sixteen years old.

  

  Kendrick Lamar
  • Life
  • Good
  • Community

• President Obama filled in as the coach of his daughter Sasha's basketball team. Sasha evidently listened to her Dad, because all she did was drive straight down the center and piss everyone off.

  

  Conan O'Brien
  • She
  • Team
  • Dad

• And hopefully, it'll be that way forever, because I don't want to be a part of any big controversy anymore. I was sick of talking about it. I just want to play basketball.

  

  Eddy Curry
  • Forever
  • Sick
  • Controversy

• LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ.

  

  Tyronn Lue
  • Great
  • Basketball

• I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.

  

  Lisa Leslie
  • Different
  • Basketball

• Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.

  

  Jim Sensenbrenner
  • Football
  • Sports
  • Basketball

• I played a lot of sports and it's the plays in basketball that weren't worked out that are the ones that are just fantastic that you remember. We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

  

  Dave Brubeck
  • Power
  • Remember
  • Sports

• Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

  

  Elgin Baylor
  • Game
  • Player
  • Accomplishments

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