Basketball Quotes
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.
DeForest Soaries
We put a premium on knowing what the other team does. Then we try to take them out of it.
P. J. Carlesimo
The clothes do not match my personality. I'm more of a very conservative, blue-blazer kind of guy. But as far as my personality, it's a lot of hot-dog mustard - have a lot of a fun and a lot of excitement. I feel like I'm 68; I act like I'm 12, talking about a game of basketball.
Dick Vitale
This is a situation for our team to have to grow, unfortunately. Hopefully we can be a better basketball team for him when he gets back.
Dan Monson
I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.
Jaylen Brown
The bottom line is, we didn't make shots. It's just disappointing that we played as well as we did defensively, and yet it's a 10-point loss. And we missed free throws. It's just not good enough if you want to beat good teams. You've got to play complete basketball, not just defend, not just rebound, it's got to be complete. We're either going to get it or we're going to continue to be a .500 team. We're either going to figure it out or remain an average program.
Brad Soderberg
I've written in every imaginable location; a repurposed closet, the kitchen table, the bleachers while my kids had basketball practice, the front seat of the car when they were at soccer. In airports. On trains. In the break room when I was supposed to be wolfing down dinner. In the back of classrooms when I was supposed to be paying attention.
Laurie Halse Anderson
I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable, and that's how I expect to coach this basketball team. I am truly excited about this next phase of my basketball career.
Jason Kidd
When I get on TV, I'm going to be talking about a silly basketball game, and I'm going to be having a lot of fun doing it. But I'm very aware of all the social stuff going on.
Charles Barkley
Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is the highest honor that can ever be paid, and it's mind-blowing.
Dominique Wilkins
I'm just trying to be the best basketball player, the best student, the best son, friend, etcetera. I'm just trying to get better in every facet.
Jaylen Brown
Hicks is inch-for-inch, pound-for-pound the toughest player in basketball. We played really good defense against a good ball club.
Rick Pitino
I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about football - from Pee-Wee on up, my friends would play, and I would never go with them.
Jason Pierre-Paul
I played basketball; I ran track and also played soccer. I think that I am naturally athletic.
Kylie Bunbury
Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.
Kyrie Irving
I was really active athletically, definitely. I was a hurdler, a sprinter. I played basketball for years. I was a serious athlete.
Johnny Mathis
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.
Gene Tunney
I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.
Kenyon Martin
Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always had that ability to move on to the next thing.
Doug Flutie
You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.
Jeremy Lin
I'm not really a big X's and O's guy, but if you want to go there, I'm more of a space-the-floor type of coach: Five out, zero in, and that's the way we play basketball, screen and roll here and there, pocket passes everywhere; it's what it's about.
Kyrie Irving
