Basketball Quotes

• Then I went to UCLA - so of course I became a huge Bruin basketball fan... and later came to football.

  

  Leigh Steinberg
  • Football
  • Basketball

• I think some of our guys hit a little bit of a wall here. We talked a lot about that ... This is a heavy time to play basketball. You've really got to take care of yourself. I had a couple of guys fighting through things out there, under-the-weather type of things. They just couldn't get themselves going.

  

  Phil Jackson
  • Time
  • Fighting
  • Care

• Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

  

  Gene Tunney
  • Running
  • Boxing
  • Swimming

• I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.

  

  Curtis Granderson
  • Basketball

• Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.

  

  Mayte Garcia
  • Great
  • Player
  • Prince

• You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.

  

  LeBron James
  • Good
  • Game
  • Basketball

• I've decided to listen to my doctors and get the procedure I need on my knee. USA Basketball said I had to do what was best for me. They want me to be obviously as healthy as possible so I can continue to play this game at a high level.

  

  Dwyane Wade
  • High
  • Game
  • Basketball

• Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through because basketball is really most of my happiness. So when I can't go out there and exert energy and have fun and things like that, it kind of puts everything else into perspective.

  

  Chris Webber
  • Fun
  • Energy
  • Perspective

• As a kid, I always idolized entrepreneurs. I thought they were cool people in the way that I thought basketball players were cool people. It's cool that some people get paid to dunk basketballs, but I'm not one of those people.

  

  Ben Silbermann
  • People
  • Cool
  • Basketball

• I thought to myself, 'All right, let's take a look at your resume. You have no financial background. You have basketball, that's what you have, for your whole life.'

  

  Jason Kidd
  • Life
  • Financial
  • Basketball

• Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.

  

  Red Auerbach
  • Community
  • Athlete
  • Rivalry

• When I first started playing golf, I was heavily into softball and basketball.

  

  Paula Creamer
  • Golf
  • Basketball
  • Softball

• Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.

  

  Jimmy Connors
  • Real
  • Football
  • Baseball

• 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
  • Team
  • Back
  • Grow

• There's more to life than basketball. The most important thing is your family and taking care of each other and loving each other no matter what.

  

  Stephen Curry
  • Life
  • Family
  • Basketball

• I think I'm getting better as a basketball player.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • Player
  • Basketball

• I played basketball, and I loved it. But I never thought of it seriously as being a professional.

  

  Jim Brown
  • Professional
  • Basketball

• That's the real key to this team. It's the most unselfish group of kids I have ever been around. They all put the team first and they care about each other. It's a very special basketball team in that way.

  

  Jay Harrington
  • Way
  • Team
  • Basketball

• It was a disappointing loss for us as a basketball team. We couldn't keep them off the free throw line in the fourth quarter. We just didn't have things go our way.

  

  Phil Jackson
  • Free
  • Way
  • Team

• I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.

  

  Yao Ming
  • Energy
  • Responsibility
  • Focus

• 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
  • Mind
  • College
  • Honor

• I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.

  

  Lee Norris
  • School
  • College
  • Forest

• I want to thank Texas Lutheran for the opportunity to coach the women's basketball program. I will miss the players, the coaches and the many people that make TLU a special place.

  

  Ashley Smith
  • People
  • Women
  • Opportunity

• I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.

  

  Jerry Ferrara
  • Time
  • Guy
  • Football

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