Basketball Quotes

• One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now - basketball, football, soccer - for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.

  

  Al Kaline
  • Today
  • Football
  • Sports

• We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

  

  Arthur Ashe
  • Men
  • Women
  • Character

• I just continue to play the way that made me successful in this league. Once I stop being aggressive on the basketball court, I'll be hurting my team more than helping them.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • Team
  • Stop
  • Play

• I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.

  

  Saoirse Ronan
  • Cinema
  • Swim
  • Surf

• Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys.

  

  Keyshawn Johnson
  • Football
  • Professional
  • Basketball

• I don't play basketball for the money. I don't play it for the crowd. When I didn't have a friend, when I was lonely, I always knew I could grab that orange pill and go hoop. I could go and dunk on somebody. If things weren't going right, I could make a basket and feel better.

  

  Eli Manning
  • Money
  • Friend
  • Lonely

• I can get better. I haven't reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.

  

  Stephen Curry
  • Basketball
  • Shoot
  • Ceiling

• It's the nature of basketball sometimes: every player and coach are going to have run-ins.

  

  Andre Iguodala
  • Nature
  • Basketball
  • Run-ins

• I wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

  

  Denis Leary
  • Up
  • School
  • Player

• I've always had a passion for giving back. It's a family tradition that comes from my devout parents. They were always giving back and serving the community. So when I became fortunate enough and blessed to play the game of basketball, I was also fortunate enough to follow in my parents' footsteps and give back like the way they did.

  

  Dikembe Mutombo
  • Family
  • Game
  • Parents

• Indiana is a state dedicated to basketball. Basketball, soybeans, hogs and basketball. Berkeley, needless to say, is not nearly as athletic. Berkeley is dedicated to coffee, angst, potholes and coffee.

  

  Carolyn Jones
  • Coffee
  • State
  • Berkeley

• Basketball requires discipline. So does writing. Basketball requires practice. So does writing. Basketball requires resilience. So does writing.

  

  Angie Thomas
  • Writing
  • Practice
  • Discipline

• I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in Indiana, where if you didn't at least attempt to play basketball, you were considered of dubious moral character.

  

  Mark Waters
  • Up
  • Character
  • Growing

• 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
  • Trying
  • Friend
  • Player

• We just didn't finish the game off. We've been having that problem all season. Our problem is just stopping people and rebounding the basketball. Until we get that under control, we're going to continue to struggle through 2006 as well.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • People
  • Game
  • Control

• Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to represent something larger than itself.

  

  David Grann
  • Long
  • Football
  • Baseball

• I like football, baseball, basketball, golf, racing.

  

  Kevin Harvick
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Golf

• My dad was always taking photos of us at home, and even on set - he'd bring us along and stick us in the photos in the background. It was almost the beginning of acting for me, like, 'Hey, you go over there and play basketball in the background, and don't even think about the camera.'

  

  Ansel Elgort
  • Home
  • Dad
  • Beginning

• These guys don't have all the physical ability but they are able to win basketball games because they play the right way.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • Way
  • Games
  • Ability

• So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Taken
  • Basketball

• Balance is so important. We all have to cut up our clock to find out what works for you. If you're ineffective, you're using bad clock management, and you have to adjust. Using a basketball reference, the team who wins is the team that can make adjustments in real time.

  

  Kim Fields
  • Up
  • Time
  • Important

• The 76ers currently play very good basketball, and we don't. However, we are still only one win behind them. If we continue to improve, we should be on the top of our division at the end of the regular season.

  

  Jason Kidd
  • Good
  • Basketball

• I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.

  

  LeBron James
  • Game
  • Basketball

• 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

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