Basketball Quotes
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That's my tag, whether I like it or not.
Wilt Chamberlain -
The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play lousy, and in my program, feel lousy. To me it's about: How good can we be.
Geno Auriemma
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Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous.
Dallas Clayton -
I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
Sheryl Swoopes -
I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.'
Tony Dorsett -
I always wanted to be a basketball player until I discovered Pizza Pockets.
Boi-1da -
I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.
Moses Malone -
I like the first-person games, but I like the two-person element in terms of playing basketball games with my friends. That's a good time; we have tournaments and things.
Kevin Weisman
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I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.
Casper Van Dien -
What I know is that if you're going to play half-court, you'd better have the greatest executioners of half-court basketball. If you run, you test the stamina and willpower of the other team. That's what I learned as a player.
Tom Heinsohn -
Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you.
Chad Harbach -
Evaluate wins and losses objectively, focusing more on effort and execution than on the outcome of the game
Morgan Wootten -
The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.
Wilt Chamberlain -
I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.
Calvin Ayre
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I lost all feeling a long time ago. Basketball is basketball. It doesn't matter what floor I'm on.
Gilbert Arenas -
I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.
Michael B. Jordan -
I didn't do anything very pretty. My contributions were in the intangibles. But, they were the type of things that help lead a team.
Wes Unseld -
We know people can beat us in our conference. That's why we have to see if we can play our best basketball over the next four games.
Bob Thomason -
The hand check has always been a part of pro basketball.
Stu Jackson -
Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players.
Michael Douglas
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When I went blind at 13, I realized that I wasn't going to be a good baseball or basketball player like I enjoyed before. It forced me to look beyond the obvious, to things that I could still do well.
Erik Weihenmayer -
Someone created the box score, and he should be shot.
Daryl Morey -
I have to say that sports is what kept me out of trouble. No matter the circumstances, my mom kept us playing sports. She worked hard to provide for us and even harder to make sure we always stayed active. Whether it was football or basketball, we were playing one sport or another year-round.
Rashard Lewis -
It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.
Wilt Chamberlain