Top 1200 Basketball Game Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.

I went to Madison Square Garden and saw a basketball game. I said, 'Imagine fighting here.'

To be honest with you, I just want to be true to the game of basketball, and that's what I've always tried to do.

I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.

The love of this game has been with me since I heard the word basketball itself.

The natural thing in Africa is to start playing soccer at 8 or 9. You go outside and you play like kids play basketball here, and you grow a feel for the game. In Africa, the kids start playing basketball at 16 or 17 or 18, and when they get an opportunity to come here, they have been playing for only one or two years.

I think every player who truly loves basketball wants to be in the game at all times.

This is the game of basketball. A lot of crazy stuff happens on the court, unfortunately.

To be honest, I'm looking at today's game, and I put myself in that position and how I would benefit from the faster basketball, more threes, catch-and-go opportunities, attacking the paint with more space, that's what kind of gets me juiced up and riled up when I watch today's game.

Going back as far as I do covering men's college basketball, the objections to me being an analyst never came from inside the game. The players and coaches have always showed me the utmost respect and quite frankly my gender has never felt like an issue inside the game.

Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted.

I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball.

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.

My good friend Yao Ming was the first big player in the NBA to come from China. He gave himself to the game and was successful. That inspired the NBA to invest more and do more for the game of basketball. We're building academies not just in China, but in India, Africa, Europe and South America as well.

I've been good at the game of basketball my whole life, so I'm hoping I can get back to that.

I was a man who played basketball and after I played basketball and before I played basketball I was going to be a psychologist, whereas most people who play their occupation is their definition - and then when they stop doing who they are, they become nothing.

I always tried to be an all-around player. In college, I felt like I needed to add to my game to get to another level, to get to the NBA. The NBA has really turned to positionless basketball, so it was very important to me to have an all-around game so I could stand out in front of other guys.

The truth of basketball is done in competition and fundamentals and team, but there's a lot of other junk that goes around the game.

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

What I made clear to our front office is we're going to be judged by wins and losses. It isn't about having a marquee star player and coming in last place. That's not what Lakers basketball is. Lakers basketball is winning basketball.

I love the flow of the game. There’s a certain fluidity to basketball. I don’t enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.

Basketball is just a game, and it's great. We're lucky to play it for our jobs.

When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.

Obviously I love playing the game of basketball. That's what God blessed me to do.

Being from Flint, especially in the basketball community, is a big deal. Basketball in Flint, you're pretty much like a god there if you play college basketball or are lucky enough to make it to the NBA.

The game is No. 1. You are an adjunct to the game. In a studio, there is no game. You are the star. That's why you are there. For the game, you can't go away from the game and beat your chest. People are there to watch the game. You are there to supplement, not to override or overwhelm.

I was a mediocre basketball player. But I was there, and I could remember the plays. And my basketball coach, after he retired from teaching, would come to my performances all the time. And I was very happy about that, because I was not memorable as a basketball player.

Being a mom makes me prioritize the game of basketball for what it is - a game. For so long I was so addicted to it and it would get me really high or really low. Now I know that once I walk off the court, I can't control that anymore and I have other things I have to focus on and give my attention and love to.

I'm a basketball player. I can play the whole game. Of course, when you get older, it's a little bit tougher, but whatever.

I think I'm one of the rare people out there who still cares about the game of basketball.

KG is Minnesota basketball, he is the Timberwolves - what he did, just the intensity he brought to the game.

Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball. I played basketball at the club level and a little bit in college, so that's why I'm a basketball fanatic.

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.

Now, is Lil B jealous of Kevin Durant on the basketball court? Hmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I love basketball. Do I wish I could play in front of all those people everyday, all day? Of course. I love basketball.

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.

You might be a redneck if... your high school basketball game got rained out.

Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball. I played basketball at the club level and a little bit in college, so thats why Im a basketball fanatic.

The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here.

I just wanted to give myself a chance to be an athlete because I really loved the game of basketball.

There's no equal amount of training or conditioning individually you can do to simulate a 5-on-5 basketball game. It's such a different type of staying in shape.

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

I'm happy that I helped basketball develop; I was trying to help basketball be the world's most popular sport, to bring people together from all over the world, it doesn't matter the background. We are all the soldiers of basketball.

The fact that I have to set things to record seems idiotic. And channel guides - I get home, and I want to watch a Duke basketball game; why do I have to go hunting to find out what channel it's on? Why can't I just say, 'I want to watch Duke basketball.' Or, even better, why doesn't the system know that?

I do not like football, which I think of as a game in which two tractors approach each other from opposite directions and collide. Besides, I have contempt for a game in which players have to wear so much equipment. Men play basketball in their underwear, which seems just right to me.

If you want the whole college basketball experience, you have to go to a game at Cameroon Indoor!

Sometimes you get the rap of, 'Don't always play hard,' or, 'Just doing it for the money.' But there are guys that genuinely love the game of basketball and are always playing it and are always out there. There are guys that work hard and actually understand the game and are very knowledgeable off the court as well.

Horrible, terrible AAU basketball. It's stupid. It doesn't teach our kids how to play the game at all so you wind up having players that are big and they bring it up and they do all this fancy crap and they don't know how to post. They don't know the fundamentals of the game. It's stupid.

Basketball did not save my life. God saved my life. It's not basketball. But God saved my life because he blessed me through basketball. He opened the door from basketball.

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Playing basketball is a game that I love. I've been doing it since I was a kid. It's what I always wanted to do.

Mike D'Antoni is one of the best offensive coaches in the whole game of basketball, by far.

My little brothers loved baseball. I'm not as big on that as basketball or football, but I understand the game.

To me basketball is secondary. I had to really fight for my life. I almost died over this game.

I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.

I love the game of basketball. I don't know if I like it better than competing.

Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.

I just loved the game of basketball growing up and my goal was to somehow be a part of it.

Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me in my career. I got to a small market where I could focus on basketball, basketball, basketball. No distractions.