Top 1200 Basketball Quotes & Sayings - Page 17
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Last updated on November 14, 2024.
I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies.
I was probably the best cherry picker in the history of African basketball. I got so many dunks, it was crazy.
Basketball can give us a kind of mystical awareness. Everything seems focused and in balance.
A lot of the NBA teams didn't know I wanted to pursue basketball, and I'm trying to show them I do.
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he's also a community person.
Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.
I would say moving to Iowa turned out to be the best thing for my basketball career.
As busy as we are and as focused as we are at our sport, there are times the coaches want you to get away from basketball.
Leading the SMU men's basketball program is an honor and a responsibility that I take very seriously.
I've loved basketball my entire life and to be able to cover this sport is a privilege that I don't take for granted.
Basketball in Latin America is growing a lot and it's being seen with the quantity of players in the NBA.
As a kid, my favorite subject was recess. Why? Because I could go play basketball.
I've been doing this playing basketball forever. It's always going to be a part of me. I know that.
I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.
I think anyone who is also a fan of college basketball as well as the NBA, you have an opinion on Duke.
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes?
When I was young, I didn't watch basketball, but I watched 'Space Jam' with Michael Jordan so he was my favorite player.
Basketball sneakers are for people who want to be comfortable. I rather be uncomfortable and just look nice.
I sing the Star Spangled Banner, so I can get into football, basketball and baseball games for free.
In 2013, the 76ers hired Sam Hinkie as general manager and president of basketball operations.
Growing up, I didn't like basketball. I played football and baseball and ran some track.
I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.
It's college basketball and there's a certain amount of uncertainty. As an assistant coach, you do the best job you can to win.
My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.
I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.
When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport.
I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)
You can never stop learning as a basketball player and it's my goal to keep growing every day.
Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted.
I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them.
I'm an athlete. I play basketball and football and all that with a bunch of other men, but that doesn't impact me emotionally.
You can play basketball - if you're lucky - for about 10 years. So, you're going to have to have something to fall back on.
Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
I've been yelled at by coaches since I was 12 years old playing AAU basketball.
I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family.
I'm meeting people I never would have met at Brown and doing things I couldn't do because of basketball.
My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious about it.
My uncle was almost hit by a sniper while dropping his son at basketball practice.
I majored in business/marketing because I was going to be a teacher and a high school basketball coach.
I am both humbled and honored to receive the Honda Sports Award for women's basketball.
Basketball is really important to a lot of people in the U.S., and no one takes it more serious than women.
I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.
I wanna make uniforms for my high school basketball team through brand Yeezy.
I'm a big sports guy - golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, snowboarding - and I love games.
I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!
Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose.
My focus is on comfort, so I tend to keep it simple and casual - both during and after the basketball season.
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.
You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level.
That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.
It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.
I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.
I think Villanova is a really good basketball team and Jay Wright's a great coach.
I was a biology major. But I also happened to be captain of the basketball team and first chair in band.
I knew that basketball was my love and the only way for me to go to college was to get a scholarship.
Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
