Top 1200 Basketball Quotes & Sayings - Page 20
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Last updated on November 12, 2024.
If The Muppet Show had a basketball team, the score would always be Frog 99, Chaos 98.
When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.
My dad played for... the Villanueva de la Serena, so I guess that's why I play basketball instead of soccer.
I always felt most at home on a basketball court, dating all the way back to when I was growing up in Brooklyn.
I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast.
I just wanted to give myself a chance to be an athlete because I really loved the game of basketball.
Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.
I'm not a superman with a cape, I'm only a basketball player for the Celtics. But if I can make one child smile, I've done my job.
As I have conveyed before, ultimately I would like to lead a team's basketball operation and be a part of a successful franchise.
I do believe 100 percent that Black lives matter and that the cause to achieve and pursue equality supersedes basketball.
The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win
I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.
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.
It was almost an accident that I got into basketball at all but fortunately it wasn't too late and I was able to be a part of a great generation for the sport.
I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
I dribble rhymes like basketball...
People call me 'E.T.'
What's that, Shaq man?
'Extra Tall.'
It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent my country by playing for U.S.A. Basketball.
OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.
Phil Jackson was a brilliant basketball coach, not just because of the offense that he employed, but it was so many other things that went into it.
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
I just go and play basketball. All the media stuff, it's about looking forward to playing the game I love.
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees take.
I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk.
I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.
I would have to be in a very different place in my life to coach basketball. I'll always work out and be in the gym.
Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players.
The conditioning aspect of things is really important, obviously in basketball, and then specifically for players like me.
I'm mature enough to understand I can find time to do other things without disturbing my focus for basketball.
My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.
You see far more swings and misses on can't-miss football recruits than basketball blue chips.
I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.
If you're getting ready to do a really emotional scene then, right before it, you're probably not going to be outside playing basketball.
You work hard and you drill daily all the habits that you need to win at basketball and you're going to create a winning culture.
Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.
One of my favorite things about basketball is that you can't break it down into some sort of science that makes total sense.
I just want to go out there and play basketball, do it at a high level, put us in a position to win.
I always try to have fun, because that's why I like playing basketball; I love it. And sometimes it's hard when you lose.
We were able to change the mold of the regular season for Notre Dame basketball, so we thought, 'Why can't we do it in the postseason?'
Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your brand.
It's intense in every sport. No matter what, USC vs. UCLA is crazy. Especially when it comes down to football and basketball, it's just nuts.
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.
Being able to play sports in a school or public environment was everything for me - basketball, soccer, track.
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
I'm really into basketball, baseball, football and working out - but you'll never catch me in a public sauna.
The basketball experience that I have, you can use in different areas, but coaching itself, you have to go out there and learn on the fly.
I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.
I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.
There's a lot of different ways to be successful in college basketball. Most of it stems from talent and having the ability to recruit.
I'm a big Knicks fan, and I will tell a professional basketball player that they suck because they didn't do what I wanted them to do.
If someone had told me at fourteen that I'd be six-ten, I might have stuck with basketball, in all seriousness.
Basketball is a team game. When you play 100 games in a season, you definitely need everyone to help out.
There was not too much to do as a kid when we arrived in Germany. Playing basketball and listening to music gave me something to do.
I'm a basketball player. I'm going to compete every night, play some good ball and get better.
If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.
The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic.
Hip-Hop itself, the culture, the way that it's going you could always see the effect that it has on basketball.
What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.
I think if anybody has an opportunity to play professional basketball, to not transcend that into off-the-court endeavors is really a waste.
Here in the NBA they play a lot of fast basketball. Overseas it's not like that. It's more half-court plays and stuff.
I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court.
