Top 1200 Best Basketball Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

Going to Kentucky... it's not really a college experience. You go there for basketball. You get your studies together, but then after that, it's all about basketball.

I know Steve Kerr well and his basketball IQ is really high. He knows everything about basketball.

I'm a basketball junkie. I watch basketball all the time.

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.

I began sports as a Basketball player but got into lifting weights after a recurring ankle problem that stopped me from competing in basketball despite having surgeries.

Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball. That was the first thing that I said to Under Armour, and they were behind it 100 percent. This isn't about a shoe deal.

Obviously there are certain times when you need to be selfish in the game, but to be selfless and do what's best for your teammates, I think that that's winning basketball.

Instagram and Twitter are the best ways to let people in on what I do - not only basketball, but having fun with my friends too.

I wasn't going to let Jerry Sloan embarrass me, because basketball had a proper role in my life. I suspected my basketball philosophy wasn't the bottom line anyway.

Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.

A friend of mine has a house with a basketball court and a pool. The guys go over and play basketball; I lie by the pool and nap in the sun. That defines me. That's consistent with who I am. I don't pretend to play basketball because I wanna feel like one of the guys. I wanna lie in the sun and relax.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

People talk about the Spurs and how we do a decent job at playing basketball. But there is a deeper meaning to who we are, where we come from, and at the same time, why we play basketball.

The love of basketball, the time and effort I've put into it - I'd be doing a disservice to myself if I didn't see how far I could go in basketball before I tried to do anything in baseball.

My dad was a basketball coach, and so I went to his games. But baseball was the sport I could enjoy with him, whereas with basketball, I wasn't with him.

I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.

Basketball is basketball. You have to pass the ball, you have to score.

I think in Toronto my job was to score just based on the system that we had. We played a lot of iso basketball - a lot of one-on-one basketball.

As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.

I just play basketball. That's me: all I know is basketball.

A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared

I've always loved basketball. When you're playing pick-up basketball, you just kind of get used to being one of the guys.

I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.

What am I doing, just playing basketball? It was eating at me. Because basketball, you play, you retire, you're done. I wanted to do something more.

I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.

I've always been a basketball player. My earliest memories are of playing basketball. I was born playing it. It's why I'm so comfortable on the floor.

I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.

Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.

I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world.

A lot of people talk about the Fab Five, and they were wonderful, one of the best teams you'll ever see in college basketball. But the '89 team is the best one to ever play at Michigan in my opinion because they won the national championship. Winning a championship is winning a championship.

Basketball was always my sport. It just took me until my second year of college for me to realize that I was a better baseball player than a basketball player. But basketball was always my number one love. Finally found out I was better at baseball and chose to pursue that route.

My kids know who I am on the basketball court, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter about the basketball. I am their dad, and that is all that matters.

I really treated Indiana like my home. I spent a great two years over there. I played my best basketball there.

If there's a good player in New York City, he needs to come to St. John's if he wants to play the best basketball.

I'm excited to partner with the No. 1 residential basketball company in the world. Lifetime makes some of the best hoops around, and I share a lot of their values.

If you like basketball, you enjoy watching good basketball. And if you don't like watching good basketball, go watch rowing.

Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination.

Basketball is basketball. I don't think people realize that. No matter what city, overseas, D-league, park league - I just want to play.

I mean, I miss basketball. I didn't get to play basketball as much as I may have wanted to, but yeah, I miss baseball for sure.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

I went to school to Washburn to play basketball, and I always believed if basketball didn't work out I could fall back on golf.

I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here.

Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.

If it's about working out and playing basketball, I'm one of the best in the world to do it - at least two years ago. But I'm still in a space where I can play.

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.

I had a sketch called 'Fedora Basketball,' which was about basketball players having to wear hats; in addition to scoring points, they have to make sure their fedoras don't fall off.

I usually just speak in English when I'm on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other language when I'm playing basketball.

When you think about basketball, and you watch someone like Michael Jordan play basketball - even if you're a baseball player, there's still a lot to learn from there.

I look at basketball as like a storm. But it's the eye of the storm. The calmest place of it is to be right in the eye of it. And that's what basketball is for me; it's my eye. And while everything else around me is going on,' he continued, 'the destruction and things like that, basketball keeps me calm.

My teammates at Duke - all of them, black and white - were a band of brothers who came together to play at the highest level for the best coach in basketball.

I know I used to play basketball every day, whether it was for fun with my older brother or if it was organized basketball on teams.

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.

Basketball, you're not always going to have your best, but you find ways. If I'm not shooting well, I can pass, I can play defense. There's other things I can do. I can take that to golf.

Jeff Ament, the bass player, plays basketball. He ultimately wants to do music, but he's really good at basketball, too. We all want to do what we can't do, maybe.

Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.