Top 1200 Good Basketball Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

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.

That's the thing about basketball - you do good things and you start to get recognition.

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.

Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would've been a good basketball player, one of those grinders getting eight to 10 rebounds. I would've been like Kobe and been in the gym five to seven hours a day and never missed a 10-foot jump shot. I would've been a great role player for a team.

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.

It's basketball; it's always good to blow a team out.

I'm not going to put them all in a box and say they all cheat. There are some good guys and I have met some good guys that play basketball.

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.

Indiana gets credit for having the most rabid basketball fans in the union, but Maine is a very, very active basketball state.

Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry.

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 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.

Since I started playing basketball, I had goals. I was going to do everything step by step. I'm proving it, my basketball is getting better.

My city was very basketball-minded so I was born playing basketball and I didn't like playing soccer that much.

Basketball was my whole life until I was 20 years old. All I knew was basketball. Then came golf, and I thought that's all I wanted to do then.

I just love playing basketball, so it's good being in the gym.

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.

I try to envision what life is after basketball, but I just see myself working out and just being a basketball player still.

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!

I just like watching good basketball being played.

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.

They played exquisite basketball in this series and in particular these last three games. They are the better team. There is no other way to say it. They played great basketball, and we couldn't respond to it.

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.

Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball.

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.

The one thing in most communities, the staple is the basketball court. And when that looks good, I think the community feels good about itself, knowing that people care and have an opportunity to not only play there, but it's also a social meeting place.

The Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and Pistons are there today as sure as they were when what was good for General Motors was good for the country. Would you rather have a basketball team, or would you rather be Detroit?

I've played a lot of basketball during my life - and it's not always been good.

It's cool to be a pioneer in something, especially in basketball in Canada, it's pretty good.

Playing unselfish basketball is a core component of our basketball culture and high assist totals are a great indicator that we are playing the right way.

I always thought I would have a good feel in the basketball office.

It's good to score, but there are some other things that are important in basketball too.

Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes.

Bobby Cremins really knows basketball, and he is a good man, too.

I just try to go out there and win, and play good basketball.

I was wrestling all the way to high school, but it kind of came in the same season as basketball, so I had to pick and choose one, and I decided to go all the way with basketball.

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.

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

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me to decide what kind of sport I wanted to play, so at the age of nine I went to my first basketball practice.

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've said it before and I'll say it again: Portland basketball fans are the best basketball fans in the world.

I have zero hand-eye coordination - zero - so I've never been good at softball, basketball, golf, things like that, but I'm really strong and I have really good endurance so I can go forever - I'm a tough girl.

When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.

I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.

Basketball is like society - you're going to have good and bad.

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.

Play good basketball and you are going to get guys' best games.

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

It's never been about me... It's a team sport. It's basketball. It's not how good you are, it's how good your team is.

I don't know how you can be an All-American in this country and not be a good basketball player.

The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.

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 was not a good student; I was an average student. In order to play basketball and baseball, I had to go to school every day. And so I was pretty good in terms of attending school.

New York basketball's been pretty good over the years.

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

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

JC was good for me. I had a coach who kept me into things and thinking positive. It was good basketball, but more than that it prepared me for the academic scene at a university.

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

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.

I'm accustomed to playing basketball really rough. When I came into the league, I was used to fighting on the court. That's how I grew up playing basketball.