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We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.
— Bill Russell
This has been a dream for me.
— Blake Griffin
A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.
— Joe Torre
It's just a matter of getting those legs back.
— Kobe Bryant
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.
— French Montana
Scoring 100 points is a lot, but I maybe could have scored 140 if they had played straight-up basketball.
— Wilt Chamberlain
I feel that Dennis Rodman has become a problem. He will be more of a problem than an asset. Of course, he can prove me wrong.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Football comes naturally to me, but basketball is a challenge, that's why I like it so much.
— Tony Gonzalez
In 19 years Stockton never once lost a suicide drill in practice. Well, there was one day. He was sick. But he still ran it
— Jerry Sloan
We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player.
— Stephen Curry
I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.
— Moses Malone
You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away.
— Dick Ebersol
My name's been on this check for a week now.
— Larry Bird
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions
— Brad Stevens
One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work
— Dean Smith
Children are like TV sets. When they start acting weird, whack them across the head with a big rubber basketball shoe.
— Hunter S. Thompson
For five years I've felt like the best prostitute in a high-class whorehouse. But all the other girls get paid more than I do.
— Dennis Rodman
For order and a society to exist - and a basketball team is a society within itself - it needs discipline.
— Joe B. Hall
I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.
— Julius Erving
I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.
— Alonzo Mourning
Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.
— Mark E. Hyman
I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.
— Jay Hernandez
A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.'
— Carmelo Anthony
To be a team, you must be a family.
— Don Meyer
You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time
— Tom Thibodeau
I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.
— Tom Tolbert
Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do
— Doc Rivers
Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.
— Shaquille O'Neal
Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.
— John Wooden
OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems ...
— Dirk Nowitzki
Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.
— Bill Foster
We just got our ass beat by a much better team. It happens once in a while. Does every team win every game?
— Bobby Knight
The Spurs are a great WNBA team.
— Shaquille O'Neal
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.
— Dave DeBusschere
I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.
— Red Auerbach
You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.
— Oscar Robertson
I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.
— Allen Iverson
A lion never roars after a kill.
— Dean Smith
What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.
— George Halas
Make friendship a fine art.
— John Wooden
It seemed like we were losing every night for a different reason. Now we're winning a different way every time. It's a great feeling.
— Blake Griffin
I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.
— Carmelo Anthony
What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head.
— Karl Malone
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[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.
— Tracy McGrady
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
— Karl Malone
I collect different game hats, like Syracuse Women's Volleyball; I have a Navy Basketball hat. They're all vintage but in new condition.
— Theophilus London
One man cannot make a team.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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.
— Kevin Durant
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
— Mike Krzyzewski
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
— Ryan Lochte
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
— Dirk Nowitzki
I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.
— Bobby Knight
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him
— Bill Russell
A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
— Mike Krzyzewski
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.
— Pete Carril
I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it's been a great ride and I'm not done yet.
— Stephen Curry
I played three sports in high school, baseball, football and basketball. Baseball really helped me a lot.
— Calvin Pryor
I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.
— Lee Norris
Apparently I need shoes with a 'swoosh' on the side if I'm to continue playing basketball. ~ Lucius Vladescu
— Beth Fantaskey
Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American.
— Jerry Reinsdorf
If you're going to have sex, use a condom.
— Dennis Rodman
No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.
— Hubie Brown
I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.
— Kevin Durant
I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven.
— Norm Sloan
A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.
— Chuck Daly
Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.
— Tony Gonzalez
My acting is a bit like basketball. Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assist. And if I'm lucky, I even score.
— Burt Reynolds
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
— Patrick Ewing
I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.
— Clint Eastwood
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
— Bill Russell
