Basketball Play Quotes
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Basketball Play Quotes & Sayings
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Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
— Mike Krzyzewski
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.
— David Morse
People wouldn't think of making avant-garde cuisine at home. When people play basketball at home, they can't play like Michael Jordan.
— Ferran Adria
I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.
— Chamique Holdsclaw
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
First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports.
— Dominique Wilkins
A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
— Mike Krzyzewski
Freshman want to play. Sophomores want to start. Juniors want to score. Seniors want to win
— John Beilein
I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.
— Josh Hutcherson
I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad.
— Carmelo Anthony
I told them not to worry about it, since we were going to play indoors.
— Jerry Tarkanian
Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?
— Terry McMillan
I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.
— Casper Van Dien
A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against
— Bobby Knight
You can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.
— Mike Krzyzewski
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.
— Mike Krzyzewski
I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.
— Jay Hernandez
I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.
— Allen Iverson
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
— Allen Iverson
I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.
— LeBron James
Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team
— Gregg Popovich
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle
— Rick Pitino
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
— Bum Phillips
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
Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.
— Henry Iba
Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.
— Michael Jordan
It's not how big you are, it's how big you play
— John Wooden
I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.
— John Wooden
If they want to play football, we can play football.
— Shaquille O'Neal
It's hard to play basketball when nothing is inside of you.
— Ben McLemore
I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.
— Ansel Elgort
We've got to play better basketball.
— Tim Buckley
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.
— Oscar Robertson
Whether it's college or WNBA, its basketball and the more you play the less you need to adjust.
— Diana Taurasi
I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.
— Jermaine O'Neal
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.
— Seimone Augustus
Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.
— Kyrie Irving
I want my son to never know the mommy who would rather watch him play basketball than play with him.
— Marissa Jaret Winokur
I'd love to play basketball with the president, or throw the football around or something like that.
— Robert Griffin III
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
— John Calipari
We win because we play together as a team.
— John Havlicek
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'
— James Naismith
Not everyone who goes to private school is rich. Especially not the poor kids who can play basketball.
— Julie Murphy
The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession
— Brad Stevens
Now I see why everybody who plays for him doesn't like him.
— Shaquille O'Neal
Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.
— Kevin Durant
I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.
— Shaquille O'Neal
It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.
— Kobe Bryant
Blacks can get into medical school with a lower grade ... If that's true, a Jew should be able to play basketball with a lower net.
— Jackie Mason
I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.
— Carmelo Anthony
I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.
— Curtis Granderson
I just play basketball. I'm athletic. Skinny but strong, tall but quick.
— Chamique Holdsclaw
I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.
— Vivica A. Fox
And the game of basketball, I play, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.
— Kevin Durant
Play off your great player ... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.
— Don Meyer
Play against the Game, not your opponent.
— Bud Wilkinson
I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.
— Shaquille O'Neal
If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.
— Charles Barkley
Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play
— Bobby Knight
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
— Patrick Ewing
You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good.
— Paul Westphal
I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.
— LeBron James
I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.
— Shane Battier
I definitely like to stay active. I'm a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.
— Brendan Dooling
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
— Larry Bird
I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.
— Saoirse Ronan
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.
— Shaquille O'Neal
Talk to the guys that ain't doing nothing, don't talk to me. I just want eight guys out there with me who want to play.
— Shaquille O'Neal
I'm Larry Sanders. I'm a person. I'm a father. I'm an artist. I'm a writer. I'm a painter. I'm a musician. And sometimes I play basketball.
— Larry Sanders
The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together
— Terry Stotts
Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.
— Mike Krzyzewski