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Basketball Playing Quotes & Sayings

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If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun. — Jason Behr

We're out playing ball in the gym, I put boogers on the basketball and pass it to him. — Biz Markie

Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it. — Bob Cousy

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

Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable — Jason Kidd

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible. — Oscar Robertson

When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work. — O'Shea Jackson Jr.

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me. — Magic Johnson

My days shouldn't be hard because I'm doing what I'm doing and that's playing basketball. — Derrick Rose

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did. — Matthew Stafford

Playing basketball with my teammates was a gift! We cant play any more but we live the memories each day! — Theresa Grentz

I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted. — Kobe Bryant

I caught an elbow playing basketball — Michael Scofield

Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios. — Flo Rida

Basketball Rule #5
When
you stop
playing
your game
you've already
lost. — Kwame Alexander

You know, I'm just 6'9 and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. — LeBron James

You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not — Brad Stevens

I really want to start playing basketball. I actually bought a new basketball. — Kim Gordon

I was a basketball player. I'm a gym rat. I'm always in the gym playing. — Jim Caviezel

I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games. — Chuck Feeney

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should. — Oscar Robertson

I tore my ACL playing basketball. — Paul Dano

There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that — Larry Bird

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. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Anytime you're playing basketball, and you have a coach who you have to respect, you've got to be very disciplined. — Romeo Miller

When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise. — Karl Malone

When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds. — Adam Carolla

My dad taught me that you have to work hard for anything you want in life, and I wanted to be good at playing basketball. — Seimone Augustus

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball. — Kevin Durant

I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia. — Julius Erving

Driveway basketball, playing against the boys, watching Magic and Michael. — Michael Bamberger

The young Obama's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team was due more to his ability than the coach's preference for white players. — David Maraniss

Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics. — Dikembe Mutombo

I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me. — Cam Gigandet

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

When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate right now at Barry University in Florida. — Shaquille O'Neal

I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about. — Bill Walton

I grew up playing basketball and eating hot dogs on the corner. — Prince Royce

I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me. — Shane Battier

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside. — Jimmy Connors

In the tennis world, there weren't a whole lot of Asians playing. You see it a little bit more now. The same can really be said for basketball. — Michael Chang

We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic. — Charles Barkley

The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really. — Oscar Robertson

I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball. — Kobe Bryant

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball. — Magic Johnson

What is there about basketball that makes Larry Bird or Lenny Wilkens want to coach after their playing careers are done? — George Vecsey

I like playing many other sports, such as basketball. — Guan Tianlang

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense — Doc Rivers

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. — Shaquille O'Neal

When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.' — Kobe Bryant

I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers. — Allen Iverson

Playing basketball is definitely one of my favorite things to do. — Common

I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else — John Calipari

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball. — Dean Smith

I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful.. You don't just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there. — Pat Summitt

But you can not compare Yao's stats to mine. You just can't compare it and I am playing everyone one-on-one. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'm playing like Eric Dampier. — Shaquille O'Neal

The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently. — Pete Carril

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% — Masai Ujiri

It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade. — Shaquille O'Neal

Apparently I need shoes with a 'swoosh' on the side if I'm to continue playing basketball. ~ Lucius Vladescu — Beth Fantaskey

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. — Emilie De Ravin

Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche. — Shaquille O'Neal

When I was playing college basketball, I had to work out every day; it benefited me physically. — Romeo Miller

Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball. — Chris Noth

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights. — Joel Osteen

We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East. — Steve Nash

When I first started playing golf, I was heavily into softball and basketball. — Paula Creamer

Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field — Mike Krzyzewski