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Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good. — Kobe Bryant

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards. — Bill Walton

My father used to always give me a basketball, a skate board, and a bike every Christmas. That's all I wanted every year. — Amar'e Stoudemire

It's a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired. — Al McGuire

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

How do you build a successful organization or culture? It's the people. The people part, in business and basketball, is huge. — Bob Myers

I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my own TV show. — Shaquille O'Neal

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball. — Billy Kennedy

It's t'ai chi every time. I'm using your positive energy, and I'm blowing off it. See, most guys can't push, they got to lean. When they lean, I spin. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

My name's been on this check for a week now. — Larry Bird

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player. — Dennis Rodman

Any old coach will say the game was meant for finesse. It's a beautiful game, especially on television. — Dean Smith

He's a jokester, and that's funny, very funny. Ha-ha. Very funny. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all. — Michael Jordan

I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then I'll have, what, 10, 12 years to live? — Elayne Boosler

We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers. — Steve Nash

It's intense in every sport. No matter what, USC vs. UCLA is crazy. Especially when it comes down to football and basketball, it's just nuts. — Akeem Ayers

You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. — Jeremy Lin

That's my tag, whether I like it or not. — Wilt Chamberlain

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played. — LeBron James

When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player ... now it's my turn to laugh. — Allen Iverson

My dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I've ever had. — LeBron James

I'm probably going to have to go with Kobester. He's an assassin with LeBron coming right after. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything. — Kevin Durant

There's nothing less than that. I don't care about just going to the playoffs; I've been to the playoffs before. — Allen Iverson

I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'm just getting better and better. It's just like a bunch of worker bees protecting the king bee, because I'm not a queen bee. I'm a king bee. — 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

He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there. — Dennis Rodman

My own basketball background was ripping up my ACL in a lawyer's league. — David Stern

Growing up, I always thought of Detroit as a basketball town because of the Pistons, but everyone says it's really, at its core, a football town. — Ndamukong Suh

You know what the game of golf is, don't you? It's basketball for people who can't jump and chess for people who can't think. — Tom Robbins

There is a lot of difference at McDonald's between the guy in the back making the fries and the manager up front who is running the place. — Don Meyer

But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper. — Bill Simmons

The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become. — Frosty Westering

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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

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

He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not. — Shaquille O'Neal

Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career. — Jalen Rose

You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles — John Wooden

It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize. — John Wooden

It was what made him good at team sports: soccer, basketball, politics. Miller — James S.A. Corey

No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there. — Bill Walton

It's important to realize that words shape our beliefs and impact our actions. — Tony Robbins

It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon. — Julius Erving

It's going to be crazy. All eight teams here are good teams. Hopefully the atmosphere will be great because it's going to be great basketball. — Chris Kraus

Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles. — Yao Ming

My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk. — Al McGuire

The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive. — Magic Johnson

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out — Jerry West

I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And that's what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner. — Chris Paul

We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom. — Manu Ginobili

I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward. — Doug Collins

There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all. — LeBron James

Basketball was mine, and that's what's carried me to this point. — Stephen Curry

It's hard being the NBA's sex symbol, but somebody has to do it. — Shaquille O'Neal

Standing on the court and holding up that trophy - it's so great you want to keep doing it over and over again. — Tim Duncan

You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you — Lawrence Frank

A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time. — Mike Krzyzewski

I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will work out. — Shaquille O'Neal

That's kind of what I want to do-set my own trend in the basketball world. — Seimone Augustus

There's a disposition great defenders have - a genuine pride that scores are a problem, people that score on me is a problem — Brett Brown

Our offensive philosophy is to simply find a way to get the ball into the hands of our team's best player. — Kelvin Sampson

You must be sure that you give back something that's beneficial to the game. Any of the teaching you do must be for the benefit of the men who play. — Henry Iba

I think I'm the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, 'That's barbecued chicken down there.' — Shaquille O'Neal

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

Right now, you know, it's not about the refs or anything else, it's about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back. — Bill Walton

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

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

He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone. — Wilt Chamberlain

Since I left basketball, and my wife, it's been a glorious feast of lovemaking. — Rick Fox

Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important — Pat Riley

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me. — Carmelo Anthony

Nobody's more important than the team. — Rejean Houle

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

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston. — Carmelo Anthony

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody else's, not in anybody else's in the world. — Larry Bird

There's more impact if you burn somebody with your eyes, look straight into him and let him know with a look. — Dennis Rodman

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you — Bill Belichick

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player. — Sue Wicks

Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court. — Kevin Durant

If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run. — Mike Krzyzewski

The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If you're God's instrument, Owen," I said, "how come you need my help to stuff a basketball? — John Irving

I love the flow of the game. There's a certain fluidity to basketball. I don't enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way. — Adam Yauch

I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond. — Larry Bird

I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool. — Charles Barkley

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

If he wants to get that next contract, he's going to have to go to the New York Athletic Club three times a day and just ride the bike. — Shaquille O'Neal

I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don't, who will? Not other poor people, that's for sure. — Charles Barkley

I'm not the one buying love. He's the one buying love. — Shaquille O'Neal

We lost, and that's the main thing that went wrong, — Mike Krzyzewski

If you want it you must obtain it by great labor. — T. S. Eliot