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Basketball Quotes
"Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try."
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"I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team."
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"You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore."
71
"Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else."
59
"I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think."
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"Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada."
57
"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."
57
"I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen."
57
"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."
57
"By analogy, if we were to develop a soccer team, then we would not invite basketball and volleyball players to the try outs. We would invite soccer players to apply."
53
"I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that."
52
"I enjoy the last quarter of all basketball games."
51
"The 76ers currently play very good basketball, and we don't. However, we are still only one win behind them. If we continue to improve, we should be on the top of our division at the end of the regular season."
51
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot."
50
"I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate."
49
"The thing I like about my body is that it's strong. I can move furniture around my apartment. I can ride my horse... I can play basketball. It's a well functioning machine."
49
"If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun."
48
"So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way."
48
"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."
48
"You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os."
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"We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points."
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"I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball."
46
"In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to."
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"I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot."
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"I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard."
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"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."
45
"For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being."
44
"Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas."
44
"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
43
"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."
42
"I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you."
41
"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball."
41
"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
40
"It's not to hurt anyone, but basketball can be rough."
40
"It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball."
40
"And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling, because Kentucky basketball is a big deal, and I am not the biggest fan - I am just the most notorious one."
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"They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic."
40
"It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams."
39
"In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the ball and passed it - to the wrong team! They scored at the buzzer and we lost the game. To this day, I still have nightmares!"
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"I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do."
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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."
37
"Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots."
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"Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community."
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