Basketball Quotes

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats.

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

With me and basketball, it became part of me.

I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the sports in America that we grow up with and soccer isn't really there yet.

The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.

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.

Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.

Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.

I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys.

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.

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5' 11". So I just picked baseball.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.

I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy.

I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.

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

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can.