Quotes About Basketball

There's never been a finer man in American sports than John Wooden, or a finer coach.

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.

People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I was born rich; I had to play basketball to make this type of money.

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.

They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go against bigger and stronger opponents.

I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.

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.

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court.

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

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

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

I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper.

My job is not to scream and yell, my job is to cheer you and be positive. If you miss four shots, I'm still going to pass to you.

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.

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.

Larry Bird just throws the ball in the air and God moves the basket underneath it.

If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.

You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They're old. Old people don't get healthy. They die.

When I'm away from basketball, I'm the biggest kid. I do a good job of keeping myself sane. But on the other hand, I'm more of a solitary guy, glad to be left alone.

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

Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.