Quotes About Basketball

I got a rhythm going. The guys just did a good job of putting the ball in my hands.

I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.

I'm a very good 15- to 18-foot shooter.

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

When you have Jessica Davenport in the middle, with some very, very good shooters around her and a good point guard, they have the pieces

The great thing was my teammates really set some great screens to get me open. I just went out there and played basketball.

My dad put up a great hoop in our front yard in our driveway. I was in Oregon, so I had to be out there in the rain. We didn't always have a gym to go to.

When I come off the bench, I'm looking to add energy, and then I play defense and rebound. Also, at the end of the game, I have the experience to go out there and help us win.

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

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy.

All I could think to say was, "The Lakers are my home team!

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is the highest honor that can ever be paid, and it's mind-blowing.

I hope his breath wasn't too bad for 'Bron.'

You can't stop the White Mamba! You can only hope to contain him!

Its crazy! I'm watching Linsanity hoping every shot goes in. Hope I never grow up.

It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent my country by playing for U.S.A. Basketball.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play.

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.