Quotes About Basketball

Someone once accused me of slumming. I don't know what that means. I play basketball. And through that, I get to see a world that is not smart-kid world.

Honestly, with me, as long as I have a park to play basketball in, I'm pretty cool.

I've got four brothers, so with them and all our friends we had these sports parties in the basement. We'd play basketball, mini-sticks, baseball in the backyard, football, whatever it was. We were busy 24/7.

When you think about basketball, and you watch someone like Michael Jordan play basketball - even if you're a baseball player, there's still a lot to learn from there.

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.

I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.

I just want to go out there and just play basketball. That's when I have the most fun and when everybody around me has the most fun as well.

The Bulls are first class in every way: great people, organization, culture, and a great place to play basketball.

I know I used to play basketball every day, whether it was for fun with my older brother or if it was organized basketball on teams.

My job's to play basketball. My job's not to be here to be friends with anybody.

I don't come from any type of entertainment. I come from a basketball family. My dad still says, 'Trevor, are you sure don't want to play basketball? You can play in college and go to the NBA!' But I did play.

I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.

Everybody was pressuring me to play basketball, so I was like, 'OK, I'll do it.'

I just started growing. And everyone said, 'You should probably play basketball.' So I said, 'All right. I'll give it a shot.'

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

I was a cheerleader in high school, but I love to play basketball.

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

I never thought that I would ever go over to China for any reason - then to be able to go over there and play basketball, embracing the culture.

I went to school to Washburn to play basketball, and I always believed if basketball didn't work out I could fall back on golf.

I'm not going to put them all in a box and say they all cheat. There are some good guys and I have met some good guys that play basketball.

I like to play basketball. Sometimes if someone takes that away from you, you've got to get in your feelings for a reason.

I just go and play basketball. All the media stuff, it's about looking forward to playing the game I love.

I'm not coming back to play basketball for any financial reasons.

My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go back there every day all day and just play basketball.