Quotes About Basketball

I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting sport for me to play.

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

I definitely think that myself and Sam will help the Timberwolves.

We [Americans] are a football-baseball-basketball-golf culture with some ocassional forays into tennis and less often the winter sports.

Football's another sport I absolutely despise. Along with baseball. Really, for me, basketball's the only real sport, the only one that matters.

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

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not

Blending the talents of your team members is crucial to basketball success.

The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had been about my whole basketball career.

I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on PlayStation, so on PlayStation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know.

Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.

U-M has provided me the chance to live my dream of playing college basketball and to earn a Michigan degree.

I play basketball, and I'm grateful for what the sport has provided for me and my family, but I'm even more appreciative for the voice and platform that has come along with it.

I had no background in communications but what I did have was an excellent education from Providence College and a love of basketball. That afforded me the chance to be good on my feet and stay afloat while I learned the media business.

I started broadcasting in 1992, calling Providence College women's basketball on radio. From there to an analyst on the NBA. Think of that journey and every step in between. It's special.

When I started Giants of Africa, I envisioned providing African youth access to the game and empowering them to achieve their greatest potential.

To continue my efforts as a leader for my people and to follow my family's legacy of providing legitimate opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through my sport of basketball is the true outcome of my personal success and accomplishments.

People say a lot of things about LeBron, but he just keeps having a good mentality and grinding. That's what I try to do, proving people wrong by what I do on the court.

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.