Quotes About Basketball

Eric Gordon is a great scorer.

Aaron Gordon, obviously, is a great runner.

I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing basketball, and I just fell in love with the game. I've been playing basketball ever since 5th grade.

I never really called people out. It was more along the lines of teasing a person. It started for me in fifth grade on the basketball court.

I have known Marbury since he was in seventh grade, and I have always felt he is a hell of an NBA player.

I was 5-foot-8 when I graduated high school, but then I shot up to 6-foot-4 and got more into playing basketball.

I've known Kareem since I was kid. He lived in Manhattan, but my best friend used to go to high school with him, and he was in my house the day I graduated from high school in 1965.

I've always wanted grandpa to be proud of me, and I want him to see me play in the NBA.

Basketball is a beautiful game and it's afforded all of us in this profession so many things. To give back any time we can is gratifying.

Learning from different cultures and talking to people is such a great experience, and getting to use basketball to do that is special.

I have some really great memories with the Clippers organization.

I've been very fortunate throughout my life with a number of opportunities, a number of great people that have helped me be in the position that I am today to be an NBA basketball player and to be living out my dream.

LeBron - he's LeBron. He just won't be denied, he's the best player in the league and also a great person.

LeBron is a great player, he's the MVP for a reason, he's one of the best to ever play this game.

It's just hard in our league to see somebody who has had that much sucess, that's done that well, that's that well-respected, not just among coaches but the whole basketball world has great respect for David Blatt. That's hard anytime you see a coach go when they make a change.

Iowa State's a great team; I know how tough they are in Ames.

The Dream Team was crazy. Probably one of the better teams, of course. That was a great team to watch and one of the reasons why I want to play for Team U.S.A.

Al Horford is a very good player; a great team player.

It's a great thing that the NBA has done in Africa to develop the game.

Being on the court is a great thing for me.

One of my favorite things to do is teach kids to shoot a basketball. When they finally get it and their eyes light up, it's the greatest feeling.

I'm a basketball fan, I'm a fan of greatness and I think anybody who knows anything about basketball knows great shooters.

Jordan Clarkson

Growing up in Australia and the way I was raised, my dad told me to play as a team and to be a team player. You have five guys on the court. It's easy for five guys to defend one guy. It's hard to guard five. It's just a natural thing to do.