Quotes About Basketball

Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history. Obviously, Larry Bird is a very, very big part of that.

I really treated Indiana like my home. I spent a great two years over there. I played my best basketball there.

I think individually, Al Horford is very special, very unique. He's a guy that can kind of be the backbone of the defense.

I influenced the NBA a little bit.

One of my big influences as a young player was Allen Iverson. All I wanted to do was the left-to-right crossover, because that's the one he was doing most.

I tore my MCL and medial and lateral meniscus, too. All in one play and the first time I was really injured.

It's basketball and there are going to be things that change with who's injured and who isn't or who is playing and who isn't.

Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.

Those two months I didn't play didn't help me. But injuries are a part of basketball.

I grew up playing basketball in the inner city of Seattle, and by the time I was a senior, I earned a full scholarship to the University of Denver.

When I look back at my basketball career, I want to say I tried to inspire as much as I could.

I'm on Instagram, and all my fans on my Instagram are basketball fans - like 90 percent.

Basketball is fun and you can play with intensity and smile too.

People wouldn't think of making avant-garde cuisine at home. When people play basketball at home, they can't play like Michael Jordan.

I don't think it's changed that much. A lot of people talk about the change, but to me, everything changes, teams change, one year it's the Celtics, next year it's Philadelphia. It changes all the time.... [But] it's still basketball. The games are played different ways. Coaches influence a lot of it. But overall I think it's a great game and I still love it.

I love the game now, I like where it's at. I like where it's going. A lot of people say, 'Well, they don't have to guard, you can't touch anybody.' Well, yeah, that makes a difference because you can show everybody your skills.

I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game, I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player's hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that's what I'm in this for.

It wasn't long after I joined the Celtics. The team was going through drills in training camp, and it didn't seem like everyone was going all-out. And then we started playing exhibition games, and I was able to get my shots, make my cuts, things like that. When the season started, the game slowed down for me. I was able to think my way around the court and see plays develop before they actually happened. That's when I realized I could play at a high level and be successful.

You know, over 30 years, I've seen a lot of things happen. I've seen the League go from power players to pound it down inside, to really incorporating the three-point shot in the last eight to 10 years. So it's really been interesting to watch the game as it's progressed throughout the years.

The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.

Del tried to concentrate on the Celtics and Sixers, and, surprising himself, he could. Funny how life worked.

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Mark's shots fell through the metallic hoop, "but how many of them have that kind of accuracy?

I loved that outrageous, creative style of city ball. 'Logic is the death of art,' they taught me at Yale. Maybe in basketball, too.