Basketball Quotes - page 18

I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in there.' (Billy Corgan)
My fondest memories were watching the Beastie Boys get prepped to come on stage. They had a lot of antics and they play a lot of basketball... then they were giving out cameras to the crowd, and performing from the bleachers. The most important thing I learned was that you control your crowd, not the other way around. View quote
Talib Kweli
You just gotta be who you are, and I think it's time to get rid of this whole National Basketball Association. Call it the TBA, the Thug Basketball Association, and stop calling them teams. Call 'em gangs. View quote
Rush Limbaugh
I've played everything - baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That's why I can't walk. View quote
Barry Goldwater
Nile Kinnck was born in 1902. Kinnick played basketball and football it high school. He moved on to play for the iowa hawkeyes and is still the only one from Iowa to win the Heisman. While playing for Iowa he broke many records he also dropped kicked for the team. It is my belief that the essential thing to be gained from a college education is to learn to think, to think for yourself; to develop an active, alert, inquiring mind...In reality you have to educate yourself. College only presents the opportunity. View quote
Nile Kinnick
A lot of people think that since I'm drunk in my stories, I must be drunk 24 hours a day. What kind of stupid logic is that? It'd be like if you saw Michael Jordan at a restaurant and were like, "Why aren't you in your basketball uniform?" I leave out way more than I put in. View quote
Tucker Max
I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball. View quote
Drake (entertainer)
I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. View quote
Sugar Ray Leonard
I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am and what I do. You look at Shaq and you see a basketball player. You look at Tiger Woods and you see a golfer. But people are responding to who I am. View quote
Johnny Weir
I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level. View quote
LeBron James
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. (LeBron James)
You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. View quote
LeBron James
I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man. View quote
LeBron James
Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times. View quote
LeBron James
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well. View quote
Bill Walton
No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons. View quote
Bill Walton
We can never thank David Stern enough. His vision to use basketball to improve the quality of our lives to make this world a better and saner place, that guy, is the most important man in the history of basketball. View quote
Bill Walton
Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball. View quote
Bill Walton
Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars. View quote
Edward de Bono
For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball. View quote
Michael Jordan
When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals. (Michael Jordan)
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. View quote
Michael Jordan
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. View quote
Michael Jordan
It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can, ... People may not agree with that . . . I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. View quote
Michael Jordan
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. View quote
Michael Jordan