Basketball Quotes - page 3

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me. (Chuck Connors)
I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the sports in America that we grow up with and soccer isn't really there yet. View quote
Claudio Reyna
I had all the normal interests - I played basketball and I headed the school paper. But I also developed very early a great love for music and literature and the theater. View quote
Carlisle Floyd
When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball. View quote
Carmelo Anthony
I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys. View quote
Catherine Bell
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play. View quote
David Morse
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life. View quote
DeForest Soaries
I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?' View quote
Dennis Haysbert
Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball. View quote
Derek Fisher
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less. View quote
Dirk Nowitzki
Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always had that ability to move on to the next thing. (Doug Flutie)
I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA. View quote
Dwyane Wade
As long as you put on a jersey, no matter what kind of jersey it is, as long as you're supporting the game of basketball, I enjoy it. View quote
Dwyane Wade
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing. View quote
Earl Monroe
When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships. View quote
Earl Monroe
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up. View quote
Elinor Lipman
Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl. View quote
Eric Williams
I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do. View quote
Eric Williams
I was a total jock growing up. I went to super-dorky basketball clinics and was handpicked to play on a state team called the Texas Heat. View quote
Erin Wasson
Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas. View quote
Frankie Muniz
My childhood dream was to play basketball, actually. (Godfrey Gao)
Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does. View quote
Haley Joel Osment
I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place. View quote
James Naismith
I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard. View quote
James Worthy
If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun. View quote
Jason Behr