Basketball Quotes

I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class

You know, that's all basketball is. If someone loves something, and you take it away, it's like what does he do now? What does someone do? That's what happened with me.

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now

If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas

Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions

Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.

I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.

We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out.

I wasn't going to let Jerry Sloan embarrass me, because basketball had a proper role in my life. I suspected my basketball philosophy wasn't the bottom line anyway.

Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air.

I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.

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.

At age 31, in 1981, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

There are only so many hours you can sit on the bus and watch TV or play basketball or whatever we do to pass the time before we go out onstage.

I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that's all that matters to me.

Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

You don't go through life, you grow through life

It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my sneakers, but we're just talking about clothes.

I draw from the crowd a lot.

Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank.

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

I've been around a while. I kinda know these things.

I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.

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.

I'm under a super microscope. I've got my friends to keep me cool. As long as you've got friends, you've got nothing to worry about.

I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

I was blessed with a God-given talent and my mother raised me the right way.

Young people want you to be real with them.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.

Have a vision. Sell your program. Your team is going to reflect you.

Football can stand parity better than any of the other sports, I think. Baseball, basketball and hockey need a defining team, in essence to frame the season. Football? Not so much.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.

I think leadership is never singular. In a good organization, it's plural.

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.

Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else.

To be honest, I never thought I'd be famous for baseball. I want to play basketball, and I could also do both basketball and baseball - but I really want to play basketball.