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Generally speaking, individual performances don't win basketball games -- John Wooden
I just like to win basketball games. That's what motivates me. -- Chamique Holdsclaw
I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games. -- Carmelo Anthony
I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media. -- Lamar Odom
The biggest scandal I was ever involved in was - in high school, at a basketball game, I shot and scored for the other team. -- Darby Stanchfield
If you told me two years I would miss the greatest basketball game ever to hang out with Nathan Lane, I'd say, 'You're crazy!' -- Chris Rock
You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don't you think? -- Chris Rock
You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy. -- Gregg Popovich
We [ me and brother] wanted to win at things like basketball games or baseball games, but off the field we never felt like we had to compete with each other. -- Bengie Molina
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game -- Herb Kohl
When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices. -- John Wooden
Losing a basketball game hurts but when you see what you've been through, you look on it and say well if this is the worst thing that can happen to me, then I'm okay. -- LeBron James
That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on. -- Mike Krzyzewski
When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun. -- Carmelo Anthony
I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus. -- Michael Jordan
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You "take in" a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying. -- Charles Krauthammer
President Obama recently sat down with ESPN and said the NCAA should reduce the shot clock for basketball games. Then he said, 'And while we're at it, is there any way they can reduce the 'being president clock?' -- Jimmy Fallon
I would love to have a conversation with you when we're working, and if I'm at a basketball game, I'll probably talk to everyone there. That's different. But on the outside world, if I don't know you and you don't know me, I probably cannot sit there and have a conversation. -- Emily Rios
I never knew what Amazon was. I've never seen any of those series, even on cable. I've never seen The Sopranos, or Mad Men. I'm out every night and when I come home, I watch the end of the baseball or basketball game, and there's Charlie Rose and I go to sleep. -- Woody Allen
My first motion capture game was with Sony - NBA: The Life. It was very ahead of its time. Brandon Akiaten, he was the writer and director. He had a real vision of what this game was meant to be; it was a basketball game where I was the Jerry Maguire sports agent type guy. And it was great! -- Nolan North
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. -- Larry Bird
I've been in Philadelphia 10 years, man. I knew it was going to be a challenge, mentally. I always thought life would come to an end if I ever left Philadelphia. And I feel like a newborn. Being in Denver it's just a better situation for me. And I'm just happy that I feel like I got an opportunity where I can win basketball games here. -- Allen Iverson
Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early. -- Carmelo Anthony
Basketball's a game of mistakes. -- Gregg Popovich
Dinner, basketball game, four guys - classic. -- Billy Bush
Life for me outweighs the game of basketball. -- Derek Fisher
Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American. -- Jerry Reinsdorf
Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness. -- Gregg Popovich
The game of basketball is not played with throwing punches, throwing elbows. -- Mo Williams
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball. -- Bobby Knight
I would rather go to Baghdad than go to a professional basketball game. -- Don Imus
Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court. -- Bobby Knight
You might be a redneck if... your high school basketball game got rained out. -- Jeff Foxworthy
I'm a competitive person. I love the game of basketball. I'm a gym rat. -- Paul Pierce
You can't think about basketball or you ruin your game. It is an instinctive game. -- Dolph Schayes
Business is a basketball game. The more tricks you know, the more points you score. -- Ehab Atalla
I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball. -- Pat Summitt
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing. -- Earl Monroe
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat. -- Dean Smith
I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games. -- Chuck Feeney
You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game. -- Kevin Durant
I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister. -- Dirk Nowitzki
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball. -- Seimone Augustus
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. -- LeBron James
I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win. -- Kenyon Martin
Basketball is not just a game its a way of living if you apply it to everyday life. -- Alcurtis Turner
I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts. -- Len Elmore
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. -- Rick Pitino
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots. -- Dean Smith
I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball. -- Kobe Bryant
You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. -- LeBron James
My little brothers loved baseball. I'm not as big on that as basketball or football, but I understand the game. -- Jurnee Smollett
Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted. -- Pat Riley
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him -- Bill Russell
We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player. -- Stephen Curry
Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. -- John Leonard
Basketball, a game which won't be fit for people until they set the basket umbilicus-high and return the giraffes to the zoo. -- Ogden Nash
My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel. -- Gene Perret
I collect different game hats, like Syracuse Women's Volleyball; I have a Navy Basketball hat. They're all vintage but in new condition. -- Theophilus London
Basketball is a game of sacrificing yourself for the next guy, being a team that takes good shots, and taking the right shots -- David Blatt
Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you. -- Kobe Bryant
You know what the game of golf is, don't you? It's basketball for people who can't jump and chess for people who can't think. -- Tom Robbins
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 -- Holly Johnson
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. -- Holly Johnson
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os. -- Oscar Robertson
I love the flow of the game. There's a certain fluidity to basketball. I don't enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way. -- Adam Yauch
The truth of basketball is done in competition and fundamentals and team, but there's a lot of other junk that goes around the game. -- George Karl
The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball. -- John Thorn
In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual. -- Bill Walton
I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself. -- Yao Ming
You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away. -- Dick Ebersol
When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why. -- Lisa Leslie
We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game. -- Melissa Rauch
If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you. -- Kim Kardashian
I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life. -- LeBron James
I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops. -- Alonzo Mourning
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. -- Michael Jordan
Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width. -- Bill Veeck
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game. -- Kobe Bryant
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. -- Dwyane Wade
I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then I'll have, what, 10, 12 years to live? -- Elayne Boosler
Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound. -- Phil Jackson
I do something that I don't think anyone else does. I warm up before a game. Baseball and basketball players warm up, so why shouldn't the announcer warm up? -- Chick Hearn
I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world. -- Michael Jordan
And the game of basketball, I play, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court. -- Kevin Durant
I like college football, but I'm a huge college basketball fan. I could sit and watch every game of March Madness and be happy. That could be a vacation. -- Lewis Black
You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore. -- Oscar Robertson
Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game...about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building. -- Dean Smith
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game. -- Herb Kohl

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