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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot. -- Oscar Robertson
I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in. -- David Duchovny
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. -- John Wooden
I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player. -- Sue Wicks
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. -- 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. -- Michael Jordan
I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player. -- Pete Rose
Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have. -- Brian McKnight
A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player. -- Jason Kidd
Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player. -- Lee Trevino
I always wanted to be a basketball player. -- Ronnie James Dio
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less. -- Dirk Nowitzki
When asked if he was a basketball player he replied No I clean giraffe ears. -- Elvin Hayes
I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen. -- Oscar Robertson
Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community. -- Jim Gerlach
Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does. -- Haley Joel Osment
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport. -- Ryan Lochte
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be. -- Kobe Bryant
Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers. -- Jay Leno
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. -- Johnny Weir
If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I would just cheat, get some money from a lot of people around Indianapolis who want to run the operation that way, and just go out and get the best basketball players I can. Then we'd beat everybody. -- Bobby Knight
No player in the NBA was born wanting to play basketball. The desire to play ball or to read must be planted. The last 25 years of research show that reading aloud to a child is the oldest, cheapest and must successful method of instilling that desire. Shooting baskets with a child creates a basketball player; reading to a child creates a reader. -- Jim Trelease
I'm a huge LeBron James fan. I love The Heat. He's an incredible basketball player. -- Ashley Bell
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. -- Bill Gates
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
Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team. -- Mark E. Hyman
If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. -- Isaiah Thomas
I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court. -- Tony Parker
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
A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height. -- Tiger Woods
I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball. -- French Montana
I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas. -- Kevin Durant
In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player! -- Eddie Murphy
You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive. -- Jeremy Lin
I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too. -- Zendaya
I want people to follow their dreams, yes... but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers... I want to show them that there's so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player. -- J. Cole
If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the all-state basketball player and the all-state football player, and begin to get the same kind of recognition, it will have a profound effect, and we are finding that it does. -- Benjamin Carson
Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge. -- Hakeem Olajuwon
I'm a basketball player, not a monk. -- Marvin Barnes
Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player. -- Larry Bird
I feel like I'm a basketball player in a football uniform. -- Terrell Owens
As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player. -- Raekwon
Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen. -- Wilt Chamberlain
I always wanted to be a basketball player until I discovered Pizza Pockets. -- Boi-1da
I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me. -- Lamar Odom
You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S. -- Jeremy Lin
I was a basketball player. I'm a gym rat. I'm always in the gym playing. -- Jim Caviezel
I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player. -- Dennis Rodman
If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job -- Steve Nash
I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note. -- John Amaechi
Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player. -- John Wooden
Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player. -- Eli Manning
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player. -- Dirk Nowitzki
My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. -- Steve Nash
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. -- Rick Pitino
You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball. -- Dean Smith
I'm glad I stayed in school four years. It matured me as a man and as a basketball player. -- Josh Howard
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league. -- Julius Erving
Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous. -- Dallas Clayton
There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does -- Dean Smith
Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team. -- Bob Cousy
If I hadn't become a professional basketball player, I would have become a history teacher. There's so much to learn from history. -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player. -- Stephen Curry
I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball. -- Harvey Mason, Jr.
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play. -- David Morse
I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player. -- Henry Zebrowski
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% -- Masai Ujiri
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
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be? -- Michael Jordan
Being a superstar means you've reached your potential, and I don't think I've reached my potential as a basketball player and as a leader yet. -- Stephen Curry
I think planning to be a "professional adventurer" is about as realistic as planning to be a basketball player, so I don't usually encourage it. -- Andrew Skurka
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'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 was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh. -- Allen Iverson
I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move. -- Harvey Penick
So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way. -- Kevin Garnett
There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons. -- Sherman Alexie
When I come home, I'm not a basketball player, but "dad". While everyone sees me as an NBA player, to my boys, I'm just "dad" and that's very important. -- Dwyane Wade
All of the Chinese people, the Asian people say, "Oh Yao Ming, you are all the Chinese, all of Asia's hopes." That's a lot of pressure. I'm just a basketball player. -- Yao Ming
Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork and delivery smooth, and he did a great job. -- Bill Goldberg
My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him. -- Goran Ivanisevic
Michael Jordan didn't become a great basketball player because he wanted to do product endorsements. Van Gogh didn't become a great painter because he dreamed that one day his paintings would sell for $50 million. -- Jack D. Schwager
The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game. -- John Calipari

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