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Life for me outweighs the game of basketball. -- Derek Fisher
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball. -- Bobby Knight
The game of basketball is not played with throwing punches, throwing elbows. -- Mo Williams
I'm a competitive person. I love the game of basketball. I'm a gym rat. -- Paul Pierce
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing. -- Earl Monroe
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. -- LeBron James
I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games. -- Chuck Feeney
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
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
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 learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball. -- Pat Summitt
I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball. -- Kobe Bryant
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
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
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
I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball. -- Michael Jordan
It's not just the cheerleading thing I have a problem with, it's the whole jock enchilada. I'm all for a good game of basketball in teh driveway or a killer bike ride. But when there's tackling and grunting involved-- no thanks. -- Linda Ellerbee
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. -- LeBron James
The courts don't remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball in order to blow off the steam all 5-year-olds have. It's because the parents were unfit, not the kids. -- Angela Featherstone
And I didn't fall in love with the game of basketball just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it Because I got guys like this, Like these guys every single day That push me to be the best player I can be. -- Kevin Durant
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. -- Michael Jordan
My good friend Yao Ming was the first big player in the NBA to come from China. He gave himself to the game and was successful. That inspired the NBA to invest more and do more for the game of basketball. We're building academies not just in China, but in India, Africa, Europe and South America as well. -- Dikembe Mutombo
I plan to coach at University of Louisville for as long as I can maintain the passion I have for the game of basketball. I don't want to coach anywhere else. I don't believe in anything else as much as I believe in this university and this state. I want to coach as long as they will have me. -- Rick Pitino
I've always had a passion for giving back. It's a family tradition that comes from my devout parents. They were always giving back and serving the community. So when I became fortunate enough and blessed to play the game of basketball, I was also fortunate enough to follow in my parents' footsteps and give back like the way they did. -- Dikembe Mutombo
When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go around the world and not only share the game but also my philanthropic work. Building a hospital in the Congo is one of the proudest achievements of my life. -- Dikembe Mutombo
It's a 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 and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. -- Michael Jordan
I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win. -- Kenyon Martin
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots. -- Dean Smith
Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. -- John Leonard
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
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 am a basketball junkie, and as a product of the great basketball state of Kansas, I have watched many a ball game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the Tar Heels. -- Sheri L. Dew
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. -- Eric Williams
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
Basketball's a game of mistakes. -- Gregg Popovich
Dinner, basketball game, four guys - classic. -- Billy Bush
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
I would rather go to Baghdad than go to a professional basketball game. -- Don Imus
You might be a redneck if... your high school basketball game got rained out. -- Jeff Foxworthy
Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court. -- Bobby Knight
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
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat. -- Dean Smith
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball. -- Seimone Augustus
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
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
I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media. -- Lamar Odom
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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