Quotes About Basketball Player

#1. If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me.

Shaquille O'Neal

#2. 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

#3. For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You've achieved, you've got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in '88, '89 and '90.

Mike Krzyzewski

#4. 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

#5. I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!

Hannah Storm

#6. You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S.

Jeremy Lin

#7. A football player is often bigger than a basketball player - more massive, that is. The basketball player is taller and more slender. So it is with redwoods. The tallest redwoods are often slender, and so they aren't the largest ones.

Richard Preston

#8. My mom always tells me that ... Nobody is going to remember you for the great basketball player you are but they will remember you for the character you have off the court and how many lives you're changed.

Isaiah Austin

#9. 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

#10. People are much more loose if you are having fun. I had a basketball player who was really soft-spoken, and then we played Connect Four with him, and he really opened up!

Hannah Storm

#11. I'm a basketball player, not a monk.

Marvin Barnes

#12. 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

#13. I feel like I'm a basketball player in a football uniform.

Terrell Owens

#14. It's not like being a professional basketball player where you're in a big house. Maybe three, four or five guys make a couple million bucks a year, but that's it. The rest of them have second jobs.

Frank Grillo

#15. 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

#16. 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.

Ben Carson

#17. My goal is to let people see who I am as a person, not just a basketball player. Many people see athletes in a certain way - flat and one dimensional. I want to change that view.

Blake Griffin

#18. I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

Lamar Odom

#19. 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

#20. I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

Dennis Rodman

#21. 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

#22. People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"

Chris Bosh

#23. Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

Wilt Chamberlain

#24. The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.

Macklemore

#25. When I went blind at 13, I realized that I wasn't going to be a good baseball or basketball player like I enjoyed before. It forced me to look beyond the obvious, to things that I could still do well.

Erik Weihenmayer

#26. 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

#27. When asked if he was a basketball player he replied No I clean giraffe ears.

Elvin Hayes

#28. I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.

Harvey Mason Jr.

#29. 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

#30. 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

#31. Then you've got Georgetown, and I really just like everything about them. When I went down there with my mom, it really opened my eyes to what they were all about. I have to factor in what a school like that can do for me, even away from being a basketball player.

Nerlens Noel

#32. 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

#33. 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

#34. Everyone is gonna have a bad day, everyone is gonna have a bad game. The questions are: How do you recover? What builds your character? I decided one day early on in high school that I wanted to be great at basketball, not just a good basketball player.

Gilbert Arenas

#35. I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.

David Duchovny

#36. 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

#37. I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.

Dirk Nowitzki

#38. A big market is something that doesn't really concern me too much. It's cool to think about, it's good for off-the-court deals. But I'm more of a basketball player. That's what I want to be known as. And this is the best place for me to play basketball. I'm glad I'm here.

Kevin Durant

#39. I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player.

D'Brickashaw Ferguson

#40. 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

#41. Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player.

Katherine McNamara

#42. 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

#43. We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player.

Stephen Curry

#44. I always wanted to be a basketball player.

Ronnie James Dio

#45. 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

#46. And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.

Shaquille O'Neal

#47. Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

Lee Trevino

#48. I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.

Sue Wicks

#49. 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

#50. 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

#51. What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

John Wooden

#52. Basketball was always my sport. It just took me until my second year of college for me to realize that I was a better baseball player than a basketball player. But basketball was always my number one love. Finally found out I was better at baseball and chose to pursue that route.

Curtis Granderson

#53. Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous.

Dallas Clayton

#54. My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent and because of what he went through to be as good as he was.

Justin Timberlake

#55. 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

#56. I'm a huge LeBron James fan. I love The Heat. He's an incredible basketball player.

Ashley Bell

#57. When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa.

Hakeem Olajuwon

#58. 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

#59. I'm glad I stayed in school four years. It matured me as a man and as a basketball player.

Josh Howard

#60. 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

#61. 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

#62. I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.

Yao Ming

#63. 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

#64. Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

John Wooden

#65. Earl "The Goat" Manigault was probably the greatest basketball player of all time, but Michael Jordan is universally regarded as the best ever. This is because The Goat only did it at Rucker Park, while Michael did it where it mattered: in front of the world.

Tucker Max

#66. 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

#67. If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job

Steve Nash

#68. 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

#69. I was pretty much seen as a basketball player coming out of high school. Football was my second love, but luckily, I turned out to be pretty good. Something just drew me to football; besides, I ended up being too short for my position in basketball.

Justin Tuck

#70. Scientists contribute in a variety of ways and I don't think I can singular one even including [Albert] Einstein, that I can say that he's the best. We don't work like the best basketball player and the best musician and so on. Science is a collective effort.

Ahmed H. Zewail

#71. was right then that I knew I'd called the wrong person. I should have dialed Oscar, my slightly younger brother, instead. He was the levelheaded one in my life, the basketball player studying mechanical engineering.

Mariana Zapata

#72. 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

#73. 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

#74. Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

Jim Gerlach

#75. If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

Oscar Robertson

#76. There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

Michael Jordan

#77. 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

#78. 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

#79. 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

#80. 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

#81. Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

Larry Bird

#82. I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note.

John Amaechi

#83. I was a basketball player. I'm a gym rat. I'm always in the gym playing.

Jim Caviezel

#84. 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

#85. 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

#86. 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

#87. As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player.

Raekwon

#88. 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

#89. Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

Scottie Pippen

#90. It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they practice every day, but they're all at home. In basketball, they're on the road all the time.

Khloe Kardashian

#91. Do your best when no one is looking.

Bob Cousy

#92. I have my own identity as a player.

Carmelo Anthony

#93. He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player.

Stephen Curry

#94. 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

#95. I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

Oscar Robertson

#96. I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.

Kobe Bryant

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

John Paxson

#98. Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#99. Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am.

LeBron James

#100. I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

Shaquille O'Neal