Quotes About James Naismith

#1. There was a sound like a garbage bag of pudding dropped off a tall building onto a sidewalk. Robert had erupted, chunks slapping off the walls in every direction.

David Wong

#2. It is a technique ideally suited to prevent physical and mental illness and to protect the body generally, developing an inevitable sense of self-reliance and assurance.

Yehudi Menuhin

#3. In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.

James Naismith

#4. Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They must be properly conducted by competent individuals.

James Naismith

#5. I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

James Naismith

#6. Go (please stay), Go (please stay), Go if you want to,I can't stop you. Just go if you want to I can't stop you.

Sara Quin

#7. Indeed this gentleman's stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself.

Charles Dickens

#8. He was a being of action and vitality, and when he moved, when he smiled, he became almost impossible to resist.

Elizabeth Hoyt

#9. The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'

James Naismith

#10. Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.

James Naismith

#11. The Victorian era was perhaps the last point in Western history when magic and science were allowed to coexist.

Jonathan Auxier

#12. Basketball is a pure invention,

James Naismith

#13. The challenges in this place are real and sometimes very difficult, but I've learned to slow down and look for beauty in my days, for the mysteries and blessings woven into everything, into the very words we speak.

Kim Edwards

#14. 2 All of Me
Be Gentle My Friend
Be gentle with yourself,
forgive yourself for mistakes,
don't expect to be perfect
just get moving, and
keep putting one
foot in front of
the other
Love
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