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It was just a normal family. We were playing basketball, we were playing soccer. It was home-cooked meals, just peaceful and happy times.

Quotes by Enes Kanter

When I look back at my basketball career, I want to say I tried to inspire as much as I could.

Quotes by Enes Kanter

Basketball is my escape, and I cannot bring any of my problems onto the court.

Quotes by Enes Kanter

The basketball great Kobe Bryant started his own venture-capital firm. LeBron James has rebranded himself as not just an athlete but also an investor and entrepreneur.

Quotes by Emily Chang

All-time favorite workout is basketball. It's very hard to do basketball training, though, but it's my favorite.

Quotes by Elsa Hosk

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?

Quotes by Elayne Boosler

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!

Quotes by Eddie Murphy

I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for.

Quotes by Eddie Alvarez

I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground where there was a summer league, and I stood up in the top of the stands and I called the game.

Quotes by Ed Bradley

The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.

Quotes by Earl Monroe

When I had my house in '96, I had a Warriors basketball court built.

Quotes by E-40

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.

Quotes by Dwyane Wade

I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball.

Quotes by Drake

I'm a huge fan of basketball. Any time you get a chance to watch basketball, I do it.

Quotes by Draymond Green

I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

Quotes by Doug Collins

We're talking about being relevant again. I want the Sixers to be on people's tongues again... I want the Sixers to be the basketball team that people want to see.

Quotes by Doug Collins

During the season, I'm always locked in one gear, ready to play basketball, always keeping my guard up.

Quotes by Donovan Mitchell

In high school, my principal was a priest and my assistant basketball coach. We were close. In high school, I would talk to him a little bit.

Quotes by Donte DiVincenzo

Charles and I go back since college. None of us thought this would happen, we just wanted to play basketball. This is the highest honor that can ever be paid, and it's mind-blowing.

Quotes by Dominique Wilkins

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

Corner is the easiest three in basketball.

Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

After I made it to the NBA, I said that I didn't want to be the last player from Africa. After my rookie year, I went to the league and talked about this, and they embraced my idea and started conducting basketball clinics in Africa, and that's when I knew I wouldn't be the last African.

Quotes by Dikembe Mutombo

I don't like the sleaziness, the corruption. I don't like the fraud that college basketball has become.

Quotes by Dick Vitale

Bottom line: college basketball is broken.

Quotes by Dick Vitale

I want to be the best in life. In all parts in life, not just basketball.

Quotes by Devin Booker

My days shouldn't be hard because I'm doing what I'm doing and that's playing basketball.

Quotes by Derrick Rose

My dream was to play for Alabama - football, basketball.

Quotes by Deontay Wilder

Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.

Quotes by Derek Fisher

Basketball used to be my top priority.

Quotes by Derek Fisher

I wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

Quotes by Denis Leary

The leadership aspect of U.S.A. basketball has really helped me out a lot.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

Quotes by Dean Smith

I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well.

Quotes by Dean Smith

Everybody was pressuring me to play basketball, so I was like, 'OK, I'll do it.'

Quotes by Deandre Ayton

I was the kid in basketball camps wanting to see the new gear that comes out or the gear that the camps give.

Quotes by Deandre Ayton

My own basketball background was ripping up my ACL in a lawyer's league.

Quotes by David Stern

In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.

Quotes by David Morse

My father brought a basketball to the hospital when I was born, and he already had it embedded in his head that I would be a ball player.

Quotes by Dave East

The biggest scandal I was ever involved in was - in high school, at a basketball game, I shot and scored for the other team.

Quotes by Darby Stanchfield

I'm a huge, huge sports fan, and Marquette basketball is my No. 1 thing.

Quotes by Danny Pudi

In my 20s, I could just power through stuff and be fine, but now, in your 40s? It's kind of like Kobe Bryant. He plays basketball a little bit differently than he did when he first started out.

Quotes by Daniel Wu

I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.

Quotes by Curtis Granderson

Playing basketball is definitely one of my favorite things to do.

Quotes by Common

I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.

Quotes by Coby Bell

Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny?

Quotes by Coco Rocha

I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games.

Quotes by Chuck Feeney

I can shoot a three pointer in basketball, and I can kick a soccer ball.

Quotes by Christopher Mintz-Plasse

I don't really differentiate from big-time college basketball to any other kind of basketball. It's basketball. It's fundamentals and defense and shooting - they're all the same.

Quotes by Chris Mullin

I felt like I was chosen to play basketball when I was younger.

Quotes by Chris Bosh

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?

Quotes by Chick Hearn

As I have conveyed before, ultimately I would like to lead a team's basketball operation and be a part of a successful franchise.

Quotes by Chauncey Billups

I've accomplished everything I tried to accomplish in basketball.

Quotes by Chauncey Billups

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

Quotes by Charles Barkley

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

Quotes by Charles Barkley

By delivering a wide array of programming to YouTube, the NBA will be able to connect with its existing worldwide fan base and reach a vast new audience that is passionate about basketball.

Quotes by Chad Hurley

I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.

Quotes by Casper Van Dien

I can't palm a basketball.

Quotes by Carmelo Anthony

I went into the military because I didn't get a scholarship, a basketball scholarship I thought that I would get.

Quotes by Carl Hart

I absolutely loved basketball. All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.

Quotes by Brooke Sweat

I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.

Quotes by Brock Osweiler

I love basketball.

Quotes by Brandy Norwood

Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.

Quotes by Bobby Knight

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

Quotes by Bobby Knight

In basketball, there's a lot of pushing, grabbing, and shoving going on that nobody else sees. That's why I'm training with MMA fighter Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.

Quotes by Blake Griffin

Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.

Quotes by Blake Griffin

Dinner, basketball game, four guys - classic.

Quotes by Billy Bush

No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.

Quotes by Bill Walton

The fact is that everybody around a college basketball game - the coaches, the announcers, even the referees at a lower level - calculates when the game is really over. They calculate it with intuition and guesswork.

Quotes by Bill James

Free agency screws everybody's allegiances up. Whether it be football, baseball, hockey, basketball, whatever it may be. It's really hard.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

I've probably watched more basketball games than anything.

Quotes by Bill Cowher

Balancing schoolwork and basketball was very, very hard, but a lot of benefits came along with it.

Quotes by Big Cass

Las Vegas is a big draw. There are a lot things to do there other than basketball.

Quotes by Ben Howland

Basketball movies don't really accentuate the flow of the game.

Quotes by Ben Howland

It's a real advantage in basketball to have great hands.

Quotes by Ben Howland

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

Quotes by Becky Hammon

I grew up in the woods; we were either on three-wheelers or four-wheelers or we were playing basketball.

Quotes by Becky Hammon

Playing basketball for me is like breathing.

Quotes by Becky Hammon

I played everything. I played volleyball, did track, cross-country, but basketball was my main sport, my main focus.

Quotes by Bayley

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

Quotes by Ashley Bell

I was playing basketball, and I had hemorrhoids in high school.

Quotes by Ari Shaffir

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

Quotes by Anthony Bennett

Basketball games - and seasons - make great narratives; they feature distinct acts, heroes and villains, and guaranteed resolutions.

Quotes by Anthony Doerr

I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.

Quotes by Ansel Elgort

I'm the youngest of eight kids in my family. All tall, we all played basketball, so at my earliest memory, I was bouncing a ball in the backyard.

Quotes by Anne Donovan

I've been playing as early as I can recall. I don't even remember the first time I picked up a basketball.

Quotes by Anne Donovan

I guess I concentrated exclusively on basketball because of my height. If I was shorter, I don't think I would play.

Quotes by Anne Donovan

When I was coming up through the programs with the Amateur Basketball Association, it was height: they looked for the tall players, and they looked to develop us. I was 15 when they first got me.

Quotes by Anne Donovan

My maternal grandmother was a star on her high school basketball team in small-town Mississippi.

Quotes by Angie Thomas

I think the thing that makes Indiana basketball special is that they have incredible teams, both college teams and pro teams, and they're all about grit.

Quotes by Andy Mineo

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.

Quotes by Andy Murray

I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer.

Quotes by Andy Murray

KG is Minnesota basketball, he is the Timberwolves - what he did, just the intensity he brought to the game.

Quotes by Andrew Wiggins

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

Quotes by Andrew Wiggins

I just like watching good basketball being played.

Quotes by Andrew Wiggins

The game of basketball is full of runs.

Quotes by Andrew Wiggins

Yoga helps me with basketball, but it helps me outside of it more than anything.

Quotes by Andre Iguodala

Most of the time, it's easy for us basketball players to adjust to our situation.

Quotes by Andre Iguodala

I'm just really excited to play basketball in America and to be free and all that.

Quotes by Andre Iguodala

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