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Welcome to the globe of basketball! Here you will locate the best basketball quotes from the greatest gamers and instructors of all time. Whether you are seeking ideas, motivation, or just an excellent laugh, you will discover it right here. From Michael Jordan's renowned "I can approve failing, everybody falls short at something. But I can't approve not attempting" to John Wooden's "Be even more concerned with your character than your online reputation", you will find the best quote to fit any situation. So come on in and also check out the world of basketball quotes!
Small: The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not
James Naismith
"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, Inventor
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Small: Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball
"Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball"
Merlin Olsen, Athlete
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Small: If I werent earning 3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other di
Charles Barkley
"If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming"
Charles Barkley, Athlete
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Small: I think I have the skills. Im a great judge of talent. I just know basketball
"I think I have the skills. I'm a great judge of talent. I just know basketball"
Tim Hardaway, Athlete
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Small: If all Im remembered for is being a good basketball player, then Ive done a bad job with the rest of my life
"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, Athlete
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Small: In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free
"In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to"
Pat Summerall, Celebrity
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Small: I enjoy the last quarter of all basketball games
Sarah Silverman
"I enjoy the last quarter of all basketball games"
Sarah Silverman, Comedian
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Small: I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team
"I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team"
Marla Maples, Actress
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Small: Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed li
Tiger Woods
"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps"
Tiger Woods, Athlete
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Small: When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball
Larry Bird
"When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball"
Larry Bird, Coach
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Small: And my father didnt have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didnt have black quar
Willie Mays
"And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5' 11". So I just picked baseball"
Willie Mays, Athlete
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Small: I play basketball on Sundays and Im a very spiritual guy I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate
"I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate"
Garry Shandling, Comedian
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Small: My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and its a great job
Chris Brown
"My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and it's a great job. But it's like my alter ego. There's Chris Brown the singer. And there's Christopher Brown, the down-home Tappahannock boy that plays video games and basketball and hangs out"
Chris Brown, Musician
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Small: I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a g
Chris Brown
"I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy"
Chris Brown, Musician
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Small: I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to
Magic Johnson
"I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now"
Magic Johnson, Athlete
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Small: When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look arou
"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, Athlete
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Small: Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try
"Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try"
Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete
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Small: Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else
Shaquille O'Neal
"Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else"
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete
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Small: Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player
"Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player"
Lee Trevino, Athlete
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Small: I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing
Shaquille O'Neal
"I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing"
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete
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Small: I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and liter
"I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
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Small: Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. Its so much going on in
Kanye West
"Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference"
Kanye West, Musician
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Small: And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because h
Shaquille O'Neal
"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, Athlete
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Small: I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball
James Naismith
"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, Inventor
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Small: What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player
"What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player"
John Wooden, Coach
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Small: When I played basketball, I spent hours On the court practicing. When i became a body-builder, I was in the gy
Phil Heath
"When I played basketball, I spent hours On the court practicing. When i became a body-builder, I was in the gym all the time. Like most beginners, I didn't really know what I was doing, but the more I did it, the more I loved it. I guess you could say I was a gym rat. Seeing my body change made me come back for more"
Phil Heath, Athlete
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Small: It took me a while to realize that basketball wasnt football
"It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football"
Merlin Olsen, Athlete
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Small: The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after
"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn"
Merlin Olsen, Athlete
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Small: I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground whe
"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"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
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Small: Im not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesnt mean I should raise your kids
Charles Barkley
"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids"
Charles Barkley, Athlete
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Small: My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had be
Pete Maravich
"My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had been about my whole basketball career"
Pete Maravich, Athlete
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Small: Im not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they d
"I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete
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Small: I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream
"I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete
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Small: In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play
"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
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Small: Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing
"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing"
Gene Tunney, Athlete
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Small: It wasnt about the Xs and the Os and the strategy it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a
"It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players"
Isaiah Thomas, Athlete
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Small: Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball
"Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball"
Bill Bradley, Politician
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Small: I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a y
"I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters"
Alan Dean Foster, Author
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Small: Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of LA in the next election. Remember the good ol da
Jay Leno
"Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of LA in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers"
Jay Leno, Comedian
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Small: I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities
"I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete
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