Basketball is the MTV of sports.
Sara Levinson
I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.
Tom Tolbert
To win, you’ve got to put the ball in the macrame.
Terry McGuire
When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.
Darryl Dawkins
Basketball is like photography, if you don’t focus, all you have is the negative.
Dan Frisby
Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.
Bill Vaughn
You don’t play against opponents. You play against the game of basketball.
Bobby Knight
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
Red Auerbach
I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I’m very intelligent when I speak.
Shaquille O’Neal
I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Shaquille O’Neal
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
The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
Jerry Tarkanian
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go.. Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
Larry Bird
The difference between an extraordinary player and an ordinary player is that little extra.
Michael Burks
The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
Michael Jordan
Even when I’m old and gray, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game.
Michael Jordan
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.
Phil Jackson
There are really only two plays: “Romeo and Juliet”, and put the darn ball in the basket.
Abe Lemons
I haven’t been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years. Or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either.
Dave Barry
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they’re afraid they might get hit by a pass.
George Raveling