57 Basketball Player Quotes for You to Enjoy

Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your brand. Jalen Rose

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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

I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about football - from Pee-Wee on up, my friends would play, and I would never go with them. Jason Pierre-Paul

I grew up dreaming about being an Olympic basketball player: Doug Collins getting smashed into the stanchion, making two free throws. Phil Ford and Mike O'Koren in 1976. Jeff Van Gundy

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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

The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player. Jimmer Fredette

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A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that a basketball player can do - from playmaking and scoring to just passing the ball and just being a leader and post presence. Joel Embiid

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

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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

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Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player. Katherine McNamara

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Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player. Lee Trevino

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I think, between me and Chris Brown, if you combined our games, you'd get, like, a real Division I basketball player. Lil Dicky

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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

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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot. Oscar Robertson

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I feel like you can dominate a game in so many ways. That's just always been my mindset, just play ball. Be a basketball player, and everything will fall into place. Paul George

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye opener it was for me in terms of moving forward and developing as a basketball player. Scottie Pippen

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