Basketball Quotes

Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge. Hakeem Olajuwon
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The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. Michael Jordan
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March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters. Hunter S. Thompson
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Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. Bill Gates
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Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying. Charles Krauthammer
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I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. Charles Barkley
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What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. John Wooden
You Important More Than Person Far Player Basketball Basketball Player
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. Michael Jordan
Believe Only Perfect Greatest Either Thing Player Basketball Basketball Player
Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that. Iggy Pop
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I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community. Magic Johnson
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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
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When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. Michael Jordan
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Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well. Bill Walton
You Yourself People Opportunities Rare Other Those Only Well Make Make A Difference Difference Where Basketball
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball. Bobby Knight
You Game Sports Opponents Against Play Basketball
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned. Hunter S. Thompson
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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
Invention Drop Accident Meet Those Would Developed Simply Boy Handkerchief Play Need Basketball
When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals. Michael Jordan
You World Young Ability Physical Physical Ability Had Know Learn Still Fundamentals Basketball
A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play. Mike Krzyzewski
You Together Basketball Team Fingers Like How Fist Hand Five Get Want Them Your Team Play Basketball
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
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So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. Colin Powell
You Win Believe Football Like Always Any Going Coach Basketball
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less. Dirk Nowitzki
Nothing More Always Wanted Less Player Basketball Basketball Player
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing. Earl Monroe
Game One Thing Another Thing Image Basketball
Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try. Hakeem Olajuwon
Obligation Try Blood Basketball
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game. Herb Kohl
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I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky and I learned, early on, that Habitual Domination was a natural way of life. Hunter S. Thompson
Life Natural Addict Addicted Birth Way Born More Life-Long Fact Habitual Learned Because Am Domination Than Just In Fact Fan Natural Way Serious Early Kentucky Basketball
Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy. Izabel Goulart
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