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Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.
LeBron James
Love
Family
Me
Phone
Passion
Important
Everything
Contact
Friends
Times
Family And Friends
Mean
Them
Keep
Need
Basketball
I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.
Leander Paes
Art
Achieve
Focus
Parents
Field
Corporate
Bronze
India
Excellence
Tennis
Emulate
Always
Motivating
Been
Won
Hockey
Wanted
Whether
Youngsters
Acting
Dad
Mum
Basketball
Olympics
If you like playing basketball, you play basketball. If you like playing golf, you play golf.
Lee Haney
You
Like
Golf
Play
Play Basketball
Play Golf
Playing
Basketball
I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.
Lee Norris
Me
Natural
School
College
Big
Wake
Forest
Just
Fan
Interest
Basketball
Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.
Lee Trevino
Tremendous
Jordan
Michael
Michael Jordan
Player
Basketball
Basketball Player
I love basketball! When I'm flying, and I have on sweats, a hat, and sneakers, people always assume that I'm a high school kid going to an away game. And I always say no, I'm a fan of the game.
Lena Waithe
Love
Game
People
School
Assume
Say
Flying
Kid
High
Hat
High School
Always
Sneakers
Going
Fan
Sweats
Away
Basketball
Now, is Lil B jealous of Kevin Durant on the basketball court? Hmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I love basketball. Do I wish I could play in front of all those people everyday, all day? Of course. I love basketball.
Lil B
Love
Jealous
Day
People
Wish
Everyday
Those
All Day
Could
Course
Court
Front
Maybe
Now
Play
Basketball
Basketball Court
Kevin
I think, between me and Chris Brown, if you combined our games, you'd get, like, a real Division I basketball player.
Lil Dicky
Me
You
Think
Our
Brown
Division
Between
Combined
Like
Real
Get
Games
Chris
Chris Brown
Player
Basketball
Basketball Player
LeBron James - I'm such a big basketball fan, and to be in his body for a day and be able to just dunk at will, have that level of court awareness and size, oh my goodness, that would be a treat.
Lil Dicky
Day
Treat
Will
Goodness
Big
Awareness
Would
Would-Be
Able
Court
LeBron
LeBron James
His
Dunk
Oh
Just
Size
James
Fan
Body
Level
Basketball
I was my father's son and my mother's daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn't equally capable - whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do.
Linda McMahon
Time
Son
Mother
Father
Girl
Daughter
First
Whatever
Only
Could
Never
County
Equally
Felt
Boy
Always
Encouraged
Jump
Hit
Any
Being
Wanted
Whether
Capable
Shot
Who
Base
Baseball
Playing
Basketball
When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.
Lisa Leslie
Game
Think
Kids
Like
Know
Look
How
Should
Why
Play
Play Basketball
Watch
Basketball
I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated in the Basketball without Borders Africa camps in Johannesburg previously, I am truly honored to be part of this historic event.
Luol Deng
Game
First
Honored
Extremely
Borders
Johannesburg
Having
Part
Without
Proud
Am
Coming
Truly
South
Historic
Camps
Africa
Sudan
NBA
Event
Basketball
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.
Luol Deng
Education
Some
Academy
Sort
Always
Links
Wanted
Program
Basketball
Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball.
Luol Deng
Family
Game
Taught
Basketball
I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to be a professional soccer player.
Luol Deng
Time
Longest
Longest Time
Always
Just
Stop
Want
Wanted
Soccer
Really
Professional
Growing
Play
Play Basketball
Player
Basketball
Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids to have more attention. I want basketball to be on TV more often. But I really don't care if I walk down the street and somebody recognises me or not.
Luol Deng
Me
Better
Walk
Care
Somebody
Down
Recognises
Kids
TV
More
Attention
dont Care
Get
Often
Want
Really
Street
Here
Basketball
Men from my tribe in Sudan - the Dinka tribe - are very tall, so you could say I was born to play basketball.
Luol Deng
You
Men
Say
Tribe
Born
Could
Tall
Very
Sudan
Play
Play Basketball
Basketball
In basketball, the legs are the most important part of your body. A lot of people think it's the upper body because you shoot with your arms, but your legs are always carrying you, so if you don't lift leg weights, your muscles will be easily fatigued.
Luol Deng
You
People
Will
Important
Think
Easily
Carrying
Lift
Part
Weights
Most
Arms
Because
Important Part
Always
Lot
Leg
Shoot
Upper
The Most Important
Legs
Body
Your
Your Body
Muscles
Basketball
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees take.
Luol Deng
Our
Pounding
Take
Knee
Knees
Known
Lot
Just
Players
Basketball
I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.
Luther Strange
Play
Alabama
Play Basketball
Basketball
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
Best
Me
Man
World
First
Shoes
Favorite
Kind
Collecting
Had
He
Jordan
Call
First Place
Got
Sneakers
Michael
Michael Jordan
Place
Who
Exposed
Player
Basketball
Basketball Player
Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
Magic Johnson
Man
Sports
World
Thought
Year
Living
Everyone
Later
Give
He
Like
Know
Educate
Year Later
Die
HIV
Going
Anybody
Then
Helped
Play
Play Basketball
Playing
Basketball
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
Age
About
Over
Am
Doing
Up
Wanted
After
Your
Businessman
NBA
Growing
Growing Up
Now
Play
Things
Career
Two
Basketball
You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
Magic Johnson
Today
You
People
Fans
Interviews
Everything
Out
Brought
Guy
Fact
Know
Terms
Talking
Sure
Because
Always
Still
Shy
Shyness
Basketball
Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
Magic Johnson
Magic
Court
Am
Who
Basketball
Basketball Court
A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.
Malcolm Brogdon
Day
Youth
People
High-Quality
Take
Over
Enamored
Lot
Mature
Scouts
Any
Players
Basketball
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