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I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line. Steve Alford

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A freshman has only about 25% of his degree completed. They go off to play professional basketball, and to assume they will come back and get the degree done five, six, seven years later, I don't see that happening. Steve Alford

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I've been in basketball a long time, and nobody is more of a competitor than I am. Steve Alford

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I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I watch 'Game of Thrones' on On Demand, I'm glued to the set. It's mystical and addictive. Tyrion Lannister, that's my man. Steve Harvey

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My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. Steve Nash

Father Though All My Friends Stuck Friends Soccer Played Player Basketball

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. Steve Nash

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The first words Rebecca Lobo ever spoke to me when we met in a Manhattan bar in 2001 were, 'Aren't you the guy who just mocked women's basketball in 'Sports Illustrated'?' I blushed, broke out in a flop sweat and said, 'Yes.' Steve Rushin

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Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I'm definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out. Steven Yeun

Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy. Stu Jackson

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Basketball is a short period of time, and you've got to take advantage of it. Sue Bird

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There was no professional basketball for me in the United States when I was in grade school and middle school. I could look to the Olympics and college basketball, but that was only on TV for the Final Four. Sue Bird

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I thought that basketball and soccer were hard. And then I went to track practice. It's just running and running and running. And my event was the 400 hurdles. I ended up qualifying for state. But looking back on it, track was hard. Sue Bird

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In my mind, women's basketball players are an untapped resource. Sue Bird

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Soccer was actually my first love, but eventually, basketball took that over. Sue Bird

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It's not to hurt anyone, but basketball can be rough. Sue Wicks

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I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. Sugar Ray Leonard

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I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that. Terrell Owens

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I would never do 'Dancing With The Stars,' because it's just not fair. I am too good of a dancer. It would be like LeBron James playing little league basketball. Terry Crews

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A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball. Terry Rozier

I think I'm a crazy competitor when it comes to basketball. Terry Rozier

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I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend. Teyonah Parris

Pretend Even Watch Basketball

Since young people would much rather play fast-action, rapidly advancing video games, and gambling laws for slot machines and roulette tables haven't changed much since the 1950s, look for casinos to build large video game tournament centers and allow people to bet on the action, similar to betting on college basketball. Thomas Frey

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