For years, I’ve felt like the loneliest brother on the planet. I don’t play basketball, I can’t dance, and I’d rather listen to Harry Nilsson than hip hop. – Shawn Amos
I have certain guys who I looked up to. Jordan, Kobe, those guys. Passing that on to doing my part to kind of keep that influence of basketball where it should be is kind of why I play the game. – Stephen Curry
I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player. – Seth Curry
I am, first of all, a basketball player. I’ve done this for so very long… For me, it’s been essential to be successful on the court. – Tony Parker
I played high school basketball at six feet, then I went to 5-11 in my 50’s, and then, bang, I went down to 5-9. – Tom Brokaw
I’m not really a flashy guy anywhere else – I don’t dress flashy or anything else – but I like to keep my cars nice, and I like to customize them. I can do things a little flashier and a little faster, and with a little bit more thought. This is kind of the release part of basketball. – Tim Duncan
I’m not super social, don’t really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions. – Taylor Phinney
I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women’s basketball player. – Sue Wicks
As the wonderful agony begins for 1964-65, I sometimes wonder why I do it. I’ve got an insurance business going on the side, and it is starting to grow nicely. Selling insurance fulfills me, in a way, like basketball. But basketball keeps calling me back. I suppose I’ll play until I can’t keep up with the kids any longer. – Tom Heinsohn
What I know is that if you’re going to play half-court, you’d better have the greatest executioners of half-court basketball. If you run, you test the stamina and willpower of the other team. That’s what I learned as a player. – Tom Heinsohn
I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping. – Saoirse Ronan
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
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
Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It’s like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball. – St. Vincent