Basketball Quotes - Page 31

• I'm definitely somewhat of a tomboy. I grew up a pretty big tomboy actually, and was really obsessed with basketball.

  Rachele Brooke Smith

  Obsessed, Grew Up, Bigs

  Source: www.realstylenetwork.com

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• I played no sports well. Because I was a boy in the United States Of America, I was forced into Little League and played horrible Little League baseball, and played football and basketball in school situations where I was forced to.

  Ira Glass

  Sports, Baseball, Football

  "Ira Glass on doing magic tricks, Brad Pitt, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer". Interview with Esther Zuckerman, www.avclub.com. August 2, 2016.

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• We got almost the entire team coming back; we only had two seniors last year. We plan not just on making it back, but on taking the next step.

  Nate Oats

  Senior, Team, Years

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• One of the learning curves I'm not going to have is being a head coach.

  Nate Oats

  Curves, Coaches, Learning Curve

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• They wanted me as coach.

  Nate Oats

  Wanted, Coaches

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• We're gonna get some time to sit down individually with each player and see what their role is.

  Nate Oats

  Player, Roles

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• Once we announce the staff here, in the next week, two weeks, whatever it takes, I think everyone's going to be shocked at how good a staff we put together.

  Nate Oats

  Thinking, Next Week, Two

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• The head coach has to crack down a little more.

  Nate Oats

  Cracks, Littles, Coaches

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• Leadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is leadership.

  Cass Elliot

  People, Goal, Want

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• I would always wear basketball jerseys and have my hair in a ponytail.

  Rachele Brooke Smith

  Hair, Ponytails, Jersey

  Source: www.realstylenetwork.com

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• My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Baseball, Football

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

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• I played in a basketball league until I was 40 years old. I played every Monday night and the guys would say, "You take him out, and you'll see us afterwards."

  Jack Nicklaus

  Monday, Night, Years

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

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• The interesting thing about basketball is that it is played recreationally all over the world in playgrounds where people shoot hoops. Perhaps it is because of this that the look of the game seems to have been able to cross over into streetwear more easily than that of some sports that are confined to more specialist arenas.

  Giorgio Armani

  Sports, Games, People

  Interview with Aaron Howes, www.highsnobiety.com. October 5, 2016.

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• I was a little concerned about it when State Farm approached me because, you know, I've never done a commercial by any means, but I tried to look at it as something that would be good for our game. We've never had a women's basketball coach represented in that fashion and I love State Farm for the fact they really support the women's game.

  Pat Summitt

  Fashion, Mean, Games

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• Tattoos don't impress me. For me it's just another awkward part of fame. It's extraordinary - tattoos in basketball and soccer, it's quite extraordinary.

  Phil Collins

  Tattoo, Soccer, Awkward

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that's all that matters to me.

  Kevin Durant

  Real, Kids, Player

  "Q&A with Kevin Durant: 'I like to remain somewhat of a mystery'". Interview with Chris Haynes, www.espn.com. January 4, 2017.

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• Michael Jordan once said that the most peaceful moments of his life were on a basketball court, because that's the only place he knew exactly what to do. And to me the most peaceful moments in my ministry are in the pulpit because that's when I really know what I'm going to do.

  Max Lucado

  Peaceful, Jordan, Ministry

  Source: www.preaching.com

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• In White Boy Shuffle, I combined my seventh-grade teacher, Mr. Takemoto, who really saved me - I don't think I've ever told anyone this - and my first basketball coach, Mr. Shimizu, into one character. Something about the way they talked about things, and their attitudes, had a huge impact on me. Not that I necessarily agreed with them. It was important to me to just put them there to stay grounded.

  Paul Beatty

  Teacher, Attitude, Character

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and I think most people don't think that it's something that they could just do, you know, naturally.

  Robert Greene

  Thinking, Practice, Skills

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• The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game.

  John Calipari

  Player, Games, Two

  Source: sports.usatoday.com

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• I care about systematically playing basketball. If the spacing isn't right, if guys are standing on top of each other, if there aren't lanes to be provided, or rebounders available to offensively rebound the ball, or we don't have defensive balance when a shot goes up, all of these things are fundamental basketball. I follow it.

  Phil Jackson

  Guy, Balance, Balls

  Source: espn.go.com

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• Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.

  Kobe Bryant

  Dad, Love You, Winning

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• Baseball is a set of individuals doing their thing in the same team, but it's much more individual. In basketball people are making real time decisions about who gets the ball, do we trust everybody out on the court, and the analytics certainly don't show you all those subtle dynamics, but they're very important.

  Steve Ballmer

  Baseball, Team, Real

  "Steve Ballmer talks about the current state of Microsoft, his Twitter investment, and how sports tech can help the Clippers". Interview with Matt Rosoff, www.businessinsider.com. February 6, 2016.

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• I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak.

  John Amaechi

  Ideas, People, Looks

  Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.

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• Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork.

  Calvin Pryor

  Football, Moving, Squares

  Source: www.nfl.com

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