Basketball Court Quotes - Page 2

• I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.

  Sheryl Swoopes

  Inspirational, Basketball, Next

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• On a basketball court, five players were in the middle of an intense game. They wore assortment of jerseys from different American teams, and they all seemed keen to win—grunting and snarling at each other, stealing the ball and pushing. Oh…and the players were all baboons.

  Rick Riordan

  Basketball, Team, Winning

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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• Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used.

  Denis Leary

  Basketball, Grew Up, Used

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• Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.

  Magic Johnson

  Basketball, Crazy, Guy

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspiring, Basketball, Who I Am

  Earvin "Magic" Johnson, William Novak (2012). “My Life”, p.7, Random House

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• There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great on the basketball court, but he's bigger as a businessman.

  Snoop Dogg

  Inspirational, Basketball, Rap

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I’m out there on the basketball court.

  Kobe Bryant

  Inspirational, Basketball, Cutting

  "Kobe Bryant On The Black Mamba". Interview with Benjamin Clymer, www.askmen.com. June 11, 2009.

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• The world is not checking in with us to see what skills we've picked up, what idea we've concocted, what dreams we carry in our hearts. When a job opens, whether it's in the chorus line or on the assembly line, it goes to the person standing there. It goes to the eager beaver the boss sees when he looks up from his work: the pint-sized kid standing at the basketball court on the playground waiting for one of the older boys to head home. "Hey, kid, wanna play?"

  Chris Matthews

  Basketball, Dream, Jobs

  Chris Matthews (2002). “Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

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• A friend of mine has a house with a basketball court and a pool. The guys go over and play basketball; I lie by the pool and nap in the sun. That defines me. That's consistent with who I am. I don't pretend to play basketball because I wanna feel like one of the guys. I wanna lie in the sun and relax.

  Ryan Seacrest

  Inspirational, Basketball, Lying

  "Ryan Seacrest: Lord of Hosts" by Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2009.

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• When I really like something, I try to put my all into it. This is something thats different from when I was growing up on the basketball court, running up and down, scoring 30 points or something. This is totally something different.

  Carmelo Anthony

  Basketball, Running, Growing Up

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• If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Team, Struggle

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• Well, I work out three to four times a week, in a gym, which - thank God - is right in my building here in New York City. It's in the Reebok building, and it's got every kind of weightlifting equipment you can imagine, spread out over six floors, plus basketball courts and everything else. And because it's right in the building, there's no excuse.

  Regis Philbin

  Inspirational, Basketball, New York

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• I wanted to be a hockey player. Where I grew up, the basketball courts were rarely used. I was terrible in school and actually said, 'I'm going to be a hockey player.'

  Denis Leary

  Basketball, School, Hockey

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• Sometimes on the basketball court or on the football field, you enter this place called 'The Zone.' You're not supposed to acknowledge when you're in 'The Zone,' but when you are, you simply cannot be stopped.

  Victor Cruz

  Basketball, Football, Nfl

  Victor Cruz, Peter Schrager (2012). “Out of the Blue”, p.5, Penguin

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• I usually just speak in English when I'm on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other language when I'm playing basketball.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Basketball, Mind, Language

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• For me this was never a money issue, it was about being rich in your heart. To come home, and to be in the place where your dream first started, 15 minutes away from where my grandfather built my first basketball court, is a dream come true.

  Baron Davis

  Basketball, Dream, Home

  "Sacramento center Miller suspended". www.sfgate.com. July 11, 2008.

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• Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy. Through the tough times, you guys never left my side... That's something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, Believe, Player

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• I never really called people out. It was more along the lines of teasing a person. It started for me in fifth grade on the basketball court.

  Keyshawn Johnson

  Basketball, People, Lines

  "The art of smack: Some of the best ever trash talkers share their tricks". Interview with Jim Corbett, www.usatoday.com. January 27, 2014.

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• Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind.

  Stephon Marbury

  Basketball, Mean, Thinking

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• When you're at the basketball court watching a game, one person may be talking about a fight he had with his wife, another is talking about the last hard-on he got, someone else is talking about the presidential election. The language and the tone and the voice - I'd love to be able to capture that spontaneity.

  John Edgar Wideman

  Basketball, Fighting, Talking

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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