Basketball Quotes - Page 5

• My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

  Steve Nash

  Reading, Home, Phones

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• My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read and go to a good movie.

  Steve Nash

  Phones, Work Out, Good Movie

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• Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.

  Steve Nash

  Block, Play, Three

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• The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

  Steve Nash

  Night, Nba, Play

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• The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.

  Steve Nash

  Play, Playoffs, Fronts

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• I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.

  Steve Nash

  School, Cutting, Juniors

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• The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.

  Steve Nash

  Confidence, Crazy, Giving

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• The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

  Steve Nash

  Hard Work, Years, Great Year

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• I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Motivational, Believe, People

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• I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Being Strong, Want, Chamberlain

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• One lucky shot deserves another.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Lucky, Shots, Deserve

  Shaquille O'Neal (2011). “Shaq Uncut: My Story”, p.125, Hachette UK

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• It's not what you teach, it's what you emphasize.

  John Wooden

  Coaching, Teach, Basketball Coaching

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• Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Winning, Play Hard, Goal

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• I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the ball is supposed to be in your hands and you still make it. It's the odds. I love the odds.

  Reggie Miller

  Player, Odds, Hands

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• Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

  Jack Ramsay

  Team, Player, Together

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• You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

  Magic Johnson

  Dream, Differences, Making A Difference

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• Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet!

  Bill Walton

  Funny, Planets, Tracy

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• Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.

  Bill Walton

  Funny, Player, Air

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• And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

  Julius Erving

  Inspirational, Eight, Age

  The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Inspirational, Blood, Trying

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• Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself.

  LeBron James

  Block, Sacrifice, Play

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• The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don't know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.

  Lisa Leslie

  Loss, Games, Age

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• We lost, and that's the main thing that went wrong.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Lost

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• A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.

  John Wooden

  Nba, Leader, Never Forget

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• Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.

  John Wooden

  Two, Three, Balls

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