Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

quote by Dean Smith
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I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.

quote by Heidi Klum
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In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

quote by Julius Erving
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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.

quote by Terrell Owens
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Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

quote by Steve Nash
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If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun.

quote by Jason Behr
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Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

quote by Jim Gerlach
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I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

quote by Garry Shandling
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In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.

quote by David Morse
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If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.

quote by Isaiah Thomas
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Basketball (For Devyn)

In a world of football
and baseball, too,
basketball,
is all I want to do.

I would play football,
if Mom would permit.
But she can’t stand
to see me take a hit.

But Mom loves basketball
and so do I.
I love it, live it,
I want to fly.

You should see,
what I did today!
I am going all the way,
to the NBA.

[...] Read more

poem by Tasha Miller
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For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

quote by Franz Beckenbauer
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Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

quote by Tiger Woods
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Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

quote by Red Auerbach
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To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now.

quote by Holly Johnson
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I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

quote by Oscar Robertson
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Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.

quote by John Leonard
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I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

quote by Paul D. Boyer
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