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“I love the flow of the game. There’s a certain fluidity to basketball. I don’t enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.”

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Author:Adam Yauch

“I don't take anything personal. I just have a certain file in my head, so Earthlings must be careful with what they say.”

Certain Basketball Careful Be Careful Files

Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“He looks like a woman coach sometimes. I guess he's just trying to get into certain people's heads, but it won't work with me. Like a woman who coaches and cries all the time. He can't get in my head. He's a crybaby.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not.”

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Author:Russell Westbrook

“My goal is to let people see who I am as a person, not just a basketball player. Many people see athletes in a certain way - flat and one dimensional. I want to change that view.”

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Author:Blake Griffin

“I discovered early on that the player who learned the fundamentals of basketball is going to have a much better chance of succeeding and rising through the levels of competition than the player who was content to do things his own way. A player should be interested in learning why things are done a certain way. The reasons behind the teaching often go a long way to helping develop the skill.”

Source: The Wooden-Sharman method: a guide to winning basketball

“I played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing most, but it was really in my periphery.”

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Author:Mahershala Ali

“You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.”

Way Body Certain Player Happened Grew Basketball Basketball Player Explosives

Author:Jeremy Lin

“If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?”

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Book:Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire who Lives Next Door

Source: Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire who Lives Next Door

“Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it.”

Knows Way Should Certain Challenges Teach Know How Player Basketball Dribble

Author:Marv Harshman

“Everyone is born with a certain potential. You may never achieve your full potential, but how close you come depends on how much you want to pay the price.”

Want May Certain Born Pay Achieve Depends Basketball Pay The Price Full Potential

Book:On and Off the Court

Source: On and Off the Court