“When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.” PeopleThinkingLittlesDifferentBigsYoungUsedGuyBitsNaturalClassWatchesMagicCrazyTvsTypeBasketballLittle BitBirdSillyPunishmentLike MeClownMikeDoing YouBig GuysType Of GuyLike Mike Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm upset at myself. I should have had 50. I missed 13 free throws. That's unacceptable. If I want to be accepted by Wilt and Kareem and Russell I've got to start playing better than that. Right now I'm still in the class of Hakeem and David Robinson and that's not good enough for me. I want to be out there with the immortals.” IfsWantShouldStillsEnoughClassRight NowBasketballShould HaveAcceptedUpsetGood EnoughNot Good EnoughFree Throw Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?'” BelieveLooksLittlesPlayGuyTermClassTeamFootballAmountBasketballFairsSeasonsTheaterVersionsBelieve In MeEnglish Class Author:Dennis Haysbert
“My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.” TryingFirstsClassBasketballClothesCourtGymBalletSockBasketball CourtBallet Class Author:Misty Copeland
“Our feelings can be hurt, but you can take a yoga class, you can pray, you can play some basketball - you can figure out things for your hurt feelings.” PlayFeelingsHurtClassFiguresPrayingBasketballYogaHurt Feelings Author:Killer Mike
“Politicians refuse to modernize schools, they cut out midnight basketball, but build all these new jails. First class jails, second class schools. This is zero tolerance.” FirstsSchoolClassCuttingPoliticianBasketballRefuseToleranceJailZeroMidnightFirst ClassZero Tolerance Author:Jesse Jackson
“Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.” CountryRememberHalfClassBasketballDoctorsBottomGraduation Author:Al McGuire
“I always want my players to show class, knock'em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.” WantBelieveShowsRunningLeadershipClassPlayerBasketballCoachingEmsNba Author:Bear Bryant
“Our conditioning program begins the first day of class. The running portion is very demanding. It has physiological advantages, as well as psychological advantages.” FirstsWellsRunningClassBasketballAdvantageProgramPsychologicalCoachingPortionsConditioningBasketball CoachingPhysiological Author:Norm Sloan
“I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class” KnowsNeedsClassPlayerBasketballSmartSillyBreadDumbSatVirginiaFamous BasketballCrumbsBread Crumbs Author:George Raveling
“I don't how anybody taller than 6-4 can sit in those seats. And the airline executives don't give a damn 'cause they never walk back there in the first place. I don't fly first class because I have a lot of money. I do it because I need the room.” NeedsGivingFirstsCausesWalksRoomsClassBasketballDamnSeatsExecutivesLots Of MoneyAirlineFirst ClassDon't Give A Damn Author:Charles Barkley
“I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.” PhilosophyClassBasketballNot Interested Author:Al McGuire