“I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life.” GoalInterestDealsBalanceBasketballLife Balance Author:Yao Ming
“I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd be a harder person to deal with. It just keeps me humble. Just imagine me in my game shooting the same percentage that Reggie Miller shoots. I wouldn't even talk to you guys because I wouldn't have to.” IfsThinkingWayPersonsReasonHappensGuyGamesDealsImagineBasketballPercentHarderHumbleThings HappenShootingPercentagesEverything Happens For A ReasonHappens For A ReasonFree Throw Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order.” PeopleFirstsChildrenDifferentOrderDealsMilitaryTypeBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.” CommunityDealsBasketballBillsAthleteNbaPerformersDominanceRivalryDemeanorGreat AthleteChamberlain Author:Red Auerbach
“What I can do is to go out and talk about the problems and solutions, make people aware of the scope of the problems, get them to become advocates for a turnaround, and convince them to develop an action plan, targeted to their community, to deal with young people. [They need to] find out what the kids want to do - dances, midnight-basketball leagues.” PeopleWantNeedsI CanProblemKidsActionYoungCan DoCommunityDealsPlansBasketballSolutionsLeagueConvinceMidnightScopeProblems And SolutionsTurnaround Author:Joycelyn Elders
“I was probably just graduating high school, maybe still in high school. When I was still in high school, maybe the last two years, I was rapping but I wasn't telling anybody. When I signed my deal people didn't know it was the same Ryan Montgomery from Oak Park High School, because I used to play basketball and I used to fight. Like I'd bring boxing gloves to school. So when they found out, it was, "You mean Ryan who be boxing?" or, "Ryan who be hopping up at the park?" So I was known as that guy.” PeopleKnowsYearsMeanStillsTwoPlaySchoolLastsUsedGuyFightingFoundDealsKnownBasketballHigh SchoolRapParksBoxingTwo YearsGraduatesThat GuyGlovesOaksMontgomeryGraduating High SchoolHoppingBoxing Gloves Author:Ryan Montgomery
“And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling, because Kentucky basketball is a big deal, and I am not the biggest fan - I am just the most notorious one.” MindFactsBigsDealsFansWindBasketballBig DealHumblingKentuckyNotoriousBiggest Fan Author:Ashley Judd
“If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.” IfsFirstsMeanChildrenGuyDealsPayNeededBasketballShoesDuesPayment Author:Larry Bird
“March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters.” BigsTurnsDealsWeekFansFoolMonthsBasketballMercyFinalsMonstersGentlemanMarchSheepGood FriendFinals Week Author:Hunter S. Thompson
“In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.” FeelsMayMatterOrderGrowsDealsResponsibilityAcceptingBasketballUncertainFamous BasketballUnprepared Book:Reach for the Summit Source: Reach for the Summit
“I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.” FeelsBelievePersonsDoeRealPassionIndividualI BelieveDealsQualitySituationPlayerTeamHumilityKeysBasketballMajorsConceptsCapacityEssenceUnityCoachesCoachingFrustrationPossessedThankfulnessBasketball CoachingIntangibleBasketball CoachServanthoodIntangible Quality Author:Dick Bennett