“Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.” ThinkingYearsKindIssuesFeetBasketballMajorsMajorityFactorsGet BetterInjuryNbaPlayoffsDuncan Author:Bill Walton
“I don't have to shoot from more than two feet. I'm top 50. I've got 23,000 from where I shoot.” TwoFeetBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?” IfsThinkingPlayHappensBlackFeetFootballBasketballSixTall Book:Disappearing Acts Source: Disappearing Acts
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty's torch. In football you run over somebody's face.” RunningFacesLibertyFourFeetMissingFootballBasketballCourtFortyYardsNinetyTorchesDimesSprint Author:Donald Hall
“If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger bed and hope he plays basketball.” IfsChildrenPlayCuttingFeetBedBasketballBiggerSevenLegsTall Author:Robert Altman
“It's a luxury to play. I get to play basketball for a living. I'm a lucky guy and I'm thankful for everything I have and what I get to do. I realize how many people would give their left foot to just play one game in the NBA. This is the NBA!” PeopleGivingPlayGuyGamesLeftRealizingFeetLuckyBasketballLuxuryNbaLucky Guy Author:Chris Bosh
“I play a lot of basketball and racquetball, as they're both great for your feet and hand eye coordination. Other drills can help as well, such as simply catching a football in distant positions from different heights and velocities.” WellsDifferentPlayHelpingHandsEyeFeetPositionFootballBasketballHeightCatchingDrillsVelocityCoordinationRacquetball Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork.” HelpingMovingGuyFeetFootballBasketballDefenseStayingCarrieSquaresPlaying FootballGuardingFootworkPlaying Defense Author:Calvin Pryor
“Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.” NeedsTwoSportsFeetWorstBasketballRaisesBaskets Author:W. P. Kinsella
“The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game.” TwoHardGamesPlayerFeetBasketballBallsFlyingHardestHardest ThingBasketball PlayerPull UpsDribble Author:John Calipari
“I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give up the idea. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football, and I have 20/20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.” GivingIdeasPlayWantedYoungSportsVisionCareersFeetFootballBasketballGiving UpSixHumorousPoundsTallAmerican FootballSportsmanshipParametersRefereeFunny Motivational Author:Jay Leno
“I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage shots; control everything within 18 feet; eliminate second shots; no easy baskets; point the ball on all long shots; and prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.” MenBelieveLongForceI BelieveEasyNumbersPrinciplesFeetBasketballLowsShotsBallsSevenDefenseOpponentsCoachingPercentagesBasketsBasketball CoachingCardinalsLong Shots Author:Adolph Rupp
“The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.” ThinkingPlayerFeetBasketballCourtCoachingBasketball CoachingBasketball CoachBasketball Court Author:Jerry Tarkanian
“Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a 'step-drag action' with advanced foot moving forward first and then the back foot in a boxer's type shuffling of the feet.” ShouldFirstsMadeImportantPlayActionMovingIndividualStepsFeetTypeBasketballApproachAspectBallsMoving ForwardCoachingDragBasketball CoachingBoxersShuffling Author:Tex Winter
“If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA.” IfsFunnyWalksMillionsFeetBasketballDollarsCloudsNbaMillion DollarsFunny BasketballFeet On The GroundHead In The Clouds Author:Gary Dornhoefer
“On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.” InspirationalFunnyGamesFourPlayerFeetLimitsBasketballGunExcitingRaisesSizeHeightDriversInchesCentreBasketsTaxiRefereeFunny Basketball Author:Al McGuire
“Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.” ThinkingWayDoeThreeGamesLinesFeetBasketballPerformancesIncrediblesRangeComparisonHittingAttackingUnrealJumpers Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.” FirstsFeltFiveFeetBasketballShotsFirst TimeBallsEightShootingEaseGradesTallInchesFourthHookFamous BasketballFourth Grade Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar