“Being that I'm a tropical black man I don't get to see much snow. When I see snow I go crazy. That's why they call me Sasquatch. There's no Sasquatch found in the snow so I had to go back to my Sasquatchian roots.” MenFoundBlackCrazyBasketballRootsSnowCall MeTropicalSasquatch Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“One day to see that headline, not that someone won a basketball championship, but to see that a cure for cancer has been found, will be a great day for mankind.” Has BeensFoundMankindOne DayBasketballCancerCuresChampionshipHeadlinesGreat Day Author:Dick Vitale
“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
“I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that 'spark' yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.” IfsThinkingWantHeartMotivationalLife IsFoundHavensBasketballPassionateProfessionWhat You WantNot SureSparksPersistentImperativesFollow Your Heart Author:Steve Kerr
“Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.” CharacterFoundPositionGreatnessHumilityBasketballGoodnessPossessionPrestige Book:Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward Source: Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward
“With all of you men out there who think that having a thousand different ladies is pretty cool, I have learned in my life I've found out that having one woman a thousand different times is much more satisfying.” ThinkingMenDifferentFoundThousandBasketballSatisfyingI Have LearnedOne WomanDifferent Times Author:Wilt Chamberlain
“They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.” SaidUseTogetherFoundWinningFivePlayerFitBasketballCoachingThey SaidBasketball CoachingBest PlayersMotivational BasketballFound You Author:Red Auerbach
“At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year everyone is dying for the year to end and you have lost them. The last two years at BU, I motivated positively and got much better results.” YearsFirstsTwoEndsLastsFoundLostResultsDyingBasketballUniversityCoachingTwo YearsMotivatedBostonPositivelyBasketball CoachingBoston University Author:Rick Pitino
“Many Americans follow pro basketball from November through June, for reasons that I found unexplainable, other than the fact that they were overly fascinated with soaring armpits.” ReasonFactsFunnyFoundBasketballFascinatedSoarJuneNovemberFunny BasketballUnexplainableArmpits Author:Dan Jenkins
“There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they're in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I'm doing stuff like that all over.” LittlesKidsFoundStuffFiveMissingBrotherTvsBasketballApartmentBrothers And SistersWatching TvAntonioSan Antonio Author:Shaquille O'Neal