“It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesBigsKidsRememberGamesHouseFunGrowsCitiesGrowing UpChildhoodFrontsFootballBasketballNormalNeighborhoodYardsNew OrleansFootball GameBig CitiesTouch Football Author:Eli Manning
“I love basketball so much, I love playing it. I just never thought I could make it to college, make it to the NBA or stand up here today in front of you guys and be an NBA MVP. It’s just a surreal feeling, and I had so much help, so many people believe in me when I didn’t believe in myself.” PeopleBelieveHelpingFeelingsTodayGuyFrontsCollegeBasketballNbaSurrealMvp Author:Kevin Durant
“I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.” WellsChallengesFrontsBasketballMissionsBathroomVendetta Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“We have to move the meter in sports in Africa, especially basketball. With the growth of the NBA globally, we have to figure out more ways to develop facilities, coaching, leagues, and youth development in Africa. The talent is incredible. Especially physically. How do we get the youth to start playing at an early age just like in soccer? The future is bright. We now have an NBA office in Africa, we have legends and Hall of Famers, we have African assistant coaches, front office members, and some prominent African players over the last 10 years. So we must plan well for the next 10.” WayYearsWellsAgeLastsMovingNextSportsGrowthPlayerPlansTalentFrontsFiguresYouthDevelopmentMembersBasketballOfficeIncrediblesCoachesSoccerLeagueCoachingHallsNbaLegendsFacilityAssistantsMeterProminentFuture Is BrightFront OfficeAssistant Coaches Author:Masai Ujiri
“But basketball was always something I was good at, that I was passionate about. I just didn't have the confidence to play in front of people at the time, at that early age. Now, I feel like I'm ready to play in front of people and play on the big stage.” PeopleFeelsPlayBigsAgeStageFrontsReadyBasketballPassionate Author:Lil B
“I've written in every imaginable location; a repurposed closet, the kitchen table, the bleachers while my kids had basketball practice, the front seat of the car when they were at soccer. In airports. On trains. In the break room when I was supposed to be wolfing down dinner. In the back of classrooms when I was supposed to be paying attention.” KidsRoomsAttentionBreakPracticeWrittenCarFrontsBasketballTablesTrainDinnerSupposed To BeSoccerPay AttentionKitchenSeatsClassroomLocationClosetsAirportsKitchen TableBleachers Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
“I put a basketball in front of George Clooney's door and sprayed it with supermodel perfume to lure him out.” DoorsFrontsBasketballPerfumeLureSupermodel Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“With basketball, if a guy is having an off night you still can say he's a good athlete. But with a comedian, you see them in front of the wrong audience - and they can look like complete amateurs. It's remarkable.” IfsLooksStillsNightGuyAudienceFrontsBasketballAthleteComedianRemarkableGood Athlete Author:Gary Gulman
“The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.” PlayFrontsBasketballPlayoffs Author:Steve Nash
“I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.” MotivationalNumbersFrontsBasketballNinjaShogunsPythagorean Theorem Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.” PeopleMenYoungSeeingFrontsGrewBasketballGrew UpYoung Man Author:Kobe Bryant
“I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.” PlayGamesFrontsBasketballInspirational Basketball Author:Tim Duncan