“Phil took us to the finals three out of the five years and you want to fire him and want to bring in Mike Krzyzewski? Come on, man. That's like being married to J-Lo, then dropping J-Lo for a girl that's 5-10, 480 (pounds).” MenWantYearsGirlThreeWinningFireFiveBasketballMarriedFinalsFive YearsPoundsMikeDroppingBeing Married Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.” PlayWantedGirlBasketballMy Future Author:LeBron James
“Height isn't something you can have and just let be, like nice teeth or naturally curly hair. People have this idea you have to put it to use, playing basketball, for example, or observing the weather up there. If you are a girl, they feel a particular need to point your height out to you, as if you might not have noticed.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsIdeasUseBodyMightGirlNiceExampleParticularHairBasketballSizeTeethWeatherHeightObservingPlaying BasketballCurly HairNice Teeth Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.” PlayGirlPlayerGrewBasketballGradesBasketball Player Author:Eric Williams
“I was all limbs and I was very convinced that I must be uncoordinated, so I didn't want to try any sports. And the girls' basketball team was constantly like, "Please, please just come play."” WantTryingPlayGirlSportsTeamPleaseBasketballConvincedLimbsBasketball Team Author:Geena Davis
“Nobody's cooler than my two girls. They just seem to take whatever comes with, you know - happiness and - steadiness. And they're loving school. They're making friends... and - they've already joined some clubs. And Sasha, you know - I think maybe to endear - myself to her, she - she decided she wanted to join a basketball team. So - what more could I want?” ThinkingKnowsWantTwoSeemsWantedSchoolGirlTeamBasketballDecidedClubsBasketball TeamMaking FriendsSteadiness Author:Barack Obama
“I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy.” IfsInspirationalNeedsPlayCareGirlBasketballLowsTake CareMaintenance Author:Chris Brown
“I love being a pavement artist; seriously, I do. It's like when guys who would normally hate being freakishly tall discover basketball, or when girls with abnormally long fingers sit down at a piano. Blending in, going unseen, being a shadow in the sun is what I'm good at. Seeing the shadows, it turns out, is not my natural gift.” LongArtistGuyHateTurnsGirlNaturalSunSeeingBasketballShadowFingersPianoTallUnseenPavementNatural GiftsBlending In Book:Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy Source: Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy
“But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball.” IfsMatterTodayHateGirlGamesCrazyBasketballGardenNo Matter WhatGolfIncludingCreditDefenseCardsErasLiberalismHumankindConservatismAutomobileEdenCredit CardLove And HateGarden Of Eden Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.” KnowsLooksLittlesMotivationalGirlWinningChanceBasketballGoldSoccerLook UpHockeyRole ModelsInspirational SportsMedalSoftballGold MedalsPlaying SoccerPlaying Hockey Author:Angela Ruggiero
“If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.” IfsHardPlayGuyGirlHard WorkPersonalityBasketballUglyGreat PersonFunny BasketballGreatest BasketballAuburnGreat Personality Author:Charles Barkley