“I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad passed away. I came back and played and it was good therapy for me. Having a basketball family and a coach who understood and actually became like a father figure for that time was comforting to me, and I'm sure that will be comforting to Coleman.” ThreeFatherGamesMissingFiguresDadComfortBasketballUnderstoodMy FamilyMy DadCoachesTherapyChicagoComfortingKnightsPassed AwayFather FigureDad Passed Away Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“In junior high in Germany I fought kids all the time. I had such a bad temper, I almost got thrown out of school. A few lickings from my dad got me out of that scene. He wore me out with a paddle.” KidsSchoolDadSceneBasketballMy DadGermanyThrownTemperJuniorsJunior HighLickingBad Temper Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“My dad was a huge basketball influence in my life on and off the court. Playing for him and having him around, having him push me harder than maybe another coach would have was a huge blessing for me. Getting to play with my brother was an unreal experience at Oklahoma, in college, it's some of the funnest times I've had in basketball, and I'll cherish those memories forever.” PlayMemoriesForeverInfluenceCollegeBrotherHugeDadBlessingBasketballHarderCourtMy DadCoachesMy BrotherCherishUnrealAnd OffOklahoma Author:Blake Griffin
“I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.” WantedCareersFansDadBasketballMy DadNba Author:Allen Iverson
“When I'm smiling and having fun, that's when you should have a problem. If I'm out there frowning and looking mean, that's when you know you've beat me - because I'm not having fun. I've been playing basketball since I was three. Everybody since I was three tried to tell me to stop smiling. Even my dad. My dad apologized to me when I was ten.” IfsKnowsShouldMeanProblemThreeFunDadTenBasketballBeatsShould HaveMy DadHaving FunFrowningPlaying Basketball Author:Dwight Howard
“My dad taught me that you have to work hard for anything you want in life, and I wanted to be good at playing basketball.” WantHardWantedTaughtHard WorkDadBasketballMy DadBe GoodPlaying Basketball Author:Seimone Augustus
“But at the same time, my parents always encouraged my brother and me to be happy with what we were doing. My parents were athletes in high school; my mom and my dad were the stars of the basketball team, but they never pushed my brother and me to be anything we didn't want to be.” WantSchoolStarsParentTeamBrotherMomDadBasketballHigh SchoolMy DadAthleteMy MomMy BrotherBasketball Team Author:Jonathan Groff
“Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.” MomentsGamesWinningLove YouDadBasketballShotsMy DadDearShootingImaginaryRollingSockTubesI Fell In Love With You Author:Kobe Bryant
“I was 13, and my dad actually sent photos to two different agencies of all of my family, and I had no idea. I was such a tomboy. I was playing basketball, living in Sweden, I didn't give a sh*t - I mean, obviously did not have dreams to be a model.” GivingMeanDifferentDreamDadBasketballMy FamilyMy Dad Author:Elsa Hosk
“My dad took me to a high school basketball game and this very, very famous coach in Michigan, by the name of Lofton Greene - he was a guy that my dad was familiar with. He was from our hometown. And I watched the game and I said I didn't see this guy doing a lot of coaching. And my dad told me, well, it's just like a teacher - which he was - he said if you do a good job teaching during the week, when they take the test on Friday, that's not the time you have to do a lot of demonstrative things.” SchoolGuyTeacherWeekTeachingDadBasketballHigh SchoolMy DadCoachesFamiliarCoachingGood JobFridayHometownVery Famous Author:Tony Dungy
“I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.” InspirationalGrewDadBasketballGrew UpBaseballTownsFundamentalsMy DadCoachesThanksExcellentSmall TownBasketball CoachIllinoisThanks To Him Author:Nick Offerman
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” InspirationalGivingBelievePersonsFatherAttitudeDadBasketballDaughterParentingMy DadBelieve In YourselfBelieve In MeFatherhoodRaising ChildrenGreatest GiftsFathers DayFather SonYour DadGreat GiftsFather And SonBeing A FatherSon And DaughterGreat FatherFather DiedBroadcastersBeing A DadMy Father DiedHappy First Fathers DayBest FatherDaughter To FatherFather FigureFathers Day InspirationalFunny Fathers DayHappy Fathers DayHappy Fathers Day GodCute Fathers DayFather MotherI Believe In YouGreat DadFunny FatherFunny Happy Fathers DayHappy Fathers Day MomInspirational FatherFathers Day ImagesHappy Fathers Day GreetingsDad LoveHappy Fathers Day ImagesNew FatherHusband And FatherFathers Day PoemsChristian Fathers DayFathers Day CardBest DadFatherhood InspirationalFunny DadBiological FathersFather Passed AwayI Believe In MeMemory Of My FatherDad Passed Away Author:Jim Valvano
“Hey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied” ThinkingProblemPastVisionWorstDadBasketballMy DadHeyToesTruckBangingFave Author:Sarah Dessen
“My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.” LittlesMotivationDadEasierBasketballBiggerMy DadShoesDesks Author:Phil Jackson