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“As failures go, attempting to recall the past is like trying to grasp the meaning of existence. Both make one feel like a baby clutching at a basketball: one's palms keep sliding off.”

Feels Trying Past Existence Baby Basketball Recalls Palms Attempting

Book:Less Than One: Selected Essays

Source: Less Than One: Selected Essays

“That was always a dream of mine to play division one basketball. Not knowing that I wasn't going to get the opportunity because of my past and previous couple of years in college. The opportunity to play with only one year of eligibility was great.”

Years Play Dream Past Opportunity Knowing Mines College Couple Basketball Division Not Knowing My Past Eligibility

Author:John Starks

“We never ask candidates to demonstrate their skill. We ask lots of questions about past experience, but simply looking at the results of their decisions does not let us understand the process that they used to make the choice in the first place. A good analogy is sports. If you wanted to know how well a person plays basketball, for example, you could look at statistics like shooting percentage or blocked shots. But, this is just an historical account of how well the individual played in the past - the numbers do not tell us much about how that individual plays basketball now.”

Past Choices Individual Sports Decision Basketball Historical Blocked Past Experiences

Author:Justin Menkes

“Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.”

Years Has Beens Past Sports College Walking Basketball Ridiculous College Basketball

Author:Bobby Knight

“What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not.”

Past Happened Basketball Champion

Author:Steve Nash

“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”

Thinking Problem Past Vision Worst Dad Basketball My Dad Hey Toes Truck Banging Fave

Author:Sarah Dessen

“To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.”

Children Past Dies Father Parent Basketball Condolences

Author:Red Auerbach

“Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals.”

Would Be Past Individual Felt Goal Player Team Basketball Coaches Coaching Contribution Basketball Coaching Weighing Disservice Rosters

Book:Tom Landry: an autobiography

Source: Tom Landry: an autobiography

“I haven't been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years. Or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either.”

Years Able Past Five Havens Basketball Eight Thirty Five Years Slam Famous Basketball Good Basketball Funny Basketball Thirty Eight Dunking Slam Dunk

Author:Dave Barry