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“I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever had to pay me to play basketball.”

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Author:Jerry West

“That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better if we played four-on-four or five-on-five, but I could go out there alone.”

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Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. I would go play baseball, basketball, football, hang with my brother, do whatever, and at the end of the day I'd come back and say, 'Hey, Mom, would you hit 15 minutes worth of balls with me?'”

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Author:Jimmy Connors

“People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I was born rich; I had to play basketball to make this type of money.”

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Author:Moses Malone

“While I was in the NFL, I would eat five times a day. I only eat twice a day now, and I box and play basketball every day. I'm extremely happy with my body and mind...”

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Author:Thomas Jones

“When I was in school, I was very much into just sports, mostly basketball, and didn't really see myself as much of a student. But once I got into college, I figured I wasn't going to be play beyond college. I started to think what was I going to do, since I wouldn't be able to make a living with basketball. There were a couple of things I liked to do. I wrote poetry, spoken word mostly.”

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Author:Matt de la Pena

“Football, you can go out and buy a football and play it in your backyard. Basketball, you can go out and play it in the schoolyard or in your driveway. Baseball, you get a glove and a bat and a ball and you go out and play in the neighborhood. You can't do that in hockey.”

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Author:Jeremy Roenick

“You obviously have your routines that you rely on, then you go out and play and have fun. For us in basketball, we have a seven-game series, so you have time to adjust if you need to. It's a fun experience to go through, and one that I'll remember for a long time.”

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Author:Stephen Curry

“I play a lot of basketball and racquetball, as they're both great for your feet and hand eye coordination. Other drills can help as well, such as simply catching a football in distant positions from different heights and velocities.”

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Author:Antonio Cromartie

“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."”

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Author:Geena Davis

“The great thing about [Michael] Jordan was that he made them want it just like he wanted it. And a lot of times like a lot of the basketball players, not to be getting on basketball, but, with a lot of the basketball players you might have one superstar on the team, and they're not willing to play up to par with the way he is, so they don't make it. But then you have some celebrities on the basketball team, and they don't know how to get along with each other!”

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Author:Ginuwine

“I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.”

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Author:Magic Johnson

“Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.”

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Author:Magic Johnson

“I was a man who played basketball and after I played basketball and before I played basketball I was going to be a psychologist, whereas most people who play their occupation is their definition - and then when they stop doing who they are, they become nothing.”

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Author:John Amaechi

“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.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

“Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.”

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Author:Michael Jordan

“If you play basketball, you get into the zone. You can't miss. That's the expansive mindset we're all seeking. But that only comes when the mind is quiet and separate from the noise. And the greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.”

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Author:Russell Simmons

“I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.”

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Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee

“I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.”

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Author:Kevin Durant

“I don't [know] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real life of an NBA player. And it's not all about I just do everything, like I'm the hardest worker, or I love to play basketball every day, I go to the gym at eight and don't leave until five. No, that's not how it is. That's not how I am.”

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Author:Kevin Durant

“Our feelings can be hurt, but you can take a yoga class, you can pray, you can play some basketball - you can figure out things for your hurt feelings.”

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Author:Killer Mike

“Hell, I'm going to play pro basketball. I'm going to maybe be famous. I'm going to write books.”

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Author:John Edgar Wideman

“I hear that players tend to burn out of basketball, but I absolutely never had that experience myself. There were many times in my life where I got cut from a team I wanted to make, or didn't get playing time in high school, and even into college. But setbacks always inspired me to work harder, spend more time in the gym, play more, learn more, and watch more basketball.”

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Author:Ashley Graham

“Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That equals up to 12, 14, 16 points. You can lose a game with that much. It's different watching basketball now. People don't play the same way. It doesn't matter if you score, if you can't stop the other team from scoring. Our coach used to kick our ass if we didn't. I was told if you saw more of the other team color under the basket than your own team color, you ain't doing your job. Everybody should be under the board, trying to get that ball.”

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Author:Leslie Jones

“A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development right off and then play all you can, but don't sacrifice your skill development by just playing and not working on the specifics of the game.”

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Author:Pat Summitt

“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.”

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Author:John Starks

“You should never want to be a one position player. If you're a real basketball player, you should be able to play any position. That's the difference between really good players and average players.”

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Author:Shawn Marion

“When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.”

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Author:Jason Kidd

“I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.”

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Author:Jason Kidd

“You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.”

“If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.”

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Author:Bobby Knight

“A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.”

“My fondest memories were watching the Beastie Boys get prepped to come on stage. They had a lot of antics and they play a lot of basketball... then they were giving out cameras to the crowd, and performing from the bleachers. The most important thing I learned was that you control your crowd, not the other way around.”

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Author:Talib Kweli

“I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.”

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Author:Jeremy Lin

“Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.”

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Author:Jeremy Lin

“People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me.”

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Author:Steve Nash

“Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.”

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Author:Steve Nash

“Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.”

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Author:Steve Nash

“The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.”

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Author:Steve Nash

“The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.”

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Author:Steve Nash

“I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.”

“This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.”

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Author:Danica Patrick

“As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want.”

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Author:Dennis Rodman

“I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.”

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Author:Saoirse Ronan

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.”

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Author:Babe Ruth

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