“Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a part. Everything I'm into, it's real to me. There's nothing fake about it.” IfsLooksRealRolesBasketballModelsFakeLook UpRole ModelsDictionaryBeing A Role Model Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley. I'm the Big Cactus now and ready to roll again.” RealBigsWinningReadyBasketballContestsSlamCactusSlam Dunk Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“My first motion capture game was with Sony - NBA: The Life. It was very ahead of its time. Brandon Akiaten, he was the writer and director. He had a real vision of what this game was meant to be; it was a basketball game where I was the Jerry Maguire sports agent type guy. And it was great!” FirstsRealGuyGamesSportsVisionTypeDirectorsBasketballAgentsNbaMeant To BeCaptureJerryWere Meant To BeSonyBasketball Game Author:Nolan North
“Football's another sport I absolutely despise. Along with baseball. Really, for me, basketball's the only real sport, the only one that matters.” RealMatterSportsFootballBasketballBaseballDespise Author:Stephen Graham Jones
“I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.” ThinkingPersonsRealBasketball Author:Dean Smith
“I was really fortunate. I don't believe in luck so I was really fortunate. God really blessed me in terms of my health. ... I was really healthy. But I tried to do my part in terms of preparation, in terms of perseverance. I tried to do my part to make sure that I was always ready to play and try to stay ahead of the game. I tried to beat people with my mind. I wasn't the biggest or the one that jumped the highest, but I had a real high basketball IQ and I knew it. ... I was a student of game and tried to prepare and be professional and have a good attitude. All of those things helped me have a long career.” PeopleTryingMindBelieveLongRealPlayGamesTermAttitudeCareersStudentsReadyHealthyBasketballHighestBeatsBlessedLuckPerseveranceDon't BelievePreparationFortunateGood AttitudeLong CareersAhead Of The Game Author:Avery Johnson
“I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and that laboratory, that allows us to learn who and what we are, and to be able to utilize that knowledge in real life.” I CanRealAbleOne ThingCollegeParticularBasketballReal LifeExposureLaboratory Author:Len Elmore
“We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player.” RealHelpingGamesPlayerBasketballReal LifeSmarterWorkoutSlow DownBasketball PlayerOverload Author:Stephen Curry
“Baseball is a set of individuals doing their thing in the same team, but it's much more individual. In basketball people are making real time decisions about who gets the ball, do we trust everybody out on the court, and the analytics certainly don't show you all those subtle dynamics, but they're very important.” PeopleImportantRealShowsIndividualDecisionTeamBasketballBaseballBallsCourtSubtleDynamicsAnalytics Author:Steve Ballmer
“The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.” RealStoriesSexEasyBasketballReal Story Author:Magic Johnson
“Young people want you to be real with them.” PeopleWantRealYoungYouthBasketballBeing Real Author:Magic Johnson
“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.” WayRealPlayRealitySuccessGamesWinningPracticeBasketballDeterminationEnthusiasmInspirational SportsBasketball PlayerFamous BasketballInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball MotivationNba PlayerPlaying BasketballPlay To WinBasketball TrainingGreatest BasketballBasketball WinningSports CompetitionWinning Basketball Author:Michael Jordan
“I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that's all that matters to me.” WantRealMatterShowsKidsHellPlayerBasketballWho I AmBeing RealBasketball Player 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.” KnowsRealPlayFivePlayerMinesBasketballWorkersEightReal LifeHardestMotiveNbaGymNba Player Author:Kevin Durant
“If I asked you something about basketball and you don't really know about basketball and you try to talk it and fake it, I'm going to be able to tell. It's the same way about music; you have to be real.” IfsKnowsWayTryingRealAbleBasketballFakeBeing Real Author:Chamillionaire
“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.” IfsWantShouldRealPlayAbleDifferencesPlayerPositionBasketballAverageBasketball Player Author:Shawn Marion
“As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensSaidRealSportsFansStudentsInvolvedBasketballCoachesVentureCooperativesAdministrators Author:Bobby Knight
“Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.” RealRunningBornFriendshipFieldsBasketballGoldCompetitionDustAwardsStrifeAthleticGold MedalsAthletic AbilityAthletic CompetitionReal GoldGold Dust Author:Jesse Owens
“I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.” MindRealGuyStrongBasketballBeatsFundamentalsLarryBasketball GameBasketball And Life Author:Larry Bird
“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.” InspirationalRealPlayGamesWinningPracticeBasketballEnthusiasmNbaBasketball PlayerFamous BasketballInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball MotivationNba PlayerPlaying BasketballPlay To WinBasketball TrainingGreatest BasketballBasketball WinningSports CompetitionWinning Basketball Author:Michael Jordan
“Ski. Sled. Play basketball. Jog. Run. Run. Run. Run home. Run home and enjoy. Enjoy. Take these verbs and enjoy them. They're yours, Craig. You deserve them because you chose them. You could have left them all behind but you chose to stay here. So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live. Live.” RealPlayHomeRunningLeftEnjoyBehindsBasketballDeserveVerbsHome RunSkis Author:Ned Vizzini
“Indeed, the maligned American pastime of baseball may be by-far the greatest and best sport by one criterion, when it comes to emulating and training for genuinely useful Neolithic skills! Think about it. The game consists of lots of patient waiting and watching (stalking), throwing with incredible accuracy and speed, sprinting, dodging... and hitting moving objects real hard with clubs! And arguing. Hey, what else could you possibly need? Now, tell me, how do soccer or basketball prepare you to survive in the wild, hm?” ThinkingNeedsMayRealHardMovingGamesSportsWaitingObjectsSkillsBasketballTrainingBaseballPatientIncrediblesClubsSpeedArguingHeySoccerThrowingHittingCriteriaAccuracyStalkingPastimeBest Sports Author:David Brin
“Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.” ImportantRealJoyWinningFocusBasketballExperienceCompetitionEngagedReal Joy Author:Phil Jackson
“I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.” FeelsBelievePersonsDoeRealPassionIndividualI BelieveDealsQualitySituationPlayerTeamHumilityKeysBasketballMajorsConceptsCapacityEssenceUnityCoachesCoachingFrustrationPossessedThankfulnessBasketball CoachingIntangibleBasketball CoachServanthoodIntangible Quality Author:Dick Bennett