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“When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass like Magic, jump like Mike, be quick like Zeke. I am thankful to them, since without seeing them do things they did, I wouldn't be in the NBA.”

Littles Kids Today Used Seeing Magic Goes On Basketball Bird Nba Little Kid Mike Playgrounds I Am Thankful Like Mike

Author:Allen Iverson

“We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested in seeing what live theater looks like in New York, you probably already set your DVR. It's gonna be a hard ask to get a bunch of college-basketball fans to tune in for three hours to watch the Tonys.”

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Author:Neil Patrick Harris

“I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.”

Men Way Goal Pleasure Seeing Basketball Pairs Setting Goals

Book:Basketball: Its Origin and Development

Source: Basketball: Its Origin and Development

“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.”

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Book:Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy

Source: Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy

“It's hard to put it in perspective right now. I'm starting to feel a little emotional about what's going to happen Friday night. Getting your number put in the rafters is always something that as a kid ... you dream of seeing happen to you.”

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Author:Scottie Pippen

“He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're seeing a very polished 27-year-old player who's probably got another seven or eight great years ahead of him.”

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Author:Scottie Pippen

“I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.”

People Men Young Seeing Fronts Grew Basketball Grew Up Young Man

Author:Kobe Bryant