“When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun.” YoungGamesWinningFunSeriousBasketballCourtI RealizedHaving FunBasketball Game Author:Carmelo Anthony
“That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke on a chicken bone that day. I'm serious.” MadeLastsWinningSeriousBasketballGardenMiracleBonesChickensNbaSecondsChoke Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“My teammates know I'm down to earth. I'll joke with them. But when it comes to basketball, I try to be serious about it.” KnowsTryingEarthSeriousBasketballJokesTeammateDown To Earth Author:Chamique Holdsclaw
“Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.” GuyMagicCrazySeriousBasketballCourtBreatheIntenseBasketball Court Author:Magic Johnson
“See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.” PeopleInspirationalDreamChurchSeriousBasketballGood TimesHaving A Good TimeHopes And Dreams Author:Charles Barkley
“I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky and I learned, early on, that Habitual Domination was a natural way of life.” WayLongFactsBornNaturalFansSeriousBirthBasketballDominationAddictLong LifeHabitualKentucky Book:Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Source: Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness
“I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.” KnowsInspirationalFirstsHandsGamesMissingSeriousBrokenBasketballLipsAthleteSizeShouldersTeethKneesInjuryToesTornSoftballAnkles Author:Kobe Bryant