“The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the guys won it for me. They won it for the big guy. Numbers are overrated. There's a lot of guys in this league who can say they've got great numbers. But they can't say they've got four rings in the last six years.” YearsFirstsBigsLastsGuyThreeWinningNumbersFourBasketballSixRingsLeagueLast YearChampionshipOverratedBig Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven shots.” IfsI CanBasketballSixShotsSevenAssassinsLet Him GoShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?” IfsThinkingPlayHappensBlackFeetFootballBasketballSixTall Book:Disappearing Acts Source: Disappearing Acts
“I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.” ThinkingShouldEducationCollegeMonthsBasketballDegreesSixEducatedSix MonthsBartenderGoing Back To SchoolBartending Author:Al McGuire
“I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.” InspirationalYearsSportsBasketballSixSevenTrackSoccerRanSoftball Author:Gabrielle Union
“The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,” Harry recited. “So — that’s sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn’t it?” “What’s basketball?” said Wood curiously. “Never mind,” said Harry quickly.” MindSaidBasketballSixWoodsScoreChasersBroomsticks Author:J. K. Rowling
“I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give up the idea. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football, and I have 20/20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.” GivingIdeasPlayWantedYoungSportsVisionCareersFeetFootballBasketballGiving UpSixHumorousPoundsTallAmerican FootballSportsmanshipParametersRefereeFunny Motivational Author:Jay Leno
“And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would toss off defeat, but my name is on this ball club. Thirty-six men publicly reflect me and reflect on me, and it's a matter of my pride.” IfsMenMatterMotivationalWinningNamesSportsLossAcceptingTroubleAcceptancePrideBasketballEgoSixBallsDefeatClubsThirtyCoachingBasketball CoachingTossX Men Book:Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers Source: Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers
“I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven.” TryingTwoMovingThreeTeachPlayerBasketballSixSevenCoachingBasketball Coaching Author:Norm Sloan