“Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.” ThinkingYearsKindIssuesFeetBasketballMajorsMajorityFactorsGet BetterInjuryNbaPlayoffsDuncan Author:Bill Walton
“I don't have to shoot from more than two feet. I'm top 50. I've got 23,000 from where I shoot.” TwoFeetBasketball 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
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty's torch. In football you run over somebody's face.” RunningFacesLibertyFourFeetMissingFootballBasketballCourtFortyYardsNinetyTorchesDimesSprint Author:Donald Hall
“If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger bed and hope he plays basketball.” IfsChildrenPlayCuttingFeetBedBasketballBiggerSevenLegsTall Author:Robert Altman
“It's a luxury to play. I get to play basketball for a living. I'm a lucky guy and I'm thankful for everything I have and what I get to do. I realize how many people would give their left foot to just play one game in the NBA. This is the NBA!” PeopleGivingPlayGuyGamesLeftRealizingFeetLuckyBasketballLuxuryNbaLucky Guy Author:Chris Bosh
“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.” WellsDifferentPlayHelpingHandsEyeFeetPositionFootballBasketballHeightCatchingDrillsVelocityCoordinationRacquetball Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork.” HelpingMovingGuyFeetFootballBasketballDefenseStayingCarrieSquaresPlaying FootballGuardingFootworkPlaying Defense Author:Calvin Pryor
“Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.” NeedsTwoSportsFeetWorstBasketballRaisesBaskets Author:W. P. Kinsella
“The hardest thing for a basketball player to do is dribble two really hard dribbles. You are flying, and then pull up and shoot a ball from 15, 17 feet. It's the hardest thing in the game.” TwoHardGamesPlayerFeetBasketballBallsFlyingHardestHardest ThingBasketball PlayerPull UpsDribble Author:John Calipari