“I painted my toenails before Dennis Rodman. One time at training camp, I stubbed my toe and the nail came loose. My mom gave me some toenail hardener, and I painted over it. I scored 40-something points that night, so it became a ritual. Paint my toenails, score 40 points.” NightMomBasketballTrainingPaintMy MomScoreOver ItRitualCampsOne TimeNailsToesTraining CampToenails Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers.” HomeLightLastsRememberMomBasketballMy MomNbaTournamentsSneakers Author:Allen Iverson
“I begged my mom for a beat machine, she spent a crazy amount of money - so there were no more Christmases, no more basketball camps, no more birthday gifts. I always knew that's what I wanted to do.” WantedCrazyMomAmountBasketballBeatsMachinesMy MomCamps Author:J. Cole
“What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.” MenMadeMomProudBasketballCourtMy Mom Author:Michael Finley
“But at the same time, my parents always encouraged my brother and me to be happy with what we were doing. My parents were athletes in high school; my mom and my dad were the stars of the basketball team, but they never pushed my brother and me to be anything we didn't want to be.” WantSchoolStarsParentTeamBrotherMomDadBasketballHigh SchoolMy DadAthleteMy MomMy BrotherBasketball Team Author:Jonathan Groff
“My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.” InspirationMomBasketballToughMy MomTough TimesAlways There For Me Author:LeBron James
“Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. I would go play baseball, basketball, football, hang with my brother, do whatever, and at the end of the day I'd come back and say, 'Hey, Mom, would you hit 15 minutes worth of balls with me?'” EndsPlayMinutesFootballBrotherMomLuckyBasketballBaseballBallsHeyMy BrotherTennisThe End Of The DayAnd At The End Of The DayAlways There For Me Author:Jimmy Connors
“My mom is a big sports fans. Basketball, football, baseball, whatever. She calls into sports radio shows and gets into shouting matches, that's how intense she is about it.” ShowsBigsSportsFansFootballMomBasketballBaseballRadioMy MomIntenseShoutingSports Fan Author:Chris Hardwick
“David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do.” IfsShouldMotherStuffParentMomBasketballDressesYeahChainsCodeIf I CouldNbaDress Code Author:Shaquille O'Neal