And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling, because Kentucky basketball is a big deal, and I am not the biggest fan - I am just the most notorious one.
Ashley Judd
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
John Wooden
Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.
Brian McKnight
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be
Kobe Bryant
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.
Phil Jackson
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
Pete Carill
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
Red Auerbach
Nothing there but basketball, a game which won't be fit for people until they set the basket umbilicus-high and return the giraffes to the zoo.
Ogden Nash
Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.
Bill Vaughn
Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.
Steve Nash
Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.î
Tiger Woods