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Basketball Quotes
Most Famous Basketball Quotes of All Time!
Fans often admire the sheer grace and athleticism basketball players bring to the court, especially given their size. Some athletes make clear they see themselves as basketball players above all else, prioritizing the sport over every other pursuit, a passion covered in our Always quotes.
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Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.
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Highbridge - everybody rap in Highbridge; everyone grew up rappin' or playing basketball.
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Baseball is the biggest sport in Japan, then soccer, and basketball is... People don't really care about basketball.
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I'm a basketball player first and foremost. So I want to put basketball above everything else.
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I don't see myself not playing basketball. I don't see myself not around basketball.
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All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it.
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I grew up drumming but had to put it on the back burner because of basketball.
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My focus is on comfort, so I tend to keep it simple and casual - both during and after the basketball season.
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We've got to play better basketball.
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I became a poet in Pittsburgh. When I lived in the South, I was a basketball player and primarily a jock. An English teacher essentially suggested that I send the poems that I'd been writing - really just for him - to a few programs, so that when I wound up in Pittsburgh, it's where I figured out that I could actually be a poet.
In some countries, basketball ranks well behind baseball and soccer in popularity, a reality that surprises many outsiders. Childhood interests, like skateboarding, often grew alongside basketball for an entire generation. Browse more in our College, Football, and Game quotes.