“ I tried to teach them [his sons] that about the importance of self-discipline, and that the culture of yes is built on a foundation of no. Bill Walton
“ Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball. Bill Bradley
“ You know how when you step on court your coach is like "go go go!"? And all throughout you just keep telling yourself to hit harder and harder and keep at it? You know how much you treasure those five… Thisuri Wanniarachchi
“ In middle school I played against you once. And lost. I was so frustrated that I continued practicing even after I retired... And then when I entered high school, hell yeah, I laughed. The guy I vowed… Tadatoshi Fujimaki
“ I've always made weird sounds with my mouth. I've always been fascinated by the sound design, what you can do with your mouth. I was the kid dancing around in third grade on the basketball court. Whil… Charlie Puth
“ His ability to evoke Celtic pride was incredible. He would always talk about how all the old players called him up after an embarrasing performance and wanted to disassociate themselves from the Celti… Bill Walton
“ We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game. Pat Conroy
“ The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. Phil Jackson
“ I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven. Gabrielle Union
“ My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off. Hakeem Olajuwon
“ 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
“ If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you. Kim Kardashian
“ The real, many-veiled answer to the question of just what goes through a great player's mind as he stands at the center of hostile crowd-noise and lines up the free-throw that will decide the game mig… David Foster Wallace
