Unc Basketball Quotes

When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun. ~ Carmelo Anthony

Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I either run or try to play basketball every day. ~ Harold Ford, Jr.

You have to clean out the pig barn every week because you know your pigs are in there doing their jobs every day. ~ Don Meyer

I had a crush, but I'm not sure I actually had a crush on Sam Hunt. He was the face attached to it, but I don't really know much about him at all. I thought he played basketball, but I think it may have actually been volleyball. No matter. I took what I knew, and I filled in the details to my liking. It was fun. And also ridiculous. When you have a crush on a half-real, half-imaginary boy, you will always be disappointed. ~ Emily P. Freeman

Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball. ~ Don Meyer

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think when I was about 12 or 13, my dad started taking me out to the local golf course, and that's the first time I ever hit a golf ball. I picked it up pretty quickly, just kind of monkey-see, monkey-do. But when I was 12, golf was so slow to me. For me, it was basketball, girls and music. ~ Justin Timberlake

You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with. ~ Steve Nash

It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood. ~ Eli Manning

I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air. ~ Norm Sloan

I've done a lot of basketball drills, not a whole lot of competitive stuff. I have basically been in the gym everyday working on my game, working on the time off that I've had from the game, just getting myself prepared mentally and physically for the season. ~ Grant Hill

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another. ~ Yao Ming

I've put our guys in position. I gave them the blueprint. I think they're ready. ~ LeBron James

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore. ~ Oscar Robertson

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from. ~ Allen Iverson

You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws. ~ Don Meyer

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure. ~ Roger Crawford

Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything. ~ Yao Ming

Bad shooters are always open ~ Pete Carril

I told them my system was based on the "ant plan," that I'd gotten the idea watching a colony of ants in Africa during the war. A whole bunch of ants working toward a common goal. ~ Bear Bryant

I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate. ~ Marcus Camby

Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry. ~ Pat Conroy

Effective leadership is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That's because leadership has two sides- what a person is character and what a person does- competence. ~ Stephen Covey

I had a sketch called 'Fedora Basketball,' which was about basketball players having to wear hats; in addition to scoring points, they have to make sure their fedoras don't fall off. ~ Hannibal Buress

I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride. ~ Allen Iverson

It's not how big you are, it's how big you play ~ John Wooden

When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you! ~ Mike Krzyzewski

I really get motivated when I have doubters. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself. ~ Mike Krzyzewski

I started wearing glasses last season but they're only for basketball games and dirty movies. ~ Rick Majerus

To be a team, you must be a family. ~ Don Meyer

We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are. ~ Bill Laimbeer

Involvement in my kids' sports teams is something I have made time for over the years. I've also been able to coach all three of them in baseball and basketball, something that has strengthened our bonds and given me indescribable joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything. ~ Thomas Perez

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause. ~ Kobe Bryant

You must be sure that you give back something that's beneficial to the game. Any of the teaching you do must be for the benefit of the men who play. ~ Henry Iba

I'm the LCL - the Last Center Left. I've been doing the same things for 13 years, but now they're flopping and falling, and the refs are falling for it, too. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

I've always thought basketball was the best sport, although it wasn't the sport I was best at. It was just the most fun to watch. ~ Jack Nicholson

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job. ~ Al McGuire

Let's put it in old movie Mafia terms. There are guys that are in position to get by but they didn't wait their turn. They back-doored the top guy to get the power. For example, Sonny Corleone went up there, and he wanted to be the top guy. And the Godfather said, 'You know what dude, I'm a star.' That's what I'm doing now, and that's what I was trying to do with what's-his-name. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately. ~ Bob Cousy