Quotes about basket
basketball stars thinking
I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, Git r done! Larry the Cable Guy
basketball hate games
This is a mind over matter thing. We have to find it within ourselves to play for two hours. We love the game, so it's not like we're doing something we hate. We're doing something we love. Kay Yow
basketball
Basketball is basketball. Oscar Robertson
basketball fundamentals court
Just fundamental things - I played guard and I played forward, so you get into a position where you are pivoting out on the court.
basketball school play
I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.
basketball country real
It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.
basketball dream sorry
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.
basketball player ifs
If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
basketball team thinking
I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.
basketball teaching thinking
I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.
basketball thinking years
I think no one has written a history of the great coaches who were around 30 to 40 years ago who taught the fundamentals.
basketball team school
I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns.
basketball athlete thinking
But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.
basketball jobs player
I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen.
basketball nba-championships philadelphia
Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.
basketball real play
But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.
basketball stars player
But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.
basketball people buying
But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.
basketball stars mean
Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.
basketball knows
But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me.
basketball kids player
You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.
basketball player games
Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
basketball thinking games
Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of a side-show.
basketball stars people
Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.
basketball thinking nba
People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
basketball couple moving
When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing, those type of things.
basketball thinking might
Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could.
basketball games looks
You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
basketball teaching games
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
basketball school college
You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
basketball way coaches
The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.
basketball block play
When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.
basketball fashion self-esteem
The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion.