Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.
- Bill Vaughn
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'
- James Naismith
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
- Bobby Knight
This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.
- Dick Vertleib
I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.
- Tom Tolbert
Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.
- Unknown
Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships.
- Michael Jordan
To win, you've got to put the ball in the macrame.
- Terry McGuire
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.
- Phil Jackson
Basketball is the MTV of sports.
- Sara Levinson
Basketball is like photography, if you don't focus, all you have is the negative.
- Dan Frisby
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
Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it.
- Unknown
If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy.
- Bobby Knight
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
- Charles Barkley
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
The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
- Jerry Tarkanian
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.
- Dave DeBusschere
There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.
- Abe Lemons
When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.
- Darryl Dawkins
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
- Shaquille O'Neal
We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.
- Norm Stewart
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
- Scottie Pippen
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.
- George Raveling
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
- Bill Russell
