Famous Quotes & Sayings

Larry Bird

When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.

Larry Bird

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

Larry Bird

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

Larry Bird

I hate to lose more than I like to win.

Larry Bird

I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.

Larry Bird

Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.

Larry Bird

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

Larry Bird

There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that

Theresa Grentz

Playing basketball with my teammates was a gift! We cant play any more but we live the memories each day!

Terry Stotts

The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together

Marc Bulger

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a little kid, but they coaxed me into trying it as a 10th grader.

Sheryl Swoopes

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

Sheryl Swoopes

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.

Sheryl Swoopes

I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond.

Sheryl Swoopes

It's frustrating - not that I expect to be the same person I was 10 years ago, but I do expect to do certain things. In all honesty, my body for the most part feels really good. But at this point of my career, I have to rely on different parts of my game, knowing how to take some short cuts when you can.

Sheryl Swoopes

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done.

Sheryl Swoopes

I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.

Sheryl Swoopes

If you do not believe yourself no one else will.

Sheryl Swoopes

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.

Sheila Johnson

When I bought the [WNBA] team, I saw that no one really cared about them. Like the locker facilities that these young women have to work in-they weren't right. I want to give them the best locker room facilities and show them they're valued-because if you show them value, they're going to perform better. And this goes for all women, not just basketball players.

Shani Davis

To me, personally, it doesn't matter what color I am. Black or white, Asian or Hispanic, it doesn't matter to me as long as the message I'm portraying to people that watch me on TV is positive and it shows that they can do things that are different besides catching a football, hitting a baseball or shooting a basketball. I'm just showing them that stepping outside the bubble is OK and they can be successful at it.

Neil Patrick Harris

We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested in seeing what live theater looks like in New York, you probably already set your DVR. It's gonna be a hard ask to get a bunch of college-basketball fans to tune in for three hours to watch the Tonys.

Tara VanDerveer

Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper.

Taraji P. Henson

When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball. I don't have a lot of time to think about me.

Tony Romo

The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic.

Tony Robbins

It's important to realize that words shape our beliefs and impact our actions.

Tony Robbins

Realize that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment.

Tony Robbins

As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.

Tony Robbins

In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution.

Tony Robbins

Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.

Jules Asner

I was never really a model. That somehow is in my bio. The whole thing is I was tall since I was a child - you're either a model or you play basketball.

JWoww

I started taekwondo at 5 or 6 years old and did a bunch of kick-boxing later, too. Eventually I became a black belt and coached as well. I did some basketball and softball growing up, but most of my activity was martial arts.

Julius Peppers

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge.