Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeremy Lin

God loves me, and that he has the perfect plan for me. His plan will take me through a lots of ups and downs, but if I stay faithful to him that in the end he will work everything for my good. Now when I play basketball, I don't play for anyone else, I only play for God. That's the type of purpose that he gave me, and once he gave me that purpose, is when I found my peace, and once I got my peace, that's when I got my joy.

Jeremy Lin

And when other people see me play basketball...the way I treat my teammates, the opponents, the refs, that's all a reflection of God's image and God's love so that's the stuff I try to focus on.

Jeremy Lin

My identity is in Christ, not in basketball.

Jennifer Hudson

I love being outside and feeling free, so I jog or ride my bike. Some days I play basketball or tennis.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play.

Jean Paul

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

Jim Harrick

I want to teach the post basic moves: turn and bank; drop-step and shoot a power layup; turn to the middle, pump-fake, one-bounce layup; and I want to teach five power moves. They are power layup straight up; pump-fake one bounce to the other side power layup; pogo when you catch it up high, keep it up high, and shoot it; and then the two-hand follow shot.

Jim Harrick

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will your kids love you or hate you?

Jim Harrick

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

Jim Gerlach

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

Jerry Reinsdorf

Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American.

Jerry Sloan

I don't need my players to like me. I need them to play for me

Jerry Sloan

In 19 years Stockton never once lost a suicide drill in practice. Well, there was one day. He was sick. But he still ran it

Jerome James

We don't give 'em no respect..none!

John Wayne

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

John Thorn

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

John Wooden

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

John Wooden

If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.

John Wooden

1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.

John Wooden

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

John Wooden

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

John Wooden

Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.

John Starks

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

John Starks

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.

John Starks

I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.

Mark Teixeira

It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.

Shane Battier

I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.

Serena Williams

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

Sean Astin

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

Michael Waltrip

The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.

Sherman Alexie

Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.

Sherman Alexie

There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons.

Sherman Alexie

My father was a basketball player, so I loved basketball because he did. It was a direct transference. But, more than that, basketball, in the United States at least, plays the same function that soccer does everyone else in the world. It's the sport of poverty. It's the sport born of poverty. It's the cheapest sport.