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Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
— Mike Krzyzewski
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.
— David Morse
I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it."
— Frank Deford
I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever had to pay me to play basketball.
— Jerry West
I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.
— Chamique Holdsclaw
I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.
— French Montana
It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball.
— Bob Cousy
I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
— Magic Johnson
A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
— Mike Krzyzewski
I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.
— Josh Hutcherson
I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad.
— Carmelo Anthony
I play basketball for love and money, and they come in interchangeable order, depending on how things are going when you ask the question.
— Tom Heinsohn
I love being outside and feeling free, so I jog or ride my bike. Some days I play basketball or tennis.
— Jennifer Hudson
I told them not to worry about it, since we were going to play indoors.
— Jerry Tarkanian
I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.
— Casper Van Dien
After Michael Jordan had scored a play-off record 69 points - I'll always remember this as the night Michael and I combined to score 70 points.
— Stacey King
I either run or try to play basketball every day.
— Harold Ford Jr.
I also play a little bit of Tiger Woods once in awhile. Get on the golf course there, and pretend that I'm beating him.
— Jason Kidd
I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.
— Jay Hernandez
I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.
— Allen Iverson
I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.
— Metta World Peace
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
I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.
— LeBron James
It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.
— Shaquille O'Neal
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.
— Oscar Robertson
I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to.
— Kevin Durant
I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.
— Garry Shandling
I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really given up since high school.
— Josh Turner
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.
— Seimone Augustus
I like my sex the way I play basketball, one on one with as little dribbling as possible.
— Leslie Nielsen
People making it like I sit there and eat a whole plate of candy before I play a basketball game. I don't think anyone could do that.
— Lamar Odom
I don't play them a lot of minutes. I have great starters. I have All-Stars, world champions.
— Bill Laimbeer
The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play.
— Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Basketball was always my first love, but once I had a good year as a senior, I figured the next step was to play college football.
— Ben Roethlisberger
I play a lot of basketball.
— Josh Peck
When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.
— Lisa Leslie
Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think.
— Carmelo Anthony
I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer.
— Andy Murray
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes?
— Jermaine O'Neal
I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
— Yao Ming
You just try to take it one day at a time, ... You step on the basketball floor and just play. It's fun. I'm comfortable with it.
— Kobe Bryant
I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
— Karl Malone
It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.
— Kobe Bryant
I definitely like to stay active. I'm a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.
— Brendan Dooling
I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.
— Saoirse Ronan
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.
— Shaquille O'Neal
Talk to the guys that ain't doing nothing, don't talk to me. I just want eight guys out there with me who want to play.
— Shaquille O'Neal
I'm Larry Sanders. I'm a person. I'm a father. I'm an artist. I'm a writer. I'm a painter. I'm a musician. And sometimes I play basketball.
— Larry Sanders
I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.
— Vivica A. Fox
I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.
— Shaquille O'Neal
I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.
— Shane Battier
I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.
— Carmelo Anthony
I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.
— Curtis Granderson
I just play basketball. I'm athletic. Skinny but strong, tall but quick.
— Chamique Holdsclaw
Now I see why everybody who plays for him doesn't like him.
— Shaquille O'Neal
And the game of basketball, I play, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.
— Kevin Durant
I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.
— Shaquille O'Neal
I was a total jock growing up. I went to super-dorky basketball clinics and was handpicked to play on a state team called the Texas Heat.
— Erin Wasson
I'd love to play basketball with the president, or throw the football around or something like that.
— Robert Griffin III
I want my son to never know the mommy who would rather watch him play basketball than play with him.
— Marissa Jaret Winokur
I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.
— Yao Ming
I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.
— Jermaine O'Neal
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
— Bum Phillips
Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.
— Tony Gonzalez
Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.
— Michael Jordan
I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.
— John Wooden
When I finish my school work for the day, I like to go play basketball, ride my bike or skateboard, play video games, or go free running.
— Max Charles
I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.
— Ansel Elgort
My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
— Larry Bird
I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
— Bo Jackson
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
— Patrick Ewing
I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.
— LeBron James