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Once I grew from 6’1″ to about 6’6″, by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that’s when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.

Eric Williams

But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great part of my life. That’s the reason why I was single.

Wilt Chamberlain

American basketball player (1936-1999)

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

Rick Pitino

American basketball coach

A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you’re going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

Jason Kidd

American basketball player and coach

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

John Wooden

American basketball coach (1910-2010)

I coach my daughter’s softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can.

Tim McGraw

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player

Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else.

Shaquille O’Neal

American basketball player (born 1972)

We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving environment where we can play. I think that’s good on so many levels – emotionally, for family interactions and, of course, physically.

Alan Thicke

Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947-2016)

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.

Bill Bradley

American basketball player and politician (born 1943)

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