#bask

My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#ball player #basketball #basketball player #car #car accident

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball. ↗

— LeBron James

#day #every #every day #i #last

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. ↗

— LeBron James

#besides #game #gave #gift #god

I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level. ↗

— LeBron James

#championships #every #fulfilled #game #highest

You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. ↗

— LeBron James

#game #good #happen #i #just

I have no desire to coach basketball. ↗

— Kevin Johnson

#coach #desire #i

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now. ↗

— Magic Johnson

#after #age #am #basketball #businessman

You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything. ↗

— Magic Johnson

#basketball #because #brought #everything #fact

It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had the opportunity to play football, basketball, baseball, track and field - we just went from one sport to the next, year-round. ↗

— Rafer Johnson

#basketball #field #football #had #just

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#basketball #been #comfort #everything #evolved