“There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.”
– Michael Jordan

“The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.”
– Bill Russell

“You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.”
– Kevin Durant

“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.”
– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“When it’s played the way [it’s supposed] to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, elevated above the floor, levitating the way oppressed peoples of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams.”
– John Edgar Wideman

“Everyone talks about age, but it’s not about age. It’s about work ethic. Winning never gets old.”
– Lisa Leslie