#aye

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#concept #especially #game #history #know

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#big picture #down #down the road #four #hard

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#blur #fans #get #line #players

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#facts #game #i #i think #judges

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#contradiction #here #hoped #involved #merely

We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States. ↗

— Luther Allison

#played #same #states #thing

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray. ↗

— Aesop

#heard #our #pray #prayers #strive

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#best #challenge #fighting #here #hurts

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

#angle #ball #call #decisions #difference

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#delayed #gotten #long #many #struggles