Quotes on Funny Basketball

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.

Basketball, a game which won't be fit for people until they set the basket umbilicus-high and return the giraffes to the zoo.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.

Do your work, but do your thing.

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.

Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility.

There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how to stay aloft without visible means of support.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.