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BASKETBALL QUOTES
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Elvin Hayes, when asked if he was a basketball player he replied:
"No I clean giraffe ears."
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Dr. James Naismith: "The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play "Drop the Handkerchief."
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Charles Barkley: "I don't care what people think, people are stupid."
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Shaquille O'Neal: "I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I'm very intelligent when I speak."
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Wilt Chamberlain, on why he never fouled out of an NBA game: "I've learned I can't help the team sitting on the bench."
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Charles Barkley: "People say I enjoy being famous. I don't. But what choice do I have?"
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Dan Anderson, USC guard in 1974, responding to coach Bob Boyd who remarked during halftime of a 47-13 thumping by UCLA that USC only had two assists in the first half: "But Coach, we only made four baskets."
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Bret Lewis, of Los Angeles radio station KFWB, on Dennis Rodman's attempt to return to basketball by playing for the Long Beach Jam of the ABA: "He's 42 years old, but keep in mind, that's 126 in Dennis Rodman years."
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Larry Bird, commenting at the ceremony when his Indiana State No. 33 jersey was retired: "We had a special team. We played together, played to win, and everyone knew their roles. ...Everyone knew I was going to take all the shots."
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Jonathan Feigen, of the Houston Chronicle, commenting on the 2004 Orlando Magic plan to raise ticket prices $2.50 next season: "Your team is by far the worst in the NBA. Your star player has said he has trouble caring,. You fired your coach and demoted the general manager. Naturally, it's time to raise prices."
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Latrell Sprewell, commenting on his seeking an extension on a contract that will pay him $14.8 million this year: "I've got a family to feed."
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Mal Florence, The Times' Lakers beat writer, was told by his boss to come home after the Lakers 33-game win streak was stopped by the Milwaukee Bucks, in 1972. Upon leaving the hotel, Lakers coach Bill Sharman saw Florence leaving and asked, "Where are you going, Mal?" Florence replied: "I don't cover losers."
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