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Giving “Magic” the basketball is like giving Hitler an army, Jesse James a gang, or Genghis Khan a horse. – Jim Murray, about Earvin Johnson

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There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket. – Abe Lemons

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The rule was “No autopsy, no foul.” – Stewart Granger, on the pickup games of his childhood

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The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play “Drop the Handkerchief.” – James Naismith

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When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do. – Darryl Dawkins

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