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The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed

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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I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place. – James Naismith

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Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. – Red Auerbach

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

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What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop? – Woody Allen, Annie Hall

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