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Quote by James Naismith
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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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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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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