Angie Thomas Quotes

I can shoot a basket pretty well.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

I'm not an interior decorator. I just shoot 3s.

We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.

I know how to put the ball in the hoop.

The rim is looking bigger and bigger every game.

Basketball is basketball.

I remember Michael dribbling at the top of the key. Everybody knew to just get the hell out of his way.

My first dunk was actually in sixth grade.

A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball.

Basketball's fun; it really is. Because I've done it all my life.

Basketball will always be my first love.

I make shots, and that's what I am.

My dad can shoot pretty good from outside.

My greatest strength is my scoring ability. I've scored the ball at every level.

Dunk, and people anywhere will ooh and aah. But you can wow a crowd in New York with ball handling and passing.

If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

I'm a baller, I'm a hooper.

Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.

You want to see range? Dame has range.

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

People wouldn't think of making avant-garde cuisine at home. When people play basketball at home, they can't play like Michael Jordan.

My mom [has] always been my hero. Watching her experience something like breast cancer was pivotal, I think in my whole family's life and experience. She is one strong lady.

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.