Abe Lemons Quotes

I was always thankful for the YMCA. Of course, growing up, you don't really think about it, because when you're a kid, you're in your own world. But back then, it was just so much. I'm going to go the Y, hanging out, playing games all day, playing basketball.

Every community needs a rec center.

I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.

I like to go swimming, and I like salty hair.

If there's a local reeling party, I might go to that.

Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it.

We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game.

I think the concept of polo that people had in the 1920s and the 1930s was much more accurate, when going to a polo match was seen as a great day out and great fun on a more popular level.

I don't swim! That's like athletic.

As I get older, I find myself way more into sports. I'm in a basketball league. You maybe know some of the people in it. They're real people, not fake ones like me.

What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.

If you like playing basketball, you play basketball. If you like playing golf, you play golf.

We have a 'bad movie' club, and we go to whatever dumb movie is playing in the local theater, then go and have some beers and dinner.

I like a good pool party.

I was a young kid, and the YMCA was my second home, where my mom was dropping me off for seven, eight hours. I'd spend the day doing what I love: hoop.

With my height, I probably wouldn't be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me.

I feel like so many girls are too intimidated to walk into their local Boys & Girls Club or YMCA - places that have equipment and offer a lot of opportunities to be active for little-to-no-money but are usually more boy-focused.

I love taking my bike for a spin during my free time.

I was playing basketball at Lifetime Fitness every day for two hours. Like, I played an hour of basketball before I played David Ferrer in the semi-final.

Growing up in Terre Haute, Indiana, there's not a whole lot to do. What I did was I just went to the basketball court at the Boys & Girls Club and literally stayed there all day until my mom got off of work.

River is a fantastic club that goes beyond just football. They offer so many sports and activities within the club. There are schools for young players, and its DNA can be identified by every other club in Argentina.

Basketball is such an escape from a lot of things.

We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.'

I grew up at a rec center, man.

Everyone thinks if they have a problem, the first thing they want to do is play football and enjoy themselves.