Dunking Quotes

Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.

My parents wanted to name me Karim Hill. My aunt always liked the name Dule, from this actor Keir Dullea, who was in '2001: Space Odyssey.' That's how I got the name Karim Dule Hill. Growing up, I never liked the name Karim because people would ask me, 'Could you dunk like Kareem Abdul Jabbar?'

I loved Muggsy Bogues when he was in the league.

When I'm out there flying around, blocking shots, dunking the ball, grabbing rebounds it brings everybody's spirits up and gets them going.

I'm 6-foot-4. If my life depended on it, I could still dunk a basketball. Then I would need assistance from a first responder to get down from the rim.

John Starks is one of my favorite players.

My game's really never referenced as shake 'n' bake.

You bring a car out, you're going to win any dunk contest.

When I was younger, I was a guy who always wanted to get to the rim and attack the rim and just dunk the basketball.

I feel like I've accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest. It would be hard for me to go back and outdo myself.

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.

I've always been a high-percentage shooter, obviously because I'm dunking and laying the ball up.

Obviously dunking on Horace Grant and Michael, in those circumstances, is just an incredible thing to happen. I'm happy I was able to make that play, and I'm fortunate I was in that position where I could make that happen for my team.

Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.

I'm not a big sports fan, but I love it when they 'slam dunk.' That's sexy.

LeBron James - I'm such a big basketball fan, and to be in his body for a day and be able to just dunk at will, have that level of court awareness and size, oh my goodness, that would be a treat.

A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then, when they see me dunk, it's like 'Oh, damn.'

You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.

When I was a kid, my favorite event was the Slam Dunk Contest.

My favorite player growing up was Julius Erving, because I loved the way he played above the rim, all of the tricks with the ball, big hands, and just phenomenal showmanship.

It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense!

I knew I was good because I was the only 14-year-old who could dunk backward.

I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.

Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.

I haven't dunked since Bill Clinton was in office, so I'm just happy for anyone who can do so without a trampoline.