Pick-Up Games Quotes

I didn't play organized football until I was in the seventh grade. Up until that point, I only played at recess and in the backyard.

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.

It's easier to go outside and play basketball. You can shoot around by yourself. Play pick-up. Whereas with baseball, no one likes putting a ball on a tee, hitting it, chasing it and putting it back on a tee. You need more than a few guys. So I was always in the neighborhood playing basketball with my friends.

In the summertime you'll find me back home in Atlanta, in the gym playing against whoever walks in that day.

Back home, if you get scored on, you're the weak link. When I started getting good, they were like, 'If you're going to play on our team when we go play pick-up, and you start getting scored on, we're not going to let you play anymore.' I started learning how to help other people out with my defense.

Street football is the greatest thing in the world. There is just you and your friends against the rest.

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.

We played on a sandlot all summer. There was no little league back then.

Anytime basketball is involved, it's fun for me.

I always felt most at home on a basketball court, dating all the way back to when I was growing up in Brooklyn.

I began playing football on the streets.

I love Boston. I come here all the time and play pick-up ice hockey with friends in Concord and Bedford.

We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time.

I've always loved basketball. When you're playing pick-up basketball, you just kind of get used to being one of the guys.

You know, when I was a young boy I used to play baseball in my back yard or in the street with my brothers or the neighborhood kids. We used broken bats and plastic golf balls and played for hours and hours.

I definitely like to stay active. I'm a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.

I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.

Street football is very important.