Basketball Shoes Quotes

I want to play basketball so bad.

Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!

My first pair of shoes my mom bought me. I was born in 1985 and my mom is the biggest North Carolina/Michael Jordan fan there is, so when those first Jordan's came out those were my first shoes ever. I don't remember but I guess it started from there.

I can go toe-to-toe with somebody with my shoes. But you can't do it with LeBron, 'cause what shoe does he not have?

Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's my favorite shoe to play in.

When I joined the Lakers and moved to L.A., I started getting more serious about collecting sneakers and dressing from the feet up.

Nothin' will ever jump over the Jumpman... Yeezys aren't even basketball shoes. You can play in 'em, but they're not basketball shoes.

As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.

I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.

I'm a big fan of the Kyrie shoe.

I've been around since 1985. When the Jordan shoe came out.

As I grew up, I played in sandals. I played in flip-flops all the time back in the day. That's why I didn't really care about spraining my ankles. When I first started in the NBA, I loved low-cuts. I can play (in them), because I used to grow up playing in flip-flops all the time.

I think what makes a really good shoe is something that you can play ball in but also something that you can wear off the court as well.

At the end of the day, the only person to have a better Kobe sneaker game than me is Kobe himself.

I have a lot of Jordans, a lot of Nikes, a lot of Blazers.

I think there was, like, a childhood moment where I had to pick shoes, either non-marking or marking shoes. The marking shoes were Spider-Man shoes. I'm like, 'Well, I want the Spider-Man shoes.' But I also didn't want to mark the court; I want to be able to play. I chose the generic, non-marking shoes.

That Stash Kobe 1, that is probably my number 1 shoe I have ever worn on the court. To wear it against Kobe in his last game against the Suns it was real fun, and for him to say something to me about them it is crazy. He is signed them up for me and personalized it. It was pretty dope.

From the beginning of time, all I've ever done is hoop, and this culture of sneakers has always been a part of it.

Jordan 1s are my favourite sneaker, and I also love the Jordan Eclipse.

I've always loved Air Jordans. My favorite one was the Air Jordan No. 1 with the black front. What's ironic about that is I don't own a pair of those. I probably have countless pairs but they're my favorite ones. I had the poster in my room. Those are my favorite Jordan shoes of all time. I've just never bought them for myself.

That whole era of Chris Webber with Nike was, to me, the golden era. Everybody was getting their own signature shoe.

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

I wear Jordans when I'm in the ring, alright? This isn't ballet, you know?

I play a lot of basketball.

It's amazing to see these young guys come into the league and want to wear my shoes.