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Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player
Basketball

"My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership."

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Kurt Vonnegut Novelist, Satirist
Basketball

"But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball."

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Hunter S. Thompson Journalist, Author
Basketball

"March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters."

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