Basketball Dreamers Mugs

'I'm thinking about dropping out of nursery school in order to concentrate on an NBA career.'

'...Because of his size, we want to give him time to develop.'

"Would it have killed him to put in a basketball hoop?!"

Truth be told, Stanley didn't even like basketball, despite always being picked first.

Jack Russell fails to make the cut for a basketball team.

Devil Uses Halo for Hoop

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

'They were hoping to gradually introduce him to the pro game, but injuries left them no choice.'

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."

Before getting a basketball scholarship, Jack worked at a pancake house.

'Wait!... I don't want to take Brady out right now. He's just getting into rhythm.'

Enjoying a picnic at the rugby ground

Basketball

'It's too early to say but my lad may be good enough to swim professionally.'

Basketball.

'Billy! Set your homework aside and get down here. There's another basketball recruiter here to see you.'

Midnight Basketball

'My long-range goal is to turn pro and lead the league in product endorsements.'

'He followed me home, Mom. Can I sign him to a five-year, $80-million contract?..'

Baseball Dreams

'Billy - no! Do not ask for his autograph. He'll lose his natural fear of fans, become a nuisance, and then he'll need to be tranquilized and relocated to Europe.'

'Well, I guess it's your father's fault for mounting that backboard on the barn in the first place. ... OK, one game...'

"I'm running away to join the W.N.B.A."

'This game is going to be a character-building experience.'

'He's got a good attitude, and he's tall. But he's got to get into the weight room.'

"I'm going to shoot some hoops with members of the Flat Earth Society."

"Behind the back, between the legs, around my disappointed parents, nothing but net."

Not The Real Me

'I told my teacher that I won't be returning to school. I'm trying out for a pro basketball team, and her services are no longer required.'

'I want to be a professional Polo player too when I grow up...Can I have your autograph please?'

"You want England to win what!? Put me back in the lamp!"

The weight of winning gold.

'I'm feeling a little remiss about missing both free throws.'