Hoop Dreams Haver Gifts

'He's gonna dunk on me. I just know it.'

'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 think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

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

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

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

'Anything is possible in our great country, son. If an Afro-American can become president, a white man can become a pro basketball player.'

Enjoying a picnic at the rugby ground

Basketball

Midnight Basketball

Basketball.

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

'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?..'

'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.'

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

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

'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."

'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'm a bolt, dummy! Does everything look like a nail to you?!

Penalty

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

Athletic Darwinism.

"Why are you studying? Go outside and practice shooting three pointers, so you can ear big bucks like Steph Curry."

"Papi, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you!"

'Remember son, winning isn't everything. You need good endoresement deals too.'

'I suppose this will be a CHARGE?'

"Last dunk and then we need to do work."

'Son, there's more to life than dunking, There's also making big money from ads, like Yao Ming'

'Your grandfather is a cautionary tale, son. He quit school early and pinned all his hopes on an NFL career. But in the end, he was never used in a single game.'