Hoop Dreams Haver Mugs

'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...'

"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.'

'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

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.'

'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.'

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

'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."

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

Penalty

Athletic Darwinism.

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

'I suppose this will be a CHARGE?'

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

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

'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.'

"Just practice half-court shots - all other shots have lost their meaning."