Love & Basketball (film)

Love & Basketball is a 2000 film about two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles, California who grew up loving basketball and, eventually, each other.

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Written by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Monica

• I'm a dang on ball player.
• It's a trip, you know? When you're a kid, you... you see the life you want and it never crosses your mind that it's not gonna turn out that way.
• I'm not the one who put this scar here when we were 11 years old.
• (to Quincy) I've been in love with you since I was eleven, and the shit won't go away.
• (to Quincy) So that's it? Just forget about you and me?
• (to Quincy) Don't tempt me I'm warning you!!

Quincy

• If basketball is all you care about, why you bonin' me? Why don't you bone Dick Vital?
• All's fair in love and basketball.
• Double or nothing.
• Gimme your best shot.

Others

Shawnee [after she notices Monica at the dance]: Damn, girl, I didn't know Nike made dresses.

Coach Davis: Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games!

Dialogue

Monica: Talk to your new girlfriend.

Quincy: Look, I took the ho to Burger King.

Monica: Huh, cheap date.

Quincy: Well at least she had time for me.

Monica: So you mess around to prove a point.

Quincy: Man what I just say?

Quincy: Man you got yo head so far up yo a** it took a cheap date to even notice me!

Monica: What Q man did I forget to kiss you a** like everybody else?

Quincy: You forgot to be there!

Monica: That night you wanted to talk about your dad I had curfew, what was I supposed to do?

Quincy: Stay.

Monica: If I stayed I wouldn't be startin.

Quincy: Well least you got your priorities straight

Monica: I never ask you to choose!

Quincy: You never have to.

Monica: I'm a ball player, if anybody knows what that means it should be you

Quincy: If basketball is all you care about, why you bonin me, won't you bone Dick Vitale. Wait a minute.

Monica: How do I know the next time you're feelin neglected or whatever you're not gonna just run around on me? If we're gonna be together I have to be able to trust you

Quincy: I'm not askin' for us to be together

Monica: What?

Quincy: I'm going through a lot of sh** right now, it's obviously more than you got time for.

Monica: How are you gonna tell me what I have time for, I mean whatever I did we can fix this!

Quincy: I don't think so.

Monica: You don't think so.

Quincy: Look I'm into inter-draft

Monica: You what?

Quincy: I'm going pro, I mean who knows where I might end up ya know

Monica: So, so that's it, just forget about you and me

Quincy: I still like for us to be friends.

Monica: Friends.

Quincy: Look I'll see you around.

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Young Quincy: Can't do this shit!

Zeke McCall: Boy, what did I tell you about using that word?

Young Quincy: Can't should never be in a man's vocabulary.

Zeke McCall: And why not?

Young Quincy: Cause when you say can't, you ain't a man!

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Camille Wright: I don't know why I keep wishing that you'll grow out of this tomboy phase.

Monica: I won't. I'm a lesbian. [Lena laughs]

Camille Wright: That's not funny.

Monica: That's what you think, is it? Because I'd rather wear a jersey than an apron?

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Young Monica (to Quincy): You stupid, and your daddy plays for the worst team in the NBA!

Young Quincy: What?

Young Monica: Last time they won, Dr. J was a nurse!

Young Quincy: [pushes Monica to the ground] Shut up! I don't want to be your boyfriend any more, you ugly dog!

Young Monica: [pushes Quincy down a hill] Well, I dont want to be your girlfriend any more, BIG HEAD!

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Monica (to Quincy): I'll play you.

Quincy: For what?

Monica: Your heart.

External links

• Love & Basketball quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• Love & Basketball at Rotten Tomatoes