15 Memorable Lines From 'Love and Basketball'

Can you believe its been 14 years since Gina Prince Bythewood’s Love and Basketball? The film left an inedible mark on popular culture making it an instant cult-classic.  Women everywhere were inspired by Monica’s (played by Sanaa Lathan) competitiveness and perseverance. Even at a young age, she was unyielding–determined to gain respect as a woman ball player from her friends and family in a male-dominated sport. We’ve gleaned 15 memorable lines from the pages of Gina’s influential script. Now would be a great time to reminisce, Gina is set to release a new romantic drama Beyond the Lights on November 14, 2014. The film tells the story of Noni Jean a superstar struggling with fame.

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Throwback Thursday: 15 Memorable Lines From ‘Love and Basketball’

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Quincy: Girls, can’t play basketball
Monica: Ball better than you.

Monica to Quincy: Please, you jump in some guy’s face, you talk smack and you get a pat on your a**. But because I’m a female I get told to calm down and act like a lady, I’m a ball player, Okay.

Shawnee (played by Gabrielle Union to Monica): Damn girl. I didn’t know Nike made dresses.

Quincy: All these girls, you’re the only one I know who’s for real.
Monica: I love you, too.

Monica: I hit four 3’s.
Quincy: The man again, huh?
Monica: No, the woman.

Quincy: How about a little one-on-one?
Monica: What are we playing for?

Quincy: Clothes.

Monica: What?
Quincy: I score, you strip. You score, I drop something.

Monica’s mother, Camille to her: It’s just a game.
Monica: What?
Camille: Every time you lose you get this attitude, but it is just a game.

Quincy to his father, Zeke: How come you couldn’t be the man you kept trying to make me?

Quincy: You still trying to be the first girl in the NBA, huh?
Monica: I tried sneaking in after college but they found breasts during my physical.

Monica: You asked me what was missing.
Quincy: What?
Monica: From basketball.
Quincy: You woke me up to tell me that.
Monica: It’s not fun for me anymore because you’re missing.

Monica: What I’m trying to say is, I’ve loved you since I was eleven and it sure won’t go away.

Monica: I’ll play you.
Quincy: What?
Monica: One game, one-on-one
Quincy: For what?
Monica: Your heart

Quincy: All’s fair in love and basketball, right?