Yes, I backed the hula hoop. And I had a lot of other people come to me with ideas that turned out well.

- Art Linkletter

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching the Lear hoop.

- Derek Jacobi

I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.

- Jack Levine

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.

- LeBron James