If you are someone who loves playing or watching sports, or are a basketball freak, you must definitely be aware of the term NBA (National Basketball Association). This Basketball association was founded in 1949 after the merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. The NBA consists of 30 teams, including 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. You must be confused why this information is provided right? Well, to break the suspense, Netflix is set to touch the hearts of all its sports lover audiences with its upcoming 10 episode sports series, “Starting 5,” releasing on 9th October, 2024.
The series Starting 5 tries to portray the “Behind the scenes” struggle of five basketball players, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum during the 2023-24 NBA season.
Netflix’s Documentary TV Series ‘Starting 5’ Quotes, Lines and Dialogues
1. Basketball is a beautiful sport.
2. We love going out there, playing in front of the fans.
3. Everyone thinks our dad is the legend of basketball, but he’s just like a normal person.
4. I don’t know if there’s many leagues that have bigger stars than the NBA.
5. Show me how you shine. Show me how you shine, yeah.
6. You know, in the NBA, everyone’s watching. There’s an expectation that comes with that.
7. Seems like they’re playing harder than you are.
8. Losing does hurt. But what always brings me back is my family.
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9. It’s like I’m living in a dream. Surprising myself at this point.
10. Might be a game for you, but this is like my life.
11. It’s hectic, but I don’t think nobody can stop me.
12. I’m like a king of all trades. I think that’s what the saying is. The Black king of all trades.
13. Throughout the course of a long NBA season, I prepare my body for battle.
14. You’ve never seen anything like this.
15. Basketball is a beautiful sport. It’s more than a game. It has given me everything.
16. The people expect a lot. It’s a lot of pressure.
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17. And there’s no greater feeling than being on the court. I love that.
18. – When you talk about the NBA, there’s 450 players from around the world.
– It’s so competitive.
– Most are playing to survive.
19. He has the talent. But for some reason, there’s not a championship that’s coinciding with that.
20. I would cut off one of my fingers to win a championship.
21. He’ll try to snatch your soul out of your body anytime he dunks on you.
22. No other player in history has sustained the elite over a long period of time like LeBron.
23. I wanted to be the greatest of all time.
24. – We made history.
– For how long? Because this season feels like a changing of the guard. I’m not tired. This next generation, they have big shoes to fill.
Best and Inspiring Lines from Starting 5 Documentary TV Series
25. This season, the access is different from anything I’ve done. All the games, all the plane rides.
26. No one’s ever seen me in an intimate space like this. It’s a year-round job. We had our ups and downs. You’re not with your family as much.
27. It’s not always as sweet as everybody think that it is.
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28. Every year in the NBA, 100 players get swapped out. You gotta work for your spot.
29. LeBron, any part of you think this could be your last season? Last time we spoke to you, you mentioned that, you know, your basketball future was uncertain.
30. You were potentially considering retirement. How quickly after that did you realize, “I have a lot of gas left in the tank?”
31. Playing over two decades with the amount of minutes, the amount of games I’ve played, ’cause of my dedication to my work, I think it’s a huge part of the reason why I’m still able to play at this level.
32. LeBron is going into his 21st season. You know how hard it is to be who LeBron has been for 20 years?
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33. We talk about the guys who have played this deep into their career. He is pushing the limits of what a player’s prime is considered.
34. When you’re LeBron James, like, he truly knows how his body feels.
35. Like, I don’t see any digress. I don’t see anything that suggests that LeBron needs to walk away.
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Conclusion
When we often see any sports player on the fields, courts, etc, we imagine their lives to be a bed of roses. We imagine them to be the happiest people, leading the lives of luxury. However, Starting 5 tries to show every little detail of these players on and off the court, including their wins, losses, injuries, pain, struggle and much more.
The trailer of the series Starting 5 gives a clear glimpse of the series, as to how amazing it is going to be, enough to keep the audience stuck to their seats till the end. The trailer shows the children of these players saying, “Everyone thinks our dad is the legend of basketball, but he’s just like a normal person.” This little line clearly shows, these sportsmen all strong on court are just normal humans like us, laughing, crying and leading a normal life off the court.
Starting 5 highlights the player’s emotions attached to their families and their struggle to maintain a balance between their professional and family lives, as the line in the trailer says, “Losing does hurt, but what always brings me back is my family.”
The sport that is just a source of entertainment for us, is the whole life of people who play it. The trailer also highlights the pain these players go through, as they prepare their bodies for battle throughout the NBA season, just to meet the expectations that their families, the audience have set for them. There are very few selections and many eliminations, and each of these players, put in their blood and sweat to be the few, amongst the selected.
This sports series Starting 5 releasing on Netflix, is sure to increase your love and respect for the sports persons. You will definitely be watching the sports very minutely and be prepared to make a difference between the on and off field lives of these players. This series is definitely a must watch for all the sports freaks.
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