Best 195 quotes in «nba quotes» category

I dont want to be a point guard, or a two-guard, I want people to think of me as "creative", I just want to create on the court.

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world. It's that simple.

If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve

I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team

If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll? Or get a rebound?

If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.

If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. They needed somebody who can travel on the weekends and go up to eight different cities.

I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.

I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them

I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is.

I love football. I'll watch the NFL before I watch any NBA.

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and the other team comes apart.

I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better.

I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.

I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.

I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.

In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown.

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.

I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

I'm very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.

I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.

In the NBA you need a little bit more than that when Jordan is front of you. You need a little bit more than that when it is Barkley or Karl Malone or Shaq or whoever else. You need a lot more than that frankly if you're the English kid who can't jump.

Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle

I think I got hooked up because I try to do good things with the NBA, and they always want somebody who's notable and who's personable with people.

I still have my old Nintendo 64 that works. And I hook it up, and I still play the original Goldeneye. Im that geek. I have an NBA Jam arcade machine in my office at SNL.

I spoil a lot of people with my play.

It doesn't cost nothing to be nice to people

It is time for everyone to sit down -the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity-and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.

I thought we'd be discussing about me not leaving Philadelphia and they just kept asking me about the practice, so I lost it.

I thought I would make it (to the NBA). I believed that I would make it. But I had a Plan B. I was going to get my Master's degree at Tulane University had it not worked out. I think the pressure of making it wasn't on me as great as some other players that had no other options. I was going to do something special in life and I wanted to play in the NBA. I had a backup plan but I went full speed ahead with my Plan A.

I usually dig the single-digit numbers, but No2 is retired. I'm going to change it up and wear No10. I'm going to wear it for Messi, my favourite soccer player. I've been playing a lot of FIFA lately and watching the games. He's the best little guy to do it and I've got to be the best little guy to do it at No10 in the NBA. That's my goal.

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

It took me a while to realize I'm an NBA player.

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my sneakers, but we're just talking about clothes.

It's easy to be a spokesman and ambassador for a great organization like the NBA. I thank Commissioner David Stern for putting that trust in me to serve the NBA around the globe.

It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done

It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself

It was a good opportunity for me to wear a NBA jersey. The Golden State Warriors gave me an opportunity to come in and play for them. I was very appreciative of that.

I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.

I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well as the upcoming off-season, to reassess my situation, spend time with my family and determine if I will play in the 2015-16 season.

I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.