Best 195 quotes in «nba quotes» category

Congratulations to the NBA champion Boston Celtics - they beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points. Or as Hillary Clinton would say, "Too close to call.

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.

Everybody dreams about getting to the NBA and everybody dreams about having their own shoe. But when you're the face of a brand, you've got to kind of back off and let it all soak in a little bit.

Every NBA arena has six cameras in the ceiling. The question is what does the software do with video feeds? How to surface that in a set of analytics? There are some "playbooks," but in most sports these days what you really want to share out with coaches and players is a set of video that lets you visualize what's going on and what's the best way to do things.

Every year I will stock my locker up with body wash, different lotions, different oils and different creams.

Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.

Don't worry about being cool. Worry about being the best

Drink deeply from good books.

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing Im concerned about is the NBAs image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then Im all for it.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.

How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.

I always had a dream to someday own an NBA team.

He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk

I am very happy to be here in the NBA.

I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.

I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk.

I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.

I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome.

I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

I don't know what life is like, I don't know how regular people live. I just can never understand it. My first job was the NBA.

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

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

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.