NBA Quotes · Page 19

One thing pro wrestlers and NBA players have in common is passion.

— Montel Vontavious Porter

Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.

— Bear Bryant

I am used to the hype because I played in the NBA.

— Penny Hardaway

We are unselfish and we trust each other

— Tim Duncan

These guys, just because we're NBA athletes, we're not superhumans.

— Karl-Anthony Towns

I'm not scared of the NBA. I'm not scared of the NBA officials.

— Rasheed Wallace

The worst day coaching is better than the best day doing anything else

— Don Meyer

Praise behaviour that you want repeated

— Dean Smith

A lot of people in the NBA don't even take the game serious or take the same approach that I do.

— DeMar DeRozan

You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team

— Don Meyer

I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else

— John Calipari

What do you have when you have an agent buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand.

— Pat Williams

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my…

— Julius Peppers

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

— Steve Nash

I've been working on my shot for shooting NBA threes. I can make that shot, I would say, better than college threes;…

— Lauri Markkanen

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.

— Pat Williams

Especially after going through an 82-game season, the team that's more mentally locked in and focused is usually the team that makes…

— Danny Green

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I…

— Antonio Davis

I am always playing hard trying to win. Just knowing that at one time I was once that kid that looked up…

— Jason Terry

Obviously, I do a great job of running on the treadmill but there is no way of simulating it, the NBA is…

— Jason Collins

I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either…

— Doug Collins

The Bucks and John Hammond chose me in the draft, got me in the NBA, kept me in the team with a…

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside…

— Bill Walton

The NBA actually encourages balanced living. Realistically, basketball only takes up about six hours of your day before it becomes counterproductive.

— Iman Shumpert

To be honest with you, I always thought I was going to be in the NBA.

— Jimmer Fredette

Why aren't the Nets playing in Newark?

— Shaquille O'Neal

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

— John Wooden

It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.

— Hakeem Olajuwon

A lot of teams made a mistake in the NBA draft.

— Josh Howard

OK, my funniest tech I ever got in the NBA was for looking at a ref.

— Rasheed Wallace

Now I see why everybody who plays for him doesn't like him.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'd 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.

— Carlos Vela

I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.

— Allen Iverson

It's so much harder to make the NBA than people think it is.

— Jim Boeheim

Perform drills that force your players to think

— Bobby Knight

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

— Mike Krzyzewski

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

— Nick Young

Carmelo Anthony is one of the best players in the NBA.

— Stephon Marbury

It was fun getting my feet wet on an NBA floor.

— Brandon Ingram

Overseas and going straight to the NBA wasn't even an option.

— Kevin Knox