There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
The NBA believes if you play for a team and get paid by a team, you're the property of that team for… — Dennis Rodman Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to plant the seed that I'm the most fashionable NBA guy - of course, I think that in my… — Iman Shumpert Copy Share Image
I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot! — Rick Majerus Copy Share Image
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a… — Gregg Popovich Copy Share Image
Winning teams at the NBA level, the college level, and the high school level all play team basketball. Championship teams have five… — Hubie Brown Copy Share Image
It was a lot of fun playing against one of the best players to ever play this game in Michael Jordan. For… — John Starks Copy Share Image
We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I had never dreamed about the NBA like some guys did. I was a non-scholarship player at an NAIA college. I played… — Terry Porter Copy Share Image
In the NBA, it's different. You must do everything. Defense, offense, shooting, everything. I wanted to prove myself here and I will… — Nikola Jokic Copy Share Image
Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their… — David Stern Copy Share Image
The most underrated player in NBA history is Dominique Wilkins. Right behind him is Gary Payton. He never has gotten the respect… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either… — Doug Collins Copy Share Image
Being a great high school player is one thing, but being a great NBA player is another. — Austin Rivers Copy Share Image
If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll?… — Billy Donovan Copy Share Image
That's kind of what I got in the NBA for. I want to go against superstars that would be a good challenge… — Kevin Knox Copy Share Image
It wasn't about the money. I was just playing basketball, playing with my brother, happy being in the NBA. — Markieff Morris Copy Share Image
Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT. — Marv Albert Copy Share Image
I know why girls go and have their nails done so often and have spa days. It feels awesome. — DeAndre Jordan Copy Share Image
Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don't ask dumb questions. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I was supposed to be in the NBA. I was supposed to travel the world and make the world a better place. — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players. — David Stern Copy Share Image
The in-season tournament is probably the first time that I'm really competing to win a championship on the NBA level. — Tyrese Haliburton Copy Share Image
As NBA players, so much of the game is mental, as far as confidence and playing against the best players in the… — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence — Jay Bilas Copy Share Image
I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I've always said that besides the NBA, the Yugoslavian league and a Russian league were the best basketball leagues in the world. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
I'm impressed with how the NBA, as a whole, is dressing so well. Guys are being very creative and having fun with… — Tony Parker Copy Share Image
Let me tell you, NBA free agency is wild. It's like an even worse version of speed dating. — Jared Dudley Copy Share Image
That's what Europe brought to the NBA: the passing skills, the shooting skills. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I think, overall, the NBA and its players are really conscious about our role and what we do as role models. — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I felt like we would have definitely won an NBA championship if everyone was healthy. — Kyrie Irving Copy Share Image
There's two kinds of dirty - dirty and sewer-dirty. Danny Ferry is sewer-dirty and has been ever since he was at Duke. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I'm a huge NBA fan and watch many games each year. Following any sport is kind of bringing us back to our… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
