NBA Quotes · Page 25

George Karl's son probably wouldn't have made it to the NBA if he wasn't a coach. He would have never got the…

— Stephen Jackson

I like the NBA and I always see how the players turn up to play-off games.

— Vinicius Junior

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

— Dean Smith

I still say one of the greatest moments in my whole NBA career was getting drafted.

— Kevin Johnson

I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a…

— Bear Bryant

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

— Doc Rivers

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

— Kevin Durant

Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork,…

— Bear Bryant

I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. .. You don't just say goodbye at the…

— Pat Summitt

I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked…

— Lonzo Ball

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and…

— Bill Walton

These days I smile benignly at the fights that I see in NBA games. There aren't any broken noses or black eyes,…

— Bob Cousy

I'm very happy and excited to be re-joining the Sixers family as a part of their broadcast team. I spent my best…

— Eric Snow

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be…

— Pat Riley

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as…

— John Starks

I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove…

— Tony Parker

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.

— Chuck Daly

No one was there. Some teammates, huh? I guess they didn't want to get their lip busted like the gentleman I busted.…

— Shaquille O'Neal

You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you

— Lawrence Frank

If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas

— Hubie Brown

I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young.

— Tim Donaghy

I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

— Jermaine O'Neal

Everybody's goal in the NBA is to win a Championship - that's the ultimate.

— DeAndre Jordan

A lot of NBA owners sit at the midcourt. But we love being under the basket and seeing the players.

— Stephen Pagliuca

I was hoping to get to the NBA, but the Lord took me on a different path.

— Robbie Jones

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

— Bobby Knight

Kevin Durant, to me in my personal opinion, is the best player in the NBA.

— Toni Kukoc

The NFL, as compared to the NBA, it's so physical and so emotional almost every play.

— Paul Allen

The majority of NBA players' upbringing, there's not much financial education.

— Andre Iguodala

You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and…

— Chris Rock

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

— Jerome James

If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

— Mike Krzyzewski

The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so…

— Dennis Rodman

Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

— Pete Carril

I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I…

— Frank Layden

All time faves would be 'Smash TV,' 'NHL Hockey,' 'Grand Theft Autos,' 'NBA Lives,' 'Sonic.'

— Mike Patton

If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player…

— Bear Bryant

I can play three positions - five in college - but realistically three in the NBA.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great…

— Magic Johnson