John Havlicek

I really like bass fishing.

— John Havlicek

If I stand still, I can he guarded.

— John Havlicek

I don't feel fatigue during a game.

— John Havlicek

I never get tired.

— John Havlicek

I couldn't beat anyone one-on-one.

— John Havlicek

What I am is an opportunist.

— John Havlicek

I don't believe in anybody feeling sorry for himself.

— John Havlicek

We win because we play together as a team.

— John Havlicek

I have no desire at all to become a head coach.

— John Havlicek

I have a desire to know how to cook.

— John Havlicek

I grew to love Boston like a native.

— John Havlicek

Sometimes I like the 3-point shot and sometimes I don't like it.

— John Havlicek

My best game is to move without the ball. To create situations.

— John Havlicek

A lot of guys have calcium deposits and bone spurs and keep playing.

— John Havlicek

I wanted to play both football and basketball until they made me select one over the other.

— John Havlicek

I was just trying to be a person who could score when needed to. I probably ended up taking more shots than…

— John Havlicek

I think people emphasize too much who's starting. Emphasis should be on minutes played.

— John Havlicek

Oftentimes, players don't get on the same page as the coach, and I would have found that frustrating.

— John Havlicek

If I can't play 30 to 35 minutes a game, every game, and contribute, then it's time to leave.

— John Havlicek

You don't have to run from baseline to baseline when you play guard. That helps me.

— John Havlicek

I'm very proud to have been drafted by a great team like the Celtics. It's the kind of thing a fellow dreams…

— John Havlicek

When I was in high school, I played defense and also averaged about 20 rebounds a game.

— John Havlicek

The only thing you're afraid of with rookies is mistakes, and I was fortunate, because with so many veterans, they simply guided…

— John Havlicek

Dad never liked American sports the way he liked European sports. Gymnastics, soccer, even circus acts - those were the things he…

— John Havlicek

When I entered the NBA in 1962, I, Tom Gola and Oscar Robertson were the only 6-foot, 5-inch or better forwards in…

— John Havlicek

During the first years of my life, I've been told, I was not a very pleasant child. Crying and sickness were my…

— John Havlicek

When you get through with the exhibition grind and the regular season, your body is just as tired as it's going to…

— John Havlicek

Any professional basketball player should make 75 percent of his free throw attempts. There is no excuse for a pro failing to…

— John Havlicek

Players often got hung up on being the sixth man because they wanted to start. But it never mattered to me whether…

— John Havlicek

The Celtics have always had an older person to try to pass along some of the team philosophy. I've learned to fill…

— John Havlicek

The only trade Red Auerbach made in my first 10 years there was Mel Counts for Bailey Howell, and of course there…

— John Havlicek

Over the years, I have pushed myself mentally and I have pushed myself physically. A lot of people say, 'John Havlicek never…

— John Havlicek

They used to call me about coaching, but they pretty much knew what the answer was going to be, so they finally…

— John Havlicek

The more I move around, usually the better I've felt.

— John Havlicek

Eating properly has a great affect on me.

— John Havlicek

The Celtics are the Yankees of basketball.

— John Havlicek

Don't ever underestimate Bill Russell as a basketball player.

— John Havlicek

After a game, that's my biggest pleasure, going out to eat.

— John Havlicek

I'll know when it's time to stop playing.

— John Havlicek

K. C. Jones was so great - always going all out.

— John Havlicek