If I could turn into my old coaches, or my parents, then I'd consider that a definite plus. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I never consciously thought about going all the way through the 'Gonzaga farm system,' but that's the way it happened. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I don't judge my performance on how many assists I have or how many points I have. — John Stockton Football Copy Share Image
I think I laid it all out there for 19 years, and you don't always achieve all the goals that you shoot for. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
Essentially, when you join a team, you're making a commitment to your team. You can't take that lightly. — John Stockton Commitment Copy Share Image
I have an ego like everyone else. I want to be recognized as a good ballplayer. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I just always believed that all comments are better face-to-face, whether they're derogatory or whether they're not. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
When you're younger, you might make some shots you're not normally capable of, because you're more fluid, maybe stronger, maybe faster. As… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I don't care if people even discuss what I did. But if anyone is ever sitting around the kitchen table talking about… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
All I know is the same lessons you need to learn at Little League basketball, you need to learn at the upper… — John Stockton Basketball Copy Share Image
I had little or no expectations coming in. I was thrilled when I was drafted in the first round because that meant… — John Stockton Chance Copy Share Image
I want my kids to have a life like I did growing up. The greatest gift I was given in life was… — John Stockton Children Copy Share Image
Depending on the point in the game and what's necessary, if you can deliver the play, whatever that is - heck, if… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
It's always in a cycle. One set of plays will work really well for a time, and then defenses figure it out,… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
My brother thundered me in everything most of my life. He was a great carrot out in front of me. All I… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I'm not much of a numbers guy, and yet that's the way I'm defined a lot. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I think everybody should have the attitude that you can't allow yourself to be hurt. You avoid a lot just with that… — John Stockton Attitude Copy Share Image
You never think about being wide open. I don't know if I can describe the feeling. Tremendous. — John Stockton Being Copy Share Image
I didn't want to get caught up in the mind-set that, 'Wait a minute, I'm ahead of Magic. I better slow down.' — John Stockton Copy Share Image
Basketball is a game of streaks. Sometimes a guy will be cold for a month and then get hot for a month. — John Stockton Basketball Copy Share Image
I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
You have a different personality in front of the world than you do in front of your pals at home. I like… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
The game's a beautiful game when five guys go out there and give something of themselves so that you can win. — John Stockton Beautiful Copy Share Image
I'm not a cerebral player. When I'm out on the floor, I try to play. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I had been told I might be drafted in the fourth round. 'Great,' I said at the time. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
Once I came to Salt Lake City, I didn't want to go anywhere else. It was home sweet home for me. — John Stockton City Copy Share Image
I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
Obviously, being in the league for so long, you do have something to offer as a coach. — John Stockton Being Copy Share Image
If I pass the ball to Karl Malone, he still has to make the shot, or nothing has happened. — John Stockton Football Copy Share Image
I think I've preserved most of my private life, and I think that's still important for me, and that's still important for… — John Stockton Family Copy Share Image
I never felt I was better than anybody, but I always felt I could compete with anybody. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
You thrive off everybody on your team. If one guy's playing well, that makes your job easier. If a guy's shooting well,… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
The main thing I worry about with the shoes I wear is comfort. What you're comfortable wearing is what you're going to… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I've played games where I thought I played one of my better games, and statistically, there's nothing there, and vice versa. I've… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
You can't afford to hop around and act like a kid when you have to get back on defense and worry about… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me… — John Stockton Desire Copy Share Image
I guess I'd rather be comfortable and play well because I'm comfortable than to get recognition and play someplace where I wouldn't… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I don't crush the kids. But I do want them to know that they have to earn what they get. I'm not… — John Stockton Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of ways to play the PG position. Scoring first is a way that works for them… — John Stockton Football Copy Share Image
