Maybe I'm a little biased, but I thought I could always play defense. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
Offense is one phase of the game. You have to be able to play the other phases of the game and help… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
Most of the power forwards in the NBA are 6'10', 6'11', making it difficult for a player at 6'7', 6'8' to the… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
There's a roller coaster effect when you're playing good. Everything seems to go your way. But once you start playing bad, you're… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
After I signed my big contract, I expected to be in Charlotte for the rest of my career. Things just didn't work… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
It's important to get some balanced scoring on the floor. For me, I've got to make shots. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I want to play 11, 12 years right here and then retire - and win us some national championships, and be the… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
When you think about the Knicks, you associate Patrick Ewing with the Knicks, you associate Walt Frazier with the Knicks. If I… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm not going to take too much credit for what's happened in my life. When we're playing, the things I do are… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I definitely don't look at myself as a 3-point shooter, but when we're playing three big guys, I find myself on the… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
JC was good for me. I had a coach who kept me into things and thinking positive. It was good basketball, but… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
If I'm hurting the team with my play, then maybe I have to sit out a game. If I think I can… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
In Vegas we thrived on being the hated team, on being the bad boys. That's definitely not my personality. If that helps… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
We never played ball for money. We played because it was fun and I was good at it. But a lot of… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
What I hate more than sitting out is being on the floor and not being 100 percent. You know you can make… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
The UNLV championship game against Duke, I didn't shoot the last shot. Choked. It took 10 years for me to say that.… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I think we sometimes think, 'it is just preseason. These games are for the fans mostly.' It's for ourselves to get in… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
When people talk to me, they want to know about Grandmama, they want to know about UNLV, and how was it playing… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
If I have to score baskets then I have to try to score baskets and stop missing shots, but even if it's… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
No one man can rise above the masses or the condition of his people. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
What I hate more than sitting out is being on the floor and not being 100 percent. You know you can make this move,… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I think we sometimes think, 'it is just preseason. These games are for the fans mostly.' It's for ourselves to get in shape and… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I think I'm caught up in playing in New York. Here, my mind is cluttered worrying about things. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
After a basketball game, you're gonna be physically tired, but more mentally. Playoff time comes around, you have it all in your head. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
But when a black player calls a white owner a slave master that's dangerous. It's one thing to say an owner is a good… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I picked it up just for relaxation. I can sit down and get into the game and escape that it's a big game tomorrow,… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
If I don't like a person and a person doesn't like me fine, that's mutual respect. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
I remember in Charlotte, they looked to me every day. I'm 30 now. And now it's, 'Let's just win.' Maybe when I was 26… — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
In Charlotte, I thought we were on the right track. It didn't happen. — Larry Johnson Copy Share Image
