Football Quotes by Mark Jackson

Stephon Marbury is an excellent player.

— Mark Jackson

I've been coaching all my life.

— Mark Jackson

Kobe Bryant will be better than Michael Jordan

— Mark Jackson

I have played for not just great coaches, but Hall of Fame coaches.

— Mark Jackson

Believe me, had I never coached a minute in my life, I would've been fine.

— Mark Jackson

I watch coaches lobby for jobs. With all due respect, how could you win doing that?

— Mark Jackson

If I'm coaching a team that has the ability to post up, I'm going to take advantage of the size in the…

— Mark Jackson

I think at the end of the day Jason Kidd is an all-time great player who I've got a lot of respect…

— Mark Jackson

I was fine if I lived to be 100 and died and never have an opportunity to be a head coach because…

— Mark Jackson

I love Steph Curry, and I'm excited and proud of the fact that he was MVP of the league in 2014-15.

— Mark Jackson

I'm fine with selecting Curry because the season he's had has been incredible.

— Mark Jackson

Fixing any team you have to make sure you know exactly what you are going to get night in and night out.…

— Mark Jackson

I had incredible teammates, like Patrick Ewing, who's the greatest Knick that's ever played... He left his heart on the floor and…

— Mark Jackson

If you want to bring out the best in Stephon Marbury, you can't ask him to be Jason Kidd. Just like if…

— Mark Jackson

You run me off a down screen and you run Steph Curry, it's not the same. It may be the same action…

— Mark Jackson

I learned from great coaches like Phil Jackson that you need to know when to take time out when all hell is…

— Mark Jackson

When I think of my best coaches, I think of the guys who can deliver a message, who can allow their will,…

— Mark Jackson

I believe I'm the slowest point guard who ever played. But it was a blessing as a kid not being as athletic,…

— Mark Jackson

If you ask me if I could pick one coach that I never played for to be my head coach for a…

— Mark Jackson

I would like to go straight into being a head coach. When that day comes I'll be ready for it. No sense…

— Mark Jackson

Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think…

— Mark Jackson

I've had situations where I led the league in assists and didn't make the All-Star team. I've had situations where my team…

— Mark Jackson

I love being at the games. I love calling the games. This was a dream of mine as a kid. I would…

— Mark Jackson

I love Jason Kidd and he is an all-time great, but the way Steve Nash is playing the point guard position is…

— Mark Jackson

The bottom line is I've had longevity and I've won everywhere I have gone.

— Mark Jackson

There are so many guys that can't transfer their street game to the NBA.

— Mark Jackson

Dirk Nowitzki will be better than Larry Bird. I'm a legend killer.

— Mark Jackson

Steph Curry is a great basketball player, but he's not Magic Johnson. And it'd be unfair to ask Steph Curry to be…

— Mark Jackson

In this league, when you're competing and teams are getting after it and you're jockeying for playoff position in your same division,…

— Mark Jackson

If you twisted my arm today, I would probably vote for James Harden, he's single-handedly put that Houston Rockets team in the…

— Mark Jackson

I love calling games, but when I watch sports anyways, I'm still calling them. I'm talking to myself, whether it's a basketball…

— Mark Jackson

I always thought that it wasn't fair when people say, 'Well, you can't be a friend to your players and be a…

— Mark Jackson

I certainly believe I am capable of being a head coach or running a team. The bottom line is surrounding yourself with…

— Mark Jackson

I think at the end of the day, as a team - I've been a player in this league and covered the…

— Mark Jackson

As a kid, I dreamt of playing in the NBA, I dreamt of coaching in the NBA, and I dreamt of announcing…

— Mark Jackson

I've been on teams and I've witnessed teams that folded the tent and didn't practice and didn't play and wasn't supportive of…

— Mark Jackson

I played with great players, but I was the leader on the floor and the key thing in my mind is that…

— Mark Jackson

To live my life, to have played 17 years in the NBA, to have coached for three years for a team, and…

— Mark Jackson