Football Quotes by Masai Ujiri

This is a team sport, a team game.

— Masai Ujiri

Sport can change the world.

— Masai Ujiri

We play sports to win.

— Masai Ujiri

That's why we play sports, is to compete for championships.

— Masai Ujiri

I memorized every line in Michael Jordan's 'Come Fly with Me.'

— Masai Ujiri

Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.

— Masai Ujiri

It's easy to defend, in my opinion, when you play one-on-one.

— Masai Ujiri

Whether it's drafting or player development, the ultimate is putting a team together.

— Masai Ujiri

Winning influences, it helps, it gets the kids. Winning makes an impact.

— Masai Ujiri

I've studied the game in every different aspect that I can.

— Masai Ujiri

It doesn't matter where you are - it could be Timbuktu - if you win, people will watch, they'll follow and they'll…

— Masai Ujiri

We're going to have tough times. We're going to have five-game losing streaks. Everybody goes through it.

— Masai Ujiri

I study history. I study the game. I study the NBA and the team I'm working for very, very closely.

— Masai Ujiri

There were great European players that were great basketball players that did not make it in the NBA... This is the best…

— Masai Ujiri

Every day is different. There's always, as we call it in the NBA, a 'drama,' a team's drama, there's always something.

— Masai Ujiri

Nelson Mandela knew that sport has the power to inspire and unite people in a way that little else does.

— Masai Ujiri

Being a good teammate means looking out for our neighbours, friends and the people we work with.

— Masai Ujiri

It's my responsibility to put a team on the floor that will win, and that attracts players.

— Masai Ujiri

Kids in Africa start kicking a ball when they are six or seven years old, if not younger. It's like baseball, basketball…

— Masai Ujiri

Players want to go where the team wins and where the team has a great culture, ownership and all of that. It…

— Masai Ujiri

I understand my job and what the job is and what has to be done basketball wise. I do that 24/7 and…

— Masai Ujiri

When you talk about goals, you look at your team last year and you want to move the meter a little bit.…

— Masai Ujiri

You want to win in the NBA you want to build a culture and teams will always do that and try to…

— Masai Ujiri

Look at the teams that have been successful in the NBA. Yes, you have big, glamorous cities like L.A. But Miami has…

— Masai Ujiri

I concluded that I'm a competitor. And, whatever happens, you keep leading. You can't fear anybody. Why? Because at the end of…

— Masai Ujiri

You have to be unique in your own ways and the ways that you play to find a way to win. You…

— Masai Ujiri

Our job is to find out what's the next thing that is going to be advantageous to us and contribute to winning.

— Masai Ujiri

Basketball without Borders made me who I am and it's just something that is such a huge part of my life.

— Masai Ujiri

When you get a chance to get a top five player, which doesn't come very often, you have to jump on it.

— Masai Ujiri

I was probably the best cherry picker in the history of African basketball. I got so many dunks, it was crazy.

— Masai Ujiri

You have to figure out that balance between younger players and veteran players, star players, and All-Star players, really a team effort.…

— Masai Ujiri

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for…

— Masai Ujiri