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Football Quotes by Tim Donaghy

15 Football quotes by Tim Donaghy

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Even with a modest tally of 15 lines, Donaghy’s reflections give a glimpse into the mind of someone who’s watched the game from the sidelines. His words are straightforward, often pointing out the subtle shifts that can change a match’s momentum.

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The bottom line is the NBA is going to do whatever they can do to create more revenue.

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I still see referees officiating based on names on the front and back of jerseys and not based on how the rules…

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I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young.

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I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.

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The FBI and the NBA did a thorough investigation, and they both concluded that I did not fix games in the NBA.

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I just loved the game of basketball growing up and my goal was to somehow be a part of it.

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A Brooklyn-Miami matchup would bring great ratings and that's what this is all about for the NBA and the league offices -…

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I was in a unique position to predict the outcome of NBA games. Some of my picks included games I had been…

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I'm not saying the games are fixed, because they are not. But they definitely program and train these referees to go out…

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Did I go out and make calls in those games that the NBA wanted me and the crew to call? Absolutely. Did…

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On the golf course, playing cards, running to the casinos, betting on college and pro football, it keeps spilling over to the…

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Absolutely, when you talk about the embarrassment that I caused in 2007 for myself, my family, the NBA, it was embarrassing then,…

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I truly believe that at some point they're going to have kiosks in every NBA arena, like they do at the airport…

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There's no doubt that there is star treatment. It's discussed in the meetings. Obviously, people don't pay an enormous amount of money…

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If you're fixing a game, you're making calls up against star players to get that star player to the bench so that…

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The big question on everyone's mind is, 'Did Tim Donaghy fix games?' The answer is no. I didn't need to fix them. I usually…

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The craft of officiating is taught that people come and pay top dollar to see people like Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, all…

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I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.

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If you're fixing a game, you're making calls up against star players to get that star player to the bench so that team is…

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At some point, you're going to see the ability for a fan sitting in a seat to bet, swiping his credit card, whether James…

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The bottom line is the NBA is going to do whatever they can do to create more revenue.

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When you see an article it always has 'disgraced NBA referee.' It's embarrassing and it's never going to be okay. Unfortunately, I have to…

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It's mostly the coaches the refs don't like. Like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Jackson is a master at setting up refs, always telling…

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I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young.

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In the future you're going to be able to go into a 7-Eleven and buy a ticket on a game, and people who don't…

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If you're going to advance as a referee and make that $75,000 to $100,000 a year in the playoffs, you're going to give the…

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I got caught up with gambling at the golf course, the backroom card games at the casinos with buddies there, and eventually betting on…

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I just loved the game of basketball growing up and my goal was to somehow be a part of it.

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When you talk about gambling and the euphoria that comes with it, making winning picks is what excites you.

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