--- title: "35 Make Nba Quotes by 32 authors" description: "Browse 35 Make Nba quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Make Nba sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/jim-boeheim-5054_make_it-s-so-much-harder-to-make-the-nba-than_1491317.jpg" --- > [It's so much harder to make the NBA than people think it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-boeheim/it-s-so-much-harder-to-make-the-nba-than-people-think-it-is/) [Jim Boeheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-boeheim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/jim-boeheim-5054_make_it-s-so-much-harder-to-make-the-nba-than_1491317.jpg) > [If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baron-davis/if-i-make-it-in-the-nba-or-wind-up-playing-overseas-i-will-be-at-peace/) [Baron Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baron-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/baron-davis-4539_football_if-i-make-it-in-the-nba-or-wind-up-playi_1032276.png) > [I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amar-e-stoudemire/i-never-had-a-doubt-that-i-would-make-it-to-the-nba-even-when-i-wasn/) [Amar'e Stoudemire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amar-e-stoudemire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_doubt_i-never-had-a-doubt-that-i-would-make-it_723219.jpg) > [If I continue to work hard, I can make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivica-zubac/if-i-continue-to-work-hard-i-can-make-it-to-the-nba/) [Ivica Zubac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivica-zubac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/ivica-zubac-9222_continue_if-i-continue-to-work-hard-i-can-make-it_1566499.jpg) > [It's always been my goal to make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-hood/it-s-always-been-my-goal-to-make-it-to-the-nba/) [Rodney Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-hood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/rodney-hood-10166_always_it-s-always-been-my-goal-to-make-it-to-t_450614.jpg) > [Yeah, I always thought I'd make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shai-gilgeous-alexander/yeah-i-always-thought-i-d-make-it-to-the-nba/) [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shai-gilgeous-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/shai-gilgeous-alexander-5690_always_yeah-i-always-thought-i-d-make-it-to-the_2513037.jpg) > [I never thought I'd make it in the NBA, so everything else is gravy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stockton/i-never-thought-i-d-make-it-in-the-nba-so-everything-else-is-gravy/) [John Stockton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stockton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/john-stockton-8388_everything_i-never-thought-i-d-make-it-in-the-nba-s_558535.jpg) > [I think everybody's goal is to make the NBA. My goal is to be a star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rj-barrett/i-think-everybody-s-goal-is-to-make-the-nba-my-goal-is-to-be-a-star/) [RJ Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rj-barrett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/rj-barrett-7594_everybody_i-think-everybody-s-goal-is-to-make-the_2472015.jpg) > [There's not too many 5-10 basketball players that make it, let alone play college and make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-hayward/there-s-not-too-many-5-10-basketball-players-that-make-it-let-alone/) [Gordon Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-hayward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/gordon-hayward-5925_alone_there-s-not-too-many-5-10-basketball-pla_364147.jpg) > [Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-lin/trying-to-make-the-nba-is-one-of-the-very-few-areas-where-a-harvard/) [Jeremy Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-lin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/jeremy-lin-7478_areas_trying-to-make-the-nba-is-one-of-the-ver_2802221.jpg) > [I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rj-barrett/i-ve-always-wanted-to-make-it-to-the-nba-and-be-on-a-team-so-whatever/) [RJ Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rj-barrett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/rj-barrett-7594_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-make-it-to-the-nba_999072.jpg) > [For Australians to make it in the NBA, it's very hard, and for Australians to make it and win an NBA championship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/for-australians-to-make-it-in-the-nba-it-s-very-hard-and-for/) [Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/patty-mills-6365_championship_for-australians-to-make-it-in-the-nba-it_2063689.jpg) > [Everybody would love to be able to be great and make it to the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-oden/everybody-would-love-to-be-able-to-be-great-and-make-it-to-the-nba/) [Greg Oden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-oden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/greg-oden-8368_all-star-game_everybody-would-love-to-be-able-to-be-gr_2905316.png) > [It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmer-fredette/it-s-a-league-where-guys-are-trying-to-play-to-the-best-of-their/) [Jimmer Fredette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmer-fredette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/jimmer-fredette-6751_ability_it-s-a-league-where-guys-are-trying-to-p_192308.jpg) > [What I can't wait to show the world when I make my NBA debut is a player who can handle, shoot, go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caris-levert/what-i-can-t-wait-to-show-the-world-when-i-make-my-nba-debut-is-a/) [Caris LeVert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caris-levert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/caris-levert-6241_football_what-i-can-t-wait-to-show-the-world-when_2617263.jpg) > [It's funny, because not everyone can make the NBA, but timing and being in the right situation is something that can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-ingles/it-s-funny-because-not-everyone-can-make-the-nba-but-timing-and-being/) [Joe Ingles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-ingles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/joe-ingles-6227_funny_it-s-funny-because-not-everyone-can-make_1183815.jpg) > [One of the reasons I didn't make it in the NBA - I played 3 1/2 years - and one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/one-of-the-reasons-i-didn-t-make-it-in-the-nba-i-played-3-1-2-years/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/mike-d-antoni-5218_confidence_one-of-the-reasons-i-didn-t-make-it-in-t_3147037.png) > [I love basketball so much, I love playing it. I just never thought I could make it to college, make it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/i-love-basketball-so-much-i-love-playing-it-i-just-never-thought-i/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-love-basketball-so-much-i-love-playing_3207944.png) > [The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scottie-pippen/the-odds-were-against-me-when-i-arrived-at-central-arkansas-i-was/) [Scottie Pippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scottie-pippen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/scottie-pippen-2516_always_the-odds-were-against-me-when-i-arrived_213368.jpg) > [To me, the All-Star Game is just another step. I try to take all my experiences and put them together. To make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-armstrong/to-me-the-all-star-game-is-just-another-step-i-try-to-take-all-my/) [B. J. Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/b-j-armstrong-5388_all-star-game_to-me-the-all-star-game-is-just-another_3230190.png) > [It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-mitchell/it-s-one-thing-to-make-it-to-the-nba-it-s-one-thing-to-make-the/) [Donovan Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/donovan-mitchell-6469_continue_it-s-one-thing-to-make-it-to-the-nba-it_2034758.jpg) > [You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/you-hear-all-these-stories-about-there-s-one-in-a-million-guys-that/) [Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/kevin-durant-2143_cheer_you-hear-all-these-stories-about-there-s_242968.png) > [Me and Nerlens grew up together. We're best friends. We played on the same AAU team in high school. It's like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-carter-williams/me-and-nerlens-grew-up-together-we-re-best-friends-we-played-on-the/) [Michael Carter-Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-carter-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ba/michael-carter-williams-7590_best_me-and-nerlens-grew-up-together-we-re-be_197556.jpg) > [My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-harden/my-dream-was-to-be-in-the-nba-i-wasn-t-really-focused-on-being-a-star/) [James Harden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-harden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/276/james-harden-22551_been_my-dream-was-to-be-in-the-nba-i-wasn-t-r_2701396.jpg) > [I thought I would make it (to the NBA). I believed that I would make it. But I had a Plan B.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-johnson/i-thought-i-would-make-it-to-the-nba-i-believed-that-i-would-make-it/) [Avery Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/avery-johnson-30466_backup_i-thought-i-would-make-it-to-the-nba-i-b_41298.jpg) > [David Stern is starting to make the NBA look like it's run like Vince McMahon's WWE.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/david-stern-is-starting-to-make-the-nba-look-like-it-s-run-like-vince/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/anonymous-1_football_david-stern-is-starting-to-make-the-nba_414724.jpg) > [For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-booker/for-me-when-i-was-in-high-school-that-was-my-ultimate-dream-was-to/) [Devin Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devin-booker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/devin-booker-12388_dream_for-me-when-i-was-in-high-school-that-wa_1593505.jpg) > [Growing up, you want to make it to the NBA. That's everyone's goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-sexton/growing-up-you-want-to-make-it-to-the-nba-that-s-everyone-s-goal/) [Collin Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-sexton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/collin-sexton-10734_everyone_growing-up-you-want-to-make-it-to-the-nb_1745595.jpg) > [You want to play as long as you can. The old, unwritten rule: If you make it to the NBA, you play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dell-curry/you-want-to-play-as-long-as-you-can-the-old-unwritten-rule-if-you/) [Dell Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dell-curry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/dell-curry-45033_long_you-want-to-play-as-long-as-you-can-the_1384292.jpg) > [It's definitely a goals of mine, to inspire kids in Great Britain to want to play basketball and show that they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-g-anunoby/it-s-definitely-a-goals-of-mine-to-inspire-kids-in-great-britain-to/) [O. G. Anunoby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-g-anunoby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/o-g-anunoby-13310_basketball_it-s-definitely-a-goals-of-mine-to-inspi_1929254.jpg) > [When I was younger, trying to make the freshman and JV team, my dream was always to make it to the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markelle-fultz/when-i-was-younger-trying-to-make-the-freshman-and-jv-team-my-dream/) [Markelle Fultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markelle-fultz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/markelle-fultz-18454_always_when-i-was-younger-trying-to-make-the-fr_2797466.jpg) > [I told my boys that one of them wasn't going to make it. Because if you've got three, only one, maybe two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavar-ball/i-told-my-boys-that-one-of-them-wasn-t-going-to-make-it-because-if/) [LaVar Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavar-ball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/lavar-ball-9392_maybe_i-told-my-boys-that-one-of-them-wasn-t-g_913625.jpg) > [Nobody thought that I was going to make it to the NBA. I only had a couple of believers growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-howard/nobody-thought-that-i-was-going-to-make-it-to-the-nba-i-only-had-a/) [Dwight Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/dwight-howard-10281_believer_nobody-thought-that-i-was-going-to-make_1516997.png) > [Losing sucks. I don't care how much money you make or what stats you put up. If you're competitive enough to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-carter-williams/losing-sucks-i-don-t-care-how-much-money-you-make-or-what-stats-you/) [Michael Carter-Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-carter-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/michael-carter-williams-7590_don-t-care_losing-sucks-i-don-t-care-how-much-money_1120848.jpg) > [The Single Mothers Program is something I would love to start if I'm fortunate enough to make it to the NBA and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayson-tatum/the-single-mothers-program-is-something-i-would-love-to-start-if-i-m/) [Jayson Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayson-tatum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/jayson-tatum-8565_enough_the-single-mothers-program-is-something_1999767.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-nba/#itemlist", "name": "Make Nba Quotes", "numberOfItems": 35, 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