NBA Quotes · Page 19

The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning

— Shaquille O'Neal

It was always a dream to come to the NBA.

— Toni Kukoc

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

— Derrick Rose

I just like chilling with my friends, playing 'NBA 2K' and stuff.

— RJ Barrett

He's got a ring, so I'm taking home the trophy.

— Shaquille O'Neal

That's basketball, that's the NBA; it's a physical sport.

— Alex Caruso

I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.

— Allen Iverson

That's how the NBA works. One day you're up, the next day you're down.

— Juancho Hernangomez

Now that the NBA has removed restrictions on the color ways we can wear on court, I can be as expressive as…

— Kyle Kuzma

I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Just to be able to play one minute in an NBA game, I'm grateful for that.

— Zion Williamson

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can…

— Metta World Peace

I'm addicted to showing people what they don't get to see, as far as the everyday lifestyle of an NBA player.

— D'Angelo Russell

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The NBA is intense, but the NFL is a whole 'nother level of intensity and dramatic, game-changing plays.

— Paul Allen

We should be able to live the lives of other professional athletes in hockey, baseball, NFL and NBA.

— Curtis Blaydes

I'm a numbers guy, and I think numbers sometimes tell stories and sometimes they don't. When you look at the NBA, when…

— Doug Collins

I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself…

— Shaquille O'Neal

There was a lot of talk going around about my energy and my effort and I was a risk/reward type player. A…

— Christian Wood

You want to play as long as you can. The old, unwritten rule: If you make it to the NBA, you play…

— Dell Curry

Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the…

— Stephen Curry

Everyone knows Jordan as a winner, and that's what I want to be known as at the end of my playing career.…

— Mario Chalmers

Everybody dreams about getting to the NBA and everybody dreams about having their own shoe. But when you're the face of a…

— Brandon Jennings

I never think about missing a free throw. All that goes through my mind when I'm at the line is seeing the…

— Brad Daugherty

When I was growing up, I never thought I would play in the NBA.

— Scottie Pippen

Compared to the NBA, the ABA was FABULOUS.

— Marvin Barnes

I told my wife when I was rolling up, I felt like the president.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I mean, it's very difficult up there in the NBA.

— Jim Boeheim

There are a lot of great point guards in the NBA.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else

— Don Meyer

Growing up, you want to make it to the NBA. That's everyone's goal.

— Collin Sexton

Most of the brothers don't make the kind of scratch I do.

— Cedric Maxwell

Get away from my house. What do you want?

— Shaquille O'Neal

I hope his breath wasn't too bad for 'Bron.'

— Paul George

Growing up, I dreamed about playing in the NBA.

— Julius Randle

What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.

— Bill Walton

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

— Doc Rivers

On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm a huge NBA fan and have been for a really long time.

— Jordan Fisher

NBA's spacing's really helped. Teams gotta really respect my jumper.

— Kyle Kuzma