NBA Quotes · Page 22

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

— Carmelo Anthony

I don't want to come into a situation like the NBA and have to develop for two or three years. When I…

— Jaylen Brown

My dream is to get to the NBA, obviously. But it will be when the time is right.

— Kemba Walker

Guys joke with me that Milwaukee is one of the worst NBA cities, but I take pride in being from Milwaukee.

— Kevon Looney

We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.

— Manu Ginobili

I knew, hey, if I can become an elite shooter, I'll be able to play in the NBA for 10-12 years.

— Jared Dudley

If I'm beat, sometimes a defender just got one. These are NBA players, so you can't get everything.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player

— Jon Gordon

I was never supposed to play in college, let alone the NBA, so I always feel like I have something to prove.…

— Steve Nash

Being in the NBA, being successful, being able to win championships at the highest level in the world, there's certain core values…

— Chris Bosh

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at…

— Bear Bryant

I always wanted to do NBA Cares but they didn't want me to represent the league. I just did Matt Cares instead.…

— Matt Barnes

I've been really vocal about my disappointment about how the WNBA athletes get treated like second-class citizens in relations to the NBA…

— Jalen Rose

My observance as a practicing Muslim in the NBA is somewhat uncommon. Since joining the league in 2011, my dedication to my…

— Enes Kanter

I realize the NBA has a brand that is very global. But there aren't many brands that travel as well as the…

— Robin Lopez

I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me cope with…

— Tim Duncan

The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?

— Ryan Lochte

My cousin got wrapped up in the NBA lifestyle and threw parties at my house all the time. So I got wrapped…

— Greg Oden

Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.

— John Wooden

Kim Kardashian is single again. Hey, great. Maybe that will give the NBA players something to do during the lockout.

— Frank Caliendo

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

— Chuck Daly

It's always been my dream to be in the NBA. Just to make it. Just to say 'man, I'm going to the…

— Christian Wood

We all have learned throughout our careers that there are ups and downs in the NBA.

— Andre Drummond

No player in NBA history has driven me crazier, night after night after NIGHT, than the Thunder storm that can be Russell…

— Skip Bayless

I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'

— Iman Shumpert

We have the mentality of the hunter. We want to be the most enthusiastic team in the country. That's what we can…

— Shaka Smart

Being an NBA general manager really is a lot of pressure. There's so much that goes into the job.

— B. J. Armstrong

In college you might think you travel a lot, but it is nowhere close to the NBA.

— Joe Harris

I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home…

— Allen Iverson

I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the…

— Jeremy Lin

Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves

— Pat Summitt

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…

— Michael Jordan

When you come out of the NBA, you get a hundred million-dollar contract and a white woman!

— Eddie Griffin

Some guys get into the NBA, get the big money, and are satisfied with themselves.

— Scottie Pippen

We couldn't get enough Jeremy Lin material in the NBA store fast enough. And when we did, it was just gone in…

— David Stern

I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.

— Jamal Crawford

I've always played 'NBA Live' since I was a kid, so to be on the cover is a blessing.

— Dwight Howard

My whole career except for the NBA, I've been a winner. I want to get back to that.

— Devin Booker

Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis.

— Kelvin Sampson