NBA Quotes · Page 23

Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.

— Allen Iverson

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

— Tim Donaghy

I felt like we would have definitely won an NBA championship if everyone was healthy.

— Kyrie Irving

That's what Europe brought to the NBA: the passing skills, the shooting skills.

— Vlade Divac

I think, overall, the NBA and its players are really conscious about our role and what we do as role models.

— Baron Davis

Everyone playing in the NBA likes to have pressure. If you didn't like pressure, you wouldn't be playing.

— Monty Williams

I'm pretty sure everybody in the NBA wants to make the playoffs. Every player, every coach, every organization wants to make the…

— Tim Hardaway Jr

I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

— Jabari Parker

I knew who I was coming into the NBA, so I knew what I could contribute to a team, and I just…

— Malcolm Brogdon

You have a lot of great teams in the NBA. I watched San Antonio against Dallas, and they're two great teams, and…

— Dan Gilbert

Now, the mistakes that I made with my other two sons, Penny and Kobe, I won't make with D-Wade. We can't let…

— Shaquille O'Neal

This is the pinnacle of the basketball world, you know, in the NBA you're playing against the best guys in the world,…

— Mike Conley Jr

This is totally unexpected. I thought I'd be in the NBA or the NFL. I never thought baseball. It's kind of like…

— Carl Crawford

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start…

— Michael Jordan

My purpose in life, my goal for the NBA is to preach God's word - not just try to beat everybody over…

— Dwight Howard

In pick-and-roll situations, I feel like the NBA is all pick-and-rolls, so I want to be able to handle the ball in…

— Kevin Knox

There's two kinds of dirty - dirty and sewer-dirty. Danny Ferry is sewer-dirty and has been ever since he was at Duke.

— Shaquille O'Neal

When Durant was in college, I predicted on 'First Take' he would lead the NBA in scoring and began calling him my…

— Skip Bayless

I'm a huge NBA fan and watch many games each year. Following any sport is kind of bringing us back to our…

— John Mackey

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

— Kobe Bryant

NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on…

— Xi Jinping

Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

— Michael Jordan

I feel like a lot of guys, they establish a lifestyle that's unsustainable once they're out of the NBA or any league…

— Spencer Dinwiddie

When I'm older and my children have grown up, I would like to coach in the NBA.

— Christian Laettner

There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.

— Devin Booker

I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my…

— Allen Iverson

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

— Charles Barkley

The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast

— Steve Nash

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached.

— Ben Howland

I wanted to take advantage of my platform as an NBA player to bring smiles, and also to raise money for social…

— Ricky Rubio

Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be…

— Dennis Rodman

It took a lot of work to go from the 'Not Top 10' to being selected for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

— Jordan Clarkson

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another…

— Magic Johnson

I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to…

— Bo Ryan

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

— Bobby Knight

Every year I will stock my locker up with body wash, different lotions, different oils and different creams.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

— Julius Erving

I'm not trying to plant the seed that I'm the most fashionable NBA guy - of course, I think that in my…

— Iman Shumpert

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

— Rick Majerus