Being an NBA general manager really is a lot of pressure. There's so much that goes into the job. — B. J. Armstrong Copy Share Image
In college you might think you travel a lot, but it is nowhere close to the NBA. — Joe Harris Copy Share Image
The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL? — Ryan Lochte Copy Share Image
You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
My cousin got wrapped up in the NBA lifestyle and threw parties at my house all the time. So I got wrapped… — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Kim Kardashian is single again. Hey, great. Maybe that will give the NBA players something to do during the lockout. — Frank Caliendo Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
Obviously, everyone wants to play in the NBA but I think if you handle what's in front of you first you'll get… — Tristan Thompson Copy Share Image
It's fun to play defense. It's fun to watch the opponent sweat on offense, start complaining to the officials, and eventually be… — Maury John Copy Share Image
The NBA was once a league full of guys who topped out at 5-foot-9, wore belts in their shorts, and reeked of… — Sean Evans Copy Share Image
As I grew up, I played in sandals. I played in flip-flops all the time back in the day. That's why I… — Rajon Rondo Copy Share Image
The NBA has more than 435 players and there are at least 100-some players doing more than expected. Shaq is doing a… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
As I've gotten older in the NBA, I'm one of the more experienced guys and kind of know what to do in… — David Lee Copy Share Image
I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA… — Serge Ibaka Copy Share Image
Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them — Chuck Daly Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My dream is to get to the NBA, obviously. But it will be when the time is right. — Kemba Walker Copy Share Image
Guys joke with me that Milwaukee is one of the worst NBA cities, but I take pride in being from Milwaukee. — Kevon Looney Copy Share Image
We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom. — Manu Ginobili Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If I'm beat, sometimes a defender just got one. These are NBA players, so you can't get everything. — Jaren Jackson, Jr Copy Share Image
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to… — Jimmer Fredette Copy Share Image
It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston. — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air. — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
I know I'm not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was watching 'Space Jam' when I was a kid but that was pretty much the only thing I knew about the… — Rudy Gobert Copy Share Image
You don't need great skill to be a tough rebounder; being a rebounder is all about effort, determination, and physicality — Michael Malone Copy Share Image
I feel like I was counted out, you know, my first two seasons in the NBA. They might not have been perfect,… — Michael Beasley Copy Share Image
My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson. — Muggsy Bogues Copy Share Image
Any award the NBA gives you, whether it's on the court or off the court, it's definitely an honor. — Tristan Thompson Copy Share Image
How can you be negative living the basketball NBA life? It's impossible. — Danilo Gallinari Copy Share Image
I was lucky in my rookie year to play in the NBA Finals, to have that experience, to see what it was… — Joe Harris Copy Share Image
Of course, in college, you're traveling, especially when you're with Duke basketball, but in the NBA, it's on a whole entire level. — Jahlil Okafor Copy Share Image
Everybody would love to be able to be great and make it to the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie. I mean,… — Greg Oden Copy Share Image
Not a day goes by that I don't see somebody that tells me they grew up watching 'NBA Inside Stuff'. Not one… — Ahmad Rashad Copy Share Image
That's one of the reasons I was drafted because I blocked three shots a game in college so I got to continue… — Tristan Thompson Copy Share Image
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