NBA Quotes · Page 38

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

— Red Auerbach

We understand the NBA is a league where a 20-point lead might not be that big actually because teams go on runs.

— Lauri Markkanen

This is the NBA; you can't stop everybody from scoring 30. But that 30? They're going to work for every point they…

— Avery Bradley

You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask…

— John Wooden

Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality.

— Shaquille O'Neal

After 18 NBA years, it's hard to believe I'll be playing in each arena for the last time.

— Paul Pierce

Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

— Pat Summitt

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

— Jordan Burroughs

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

I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my…

— Jerry Stiller

They are that same group, but I've got my own rivalristic problems. Is that a word, rivalristic? I've got my own rivalristic…

— Shaquille O'Neal

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

I guess it's good in a sense that it stops any of it from happening, but now you're telling me if it's…

— Blake Griffin

That was the lowest point in my entire life: The shellshock of not being in the NBA. All my peers are playing…

— O. J. Mayo

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

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

— Steve Nash

This is a team game and one man doesn't win and one man doesn't lose. In the end, the best team usually…

— Wilt Chamberlain

My favorite NBA team are the houston rockets and favorite college team are the duke blue devils.

— Dante Hall

I think NBA fans are some of the smartest you'll ever come around. They are very invested.

— Maria Taylor

In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes

— Tom Thibodeau

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

— Bo Ryan

I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst…

— Don Meyer

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

— Jeff Van Gundy

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to…

— Kelvin Sampson

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn…

— Allen Iverson

That's the problem with our industry: patience. People want instant NBA stars, and that's not going to happen.

— Dwane Casey

I never really talked about being an NBA player or a college player. I just really like playing basketball.

— Jrue Holiday

The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices

— Bobby Knight

You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time

— Tom Thibodeau

I learned more in that first year in the NBA than I could have in four years of college.

— Stephon Marbury

Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker

— Don Meyer

We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language

— Pat Summitt

I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.

— Chris Bosh

There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail

— Michael Jordan

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

— Charles Barkley

When I came into the NBA, coaches wanted you to shoot a midrange shot or two before you shot your 3 -…

— Kyle Korver

In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile.

— John Wooden

I've always been into fashion. I guess the NBA kinda gave me a platform to just express myself through my clothes.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander