--- title: "22 Nba Just Quotes by 22 authors" description: "Browse 22 Nba Just quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Nba Just sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/john-collins-10870_happen_a-lot-of-tough-stuff-tough-breaks-happen_1987610.jpg" --- > [A lot of tough stuff, tough breaks happen, but that's just the NBA. That's just the way it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collins/a-lot-of-tough-stuff-tough-breaks-happen-but-that-s-just-the-nba-that/) [John Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/john-collins-10870_happen_a-lot-of-tough-stuff-tough-breaks-happen_1987610.jpg) > [I wasn't trying to make First Team All-NBA. I just wanted to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-wasn-t-trying-to-make-first-team-all-nba-i-just-wanted-to-win/) [Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/penny-hardaway-8364_first_i-wasn-t-trying-to-make-first-team-all-n_2806371.jpg) > [I don't really need to bury the NBA. I just want the truth to be known about what I did and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-donaghy/i-don-t-really-need-to-bury-the-nba-i-just-want-the-truth-to-be-known/) [Tim Donaghy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-donaghy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/tim-donaghy-15648_about_i-don-t-really-need-to-bury-the-nba-i-ju_1907445.jpg) > [At first, I was thinking about just getting to the NBA, just watching the NBA, being one of the All-Stars in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markelle-fultz/at-first-i-was-thinking-about-just-getting-to-the-nba-just-watching/) [Markelle Fultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markelle-fultz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/markelle-fultz-18454_about_at-first-i-was-thinking-about-just-getti_1079729.jpg) > [I don't want to be in the NBA just to be here. I want to play and I think the Pacers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bojan-bogdanovic/i-don-t-want-to-be-in-the-nba-just-to-be-here-i-want-to-play-and-i/) [Bojan Bogdanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bojan-bogdanovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49c/bojan-bogdanovic-9956_football_i-don-t-want-to-be-in-the-nba-just-to-be_213915.jpg) > [I've turned down several assistant jobs in the NBA that I just didn't feel good about. I would love it at UNLV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-johnson/i-ve-turned-down-several-assistant-jobs-in-the-nba-that-i-just-didn-t/) [Larry Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37a/larry-johnson-6488_feel_i-ve-turned-down-several-assistant-jobs_1622971.jpg) > [People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kawhi-leonard/people-in-the-nba-are-just-as-athletic-as-you-that-s-the-game-you/) [Kawhi Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kawhi-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/kawhi-leonard-7933_change_people-in-the-nba-are-just-as-athletic-a_1458911.jpg) > [There's just so much free time. In college, you've got study hall, classes, film - all that stuff. In the NBA, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caris-levert/there-s-just-so-much-free-time-in-college-you-ve-got-study-hall/) [Caris LeVert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caris-levert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/caris-levert-6241_college_there-s-just-so-much-free-time-in-colleg_520118.jpg) > [The NBA is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/the-nba-is-never-just-a-business-it-s-always-business-it-s-always/) [Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/mark-cuban-889_best-business_the-nba-is-never-just-a-business-it-s-al_585512.jpg) > [I think it's not just me. I think there is a lot of guys in the NBA that - just kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-jokic/i-think-it-s-not-just-me-i-think-there-is-a-lot-of-guys-in-the-nba/) [Nikola Jokic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-jokic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/nikola-jokic-8122_big_i-think-it-s-not-just-me-i-think-there-i_2764398.jpg) > [I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-booker/i-think-the-nba-just-overall-when-you-need-somebody-to-blame-the/) [Devin Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devin-booker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/devin-booker-12388_best_i-think-the-nba-just-overall-when-you-ne_1277957.jpg) > [It's always been my dream to be in the NBA. Just to make it. Just to say 'man, I'm going to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-wood/it-s-always-been-my-dream-to-be-in-the-nba-just-to-make-it-just-to/) [Christian Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/christian-wood-6831_always_it-s-always-been-my-dream-to-be-in-the-n_275180.jpg) > [I think it's a travesty that the NBA can't just tell these guys to play basketball two days in a row. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-think-it-s-a-travesty-that-the-nba-can-t-just-tell-these-guys-to/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/charles-barkley-1266_basketball_i-think-it-s-a-travesty-that-the-nba-can_1380402.png) > [Playing in the NBA is more than just tough competition. It is very difficult being away from my family when we're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-bradley/playing-in-the-nba-is-more-than-just-tough-competition-it-is-very/) [Shawn Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/shawn-bradley-5669_competition_playing-in-the-nba-is-more-than-just-tou_1838217.jpg) > [When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dirk-nowitzki/when-i-think-about-my-mvp-season-i-will-also-think-about-the-loss-to/) [Dirk Nowitzki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dirk-nowitzki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/dirk-nowitzki-11188_award_when-i-think-about-my-mvp-season-i-will_549191.png) > [I think it's hard to compare the NBA and the WNBA, but the thing about the NBA is they just have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-bird/i-think-it-s-hard-to-compare-the-nba-and-the-wnba-but-the-thing-about/) [Sue Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/sue-bird-4568_free_i-think-it-s-hard-to-compare-the-nba-and_1937841.jpg) > [I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmer-fredette/i-think-it-s-the-hardest-part-for-about-80-percent-of-the-guys-in-the/) [Jimmer Fredette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmer-fredette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/jimmer-fredette-6751_coach_i-think-it-s-the-hardest-part-for-about_901080.jpg) > [I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-met-wonderful-people-playing-in-the-nba-whether-it-is-the-officials/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/magic-johnson-2707_lakers_i-met-wonderful-people-playing-in-the-nb_1456448.jpg) > [There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-allen/there-are-so-many-good-players-in-the-nba-and-i-just-want-to-be-at/) [Ray Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/ray-allen-11387_fear_there-are-so-many-good-players-in-the-nb_2312014.jpg) > [I'm no dummy. So much of the NBA is just fit and situation, and I always say this, for 85 to 90…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-redick/i-m-no-dummy-so-much-of-the-nba-is-just-fit-and-situation-and-i/) [J. J. Redick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-redick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/j-j-redick-6139_always_i-m-no-dummy-so-much-of-the-nba-is-just_476774.jpg) > [Ultimately, it was always my dream to be here in the NBA. I just took it serious. I knew if I put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-ingram/ultimately-it-was-always-my-dream-to-be-here-in-the-nba-i-just-took/) [Brandon Ingram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-ingram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/brandon-ingram-6806_always_ultimately-it-was-always-my-dream-to-be_1888714.jpg) > [When you have so much pressure with basketball and the results in the NBA, to just go home and have a dog…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-fournier/when-you-have-so-much-pressure-with-basketball-and-the-results-in-the/) [Evan Fournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-fournier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/evan-fournier-5766_basketball_when-you-have-so-much-pressure-with-bask_1697347.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nba-just/#itemlist", "name": "Nba Just Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of tough stuff, tough breaks happen, but that's just the NBA. 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