NBA Quotes · Page 24

I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.

— Shaquille O'Neal

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can…

— Metta World Peace

I'm addicted to showing people what they don't get to see, as far as the everyday lifestyle of an NBA player.

— D'Angelo Russell

If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court…

— Fred Hoiberg

When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners

— George Karl

[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the…

— Jerry West

I've been an NBA player, and a black man, for a long time, and I know how to take a loss.

— Kenny Smith

LeBron's had so many legendary moments because he was in the NBA Finals eight or nine years straight, and because to that…

— Jay Williams

It depends obviously on how the Bucks feel but I'd love - someday - to go over there and play in Ireland.…

— Pat Connaughton

I'm not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly…

— Len Elmore

For me, I spent four years at Duke, and I was 22 my rookie year. For a lot of guys, I was…

— J. J. Redick

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral…

— Bobby Knight

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are…

— Kobe Bryant

ESPN is an NBA partner, and they've been a great one. But part of that partnership is that the coaches do a…

— Rick Carlisle

Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back…

— Michael Jordan

We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually

— Gregg Popovich

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

— Baron Davis

I've put our guys in position. I gave them the blueprint. I think they're ready.

— LeBron James

Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.

— Bear Bryant

There's so many stories about guys who made it to the NBA without the draft. Overseas, whatever, call-ups.

— Fred VanVleet

In the NBA you are pretty confident but you are one phone call away from being somewhere else; you've just got to…

— Jose Calderon

I have every goal you could possibly dream of - Rookie of the Year, NBA champion, MVP.

— RJ Barrett

Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine

— Rick Pitino

You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not…

— Red Auerbach

Now that the NBA has removed restrictions on the color ways we can wear on court, I can be as expressive as…

— Kyle Kuzma

You don't look through the NBA schedule and say, 'this is going to be an easy night.'

— Joe Harris

One of the challenges with NBA coaching is it's such a crucible, keeping your eye on the big picture is very challenging.

— Rick Carlisle

I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Freshman want to play. Sophomores want to start. Juniors want to score. Seniors want to win

— John Beilein

The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted…

— Jay Bilas

I want to return to the NBA this season, and help any team that wants me, in any capacity that they feel…

— Allen Iverson

Coming over to this side and playing in the NBA was my dream, and the dream came true.

— Jonas Valanciunas

Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play

— Bobby Knight

I think Damian Lillard is the best lyricist to be in the NBA or play basketball.

— Jadakiss

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

— Larry Bird

Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

— Jeremy Lin

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

— LeBron James

I'm like LeBron, man. I'm like a smaller LeBron. That's why I'm not in the NBA. If I had about five, six…

— Freddie Gibbs

Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do

— Doc Rivers