NBA Quotes · Page 31

Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense

— Tates Locke

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.

— Tony Parker

It wasn't until I entered the NBA that I realized I actually had to eat some veggies. Now that I eat them,…

— Austin Reaves

Not many people make it out of San Antonio. I can't even count on my hand how many NBA players are from…

— Jordan Clarkson

Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top

— John Wooden

The top 100 guys overseas could play in the NBA, right? But a lot of times, it's about that opportunity, about that fit.

— Spencer Dinwiddie

It's been a dream come true, you know, just making it to the NBA and being drafted by a great franchise like…

— Jayson Tatum

I think if all three of my boys get on the Lakers somehow, they would change the NBA.

— LaVar Ball

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

One thing I've learned about the NBA is that you can have one good year, but you've always got to be progressing…

— Eli Manning

Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA…

— Dwight Howard

I think if we can educate ourselves and educate our kids and educate guys in the NBA, we can remove assumptions. Once…

— Monty Williams

We didn't see [the NBA lockout] as a victory at all. It was far from what we set it out to accomplish…

— Adam Silver

Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe…

— John Wooden

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the…

— Dwyane Wade

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can…

— Bear Bryant

I've had a lot of struggles in the NBA, so to have some type of success, it just feels good, and makes…

— Jahlil Okafor

My senior year in high school I knew was going to be drafted into the NBA.

— Derrick Favors

I think all of us as NBA players have expectations of ourselves that are different from expectations from external forces and sources.

— Gordon Hayward

Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I used to be a big fan of the NBA until Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors.

— Joey Votto

I do think the college game should adopt some of the things that the NBA does.

— Billy Donovan

I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.

— Jimmer Fredette

Well, I don't know one coach in the NBA who doesn't have high blood pressure.

— Mike D'Antoni

My dream was to become a rec league coach. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay home and help…

— Kevin Durant

A lot of people in the NBA don't even take the game serious or take the same approach that I do.

— DeMar DeRozan

What do you have when you have an agent buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand.

— Pat Williams

I'm playing the guys who are going to fight. If you're not into this, I'm going to someone else

— John Calipari

You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team

— Don Meyer

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.

— Pat Williams

I've been working on my shot for shooting NBA threes. I can make that shot, I would say, better than college threes;…

— Lauri Markkanen

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

— Steve Nash

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my…

— Julius Peppers

Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play…

— Jeremy Lin

I trust the NBA, I trust the league and Adam Silver and the job he's been able to do.

— Pascal Siakam

I always had an interest in fashion, and when I got to the NBA, I felt like I had to up my…

— Michael Carter-Williams

I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team

— Mike Krzyzewski

There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to…

— James Harden

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

— Kelvin Sampson