NBA Quotes · Page 33

Just going through a full year of the NBA teaches you a lot of different things.

— Caris LeVert

I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I don't think too many NBA players are going to be like, 'Dang, he won a national championship, he's good, or anything…

— Josh Hart

On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

— Bill Russell

With all the pick-and-rolls in the NBA, getting in the lane and shooting floaters or pull-ups will help a lot.

— Lonzo Ball

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. Its up in the air whether the same can be…

— Bill Walton

I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not…

— Stephen Curry

I was 5'3' when I was 15, but suddenly shot up to over 6 feet by the time I turned 18 and…

— Baron Davis

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared…

— Mike Krzyzewski

Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But…

— Carmelo Anthony

NBA, that's the biggest spotlight I've ever been in before. It was crazy at first. I just had to take a step…

— Lonzo Ball

The spacing is so much different in the NBA... There's more spacing, more 1-on-1. I got more space to do work -…

— Kevin Knox

My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just…

— James Harden

I still wanted to get into the NBA. I was still on the team, I was a starting point guard and I…

— Ryan Montgomery

I just tried not to just quit. Because sometimes I did have a tendency to think that I would never be back…

— Gerald Green

I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I…

— Jose Calderon

In 2009 we were pretty good but North Carolina would have beaten some NBA teams that year.

— Tom Izzo

As far as LeBron James, to me, he's on his way to carving out the very best career that's ever happened in…

— Jeff Van Gundy

Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.

— Edward de Bono

My goal is to be the best. That's my thing I want to achieve - the best that I can be -…

— Jahlil Okafor

When I pictured myself in the NBA, I always imagined myself with an older guy taking me under his wing.

— Jahlil Okafor

I have watched the NBA draft just about every year, so to see myself up there, that is something I am excited…

— Derrick Favors

All the support from all my friends, All my family over the years, I appreciate it.

— Kevin Durant

One thing everyone knows about the NBA is that it's very difficult for young players to win at a high level.

— Doris Burke

I kind of know the standard of what I need to do to be successful in the NBA game.

— Kelly Oubre, Jr

My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with…

— Allen Iverson

You've got to work your way into the NBA. Guys like Seth Curry, it took him a couple years in the G-League.

— Jim Boeheim

We're a walking billboard... You want to look good to everyone who is watching.

— Chandler Parsons

Pick-and-roll in the NBA is extremely difficult to guard if you have the right personnel.

— Kevin Huerter

Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I know that three months before the season is not enough to become a good NBA player, but it's a start.

— Toni Kukoc

I was always good at penetrating in Europe, but in Europe, you don't have so many shot-blockers as there are in the…

— Goran Dragic

I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it.

— Dennis Rodman

What really pushed me into chasing basketball even more was my cousin making the NBA too, in 2003.

— Ivica Zubac

The owners of the Premier League sides are like in the NBA, they're not millionaires, they're billionaires.

— Willy Caballero

We want you all to be in shape and look as good as me. Because I will be walking naked on the…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've always wanted grandpa to be proud of me, and I want him to see me play in the NBA.

— Shaun Livingston

Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

— Bill Parcells

You can make kids and fans happy without calling them on the court in the last three minutes of the NBA Finals.

— Jim Cornette

A lot of the NBA teams didn't know I wanted to pursue basketball, and I'm trying to show them I do.

— Pat Connaughton