NBA Quotes · Page 35

If I ever make a lot of money in the NBA, I'm going to have this massive tank, and it's going to…

— Ben Simmons

It was a cheap shot. They won the game, move on. My thing is, I don't ask for a lot, but I…

— Shaquille O'Neal

The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can…

— Doug Collins

Last, I just want to thank God again. He's the first and the last. Alpha and Omega. I thank you for saving…

— Kevin Durant

The NBA is kind of where I've grown up, coming out of high school at 18.

— Shaun Livingston

In college, the fans cheer the whole game, from start to finish. In the NBA it's really laid back.

— Nate Robinson

You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your…

— Paul Westphal

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

— Kelvin Sampson

My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows.…

— Allen Iverson

When you go out there, you're not just representing your country or the NBA: you're representing your beliefs. You want to play…

— Andre Iguodala

When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I…

— Michael Jordan

A lot has to be the NBA. I don't know if I can say it is the egos of the players or…

— Toni Kukoc

I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown.…

— Darryl Dawkins

As a kid, I dreamt of playing in the NBA, I dreamt of coaching in the NBA, and I dreamt of announcing…

— Mark Jackson

It gets bigger every time you go over. In China, there was Yao Ming stuff everywhere. I'm just fortunate to have a…

— Shaquille O'Neal

A pinch is a pinch. If you pinch my right nipple, I'm going to say, 'ouch.' If I pinch your right nipple,…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've dreamt of playing the NBA and being able to do that close to home is special.

— Tyrese Haliburton

You learn from everybody. You learn from the players. You learn from great coaches. You learn from great teams

— Tom Thibodeau

Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.

— John Wooden

People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

— Oscar Robertson

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

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

Just to be able to play one minute in an NBA game, I'm grateful for that.

— Zion Williamson

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

— Shaquille O'Neal

We should be able to live the lives of other professional athletes in hockey, baseball, NFL and NBA.

— Curtis Blaydes

The NBA is intense, but the NFL is a whole 'nother level of intensity and dramatic, game-changing plays.

— Paul Allen

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

— Kenny Smith

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

— RJ Barrett

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

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

— Fred VanVleet

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

— Bear Bryant

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

— LeBron James

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

— Jonas Valanciunas

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

— Jay Bilas