NBA Quotes · Page 37

Everyone playing in the NBA likes to have pressure. If you didn't like pressure, you wouldn't be playing.

— Monty Williams

I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

— Jabari Parker

I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.

— Charles Barkley

I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my…

— Allen Iverson

Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

— Michael Jordan

I feel like a lot of guys, they establish a lifestyle that's unsustainable once they're out of the NBA or any league…

— Spencer Dinwiddie

When I'm older and my children have grown up, I would like to coach in the NBA.

— Christian Laettner

There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.

— Devin Booker

Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn't say that to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

That feeling of being the NBA Champion is really unparalleled, because you're the best in the world. Without question. How many people…

— Bill Bradley

“When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the…

— Brandi L. Bates

When the NBA adopted their uniform that they had to wear, I thought that was very interesting. And you see the way…

— Tom Brady

Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding…

— Kobe Bryant

You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the…

— Dikembe Mutombo

If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big…

— James Patterson

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another…

— Magic Johnson

I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to…

— Bo Ryan

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

— Bobby Knight

Every year I will stock my locker up with body wash, different lotions, different oils and different creams.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

— Don Meyer

I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached.

— Ben Howland

I wanted to take advantage of my platform as an NBA player to bring smiles, and also to raise money for social…

— Ricky Rubio

Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be…

— Dennis Rodman

The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast

— Steve Nash

It took a lot of work to go from the 'Not Top 10' to being selected for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

— Jordan Clarkson

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

— Rick Majerus

I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I…

— Blake Griffin

I'm not trying to plant the seed that I'm the most fashionable NBA guy - of course, I think that in my…

— Iman Shumpert

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

— Julius Erving

Being a great high school player is one thing, but being a great NBA player is another.

— Austin Rivers

Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great

— Jon Gordon

Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a…

— Gregg Popovich

That's kind of what I got in the NBA for. I want to go against superstars that would be a good challenge…

— Kevin Knox

If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll?…

— Billy Donovan

It wasn't about the money. I was just playing basketball, playing with my brother, happy being in the NBA.

— Markieff Morris

That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don't ask dumb questions.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I know why girls go and have their nails done so often and have spa days. It feels awesome.

— DeAndre Jordan

Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT.

— Marv Albert