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title: "10 New Quotes By David Lee"
description: "10 New quotes by David Lee. Plus more from David Lee and more New sayings from other authors."
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> [The discovery of superfluidity opened up a new understanding in the science world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/the-discovery-of-superfluidity-opened-up-a-new-understanding-in-the/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/david-lee-3951_discovery_the-discovery-of-superfluidity-opened-up_1623143.png)

> [Playing in New York, after you've been here, anything else is a step down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/playing-in-new-york-after-you-ve-been-here-anything-else-is-a-step/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/david-lee-3951_anything_playing-in-new-york-after-you-ve-been-he_1796660.png)

> [New York's a place where you can go from being a hero to a zero in about two weeks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/new-york-s-a-place-where-you-can-go-from-being-a-hero-to-a-zero-in/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/david-lee-3951_go_new-york-s-a-place-where-you-can-go-from_2466573.png)

> [In New York, you're only as good as your last game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/in-new-york-you-re-only-as-good-as-your-last-game/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/david-lee-3951_game_in-new-york-you-re-only-as-good-as-your_686098.png)

> [I think a lot of people in New York are businessmen or Wall Street guys by day and underground basketball coaches by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-think-a-lot-of-people-in-new-york-are-businessmen-or-wall-street/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f02/david-lee-3951_basketball-coach_i-think-a-lot-of-people-in-new-york-are_774263.png)

> [I don't look back with any negative thoughts on my career in New York. I wish we could have won more games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-don-t-look-back-with-any-negative-thoughts-on-my-career-in-new-york/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/david-lee-3951_look_i-don-t-look-back-with-any-negative-thou_421040.png)

> [Everyone has things that motivate them, and I consider myself one of the most motivated players in the league. I got it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/everyone-has-things-that-motivate-them-and-i-consider-myself-one-of/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/david-lee-3951_everyone_everyone-has-things-that-motivate-them-a_3209462.png)

> [Coaching and playing in New York is different than any city. You see it in baseball - superstars play for the Yankees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/coaching-and-playing-in-new-york-is-different-than-any-city-you-see/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/david-lee-3951_baseball_coaching-and-playing-in-new-york-is-diff_380504.png)

> [I'm just happy I ended up in New York. It's funny because growing up, I used to play 'NBA Jam' all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-m-just-happy-i-ended-up-in-new-york-it-s-funny-because-growing-up-i/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/david-lee-3951_football_i-m-just-happy-i-ended-up-in-new-york-it_2342670.png)

> [My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/my-parents-were-born-and-brought-up-in-new-york-city-my-father-was/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/david-lee-3951_born_my-parents-were-born-and-brought-up-in-n_575887.jpg)

## Other authors on New

## More by David Lee

> [There are ups and downs to the season and how you handle those things emotionally is huge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/there-are-ups-and-downs-to-the-season-and-how-you-handle-those-things/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [Obviously, I'm very confident I can help a team win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/obviously-i-m-very-confident-i-can-help-a-team-win/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [There are few moments in science in which you genuinely are excited. The discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 was one of those moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/there-are-few-moments-in-science-in-which-you-genuinely-are-excited/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [Every coach needs talent to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/every-coach-needs-talent-to-win/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [It's something that as you go on in your career you make little changes and little adjustments and that's part of the fun of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/it-s-something-that-as-you-go-on-in-your-career-you-make-little/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [I have kind of loose ankles a little bit, and sometimes that's not always good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-have-kind-of-loose-ankles-a-little-bit-and-sometimes-that-s-not/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [Liquid helium belongs to a class of fluids known as quantum fluids, as distinct from classical fluids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/liquid-helium-belongs-to-a-class-of-fluids-known-as-quantum-fluids-as/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [I have always been lucky enough to have Thanksgiving dinner with my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-have-always-been-lucky-enough-to-have-thanksgiving-dinner-with-my/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [I don't care about numbers. I can get 30 points pretty much anytime I want. I get satisfaction from winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-don-t-care-about-numbers-i-can-get-30-points-pretty-much-anytime-i/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [ I was 23, and I was in L.A. while on hiatus \[as an understudy\] from Biloxi Blues on Broadway. The guy that I'd been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-was-23-and-i-was-in-l-a-while-on-hiatus-as-an-understudy-from/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [It is tough to go out as a rookie and play every game perfect. It is tough to be consistent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/it-is-tough-to-go-out-as-a-rookie-and-play-every-game-perfect-it-is/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [My first project was to build an ionization gauge control circuit for Professor Edgar Everhart's Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. In those days, vacuum tubes were the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/my-first-project-was-to-build-an-ionization-gauge-control-circuit-for/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [To me, playing video games is a way for me to put my feet up and relax during the season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/to-me-playing-video-games-is-a-way-for-me-to-put-my-feet-up-and-relax/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [Look, a lot of people in my grandfather's position would have chosen to go out and be really wild with their spending and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/look-a-lot-of-people-in-my-grandfather-s-position-would-have-chosen/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

> [I was the last pick of the first round. I was the 17th guy on a 15-man roster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-was-the-last-pick-of-the-first-round-i-was-the-17th-guy-on-a-15-man/)

[David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/)

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