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David Stern

(1942–2020) Lawyer

35 quotes in 373 categories

David Stern was a lawyer, best known for Acting With an Accent.

Quick Facts About David Stern

Born: September 22, 1942
Died: January 1, 2020
Profession: Lawyer
Notable works: Acting With an Accent

About David Stern

David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. He oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. Stern is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players. In addition, with his guidance, the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages. Stern also helped found the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's development league. Under Stern, the NBA launched their digital presence with NBA.com, NBA TV, and NBA League Pass. He also established the NBA's social responsibility program, NBA Cares.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by David Stern

Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.

Black

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We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not…

Bad

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With every day that goes by, there will be further reductions on what's left of the season

Every day

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It`s not the NBA Finals, it's not even a regular-season game. It's the All-Star game, it's a celebration. A celebration of talent,…

All-star game

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I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

Believe

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I grew up in an age where women's tennis did not have similar prizes to men, and they played in complete obscurity,…

Age

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I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by…

Announcers

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We have a broad array of teams. And if somebody asked me whether a team is a good buy, my response is,…

Array

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I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that…

Aware

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Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner's Office in consultation with…

Bases

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All I can say is you don't know what's going to be on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper. So I take…

About

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I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally…

Become

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We have a broad array of teams. And if somebody asked me whether a team is a good buy, my response is,…

Broads

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I actually don't hope for a legacy. I think that it impedes your ability to make the hard decisions if you sit…

Ability

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Our officials want nothing more than to be at the top of their professional game and make the correct call. That's what…

Achieve

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You will ultimately be defined by the sum total of your responses to circumstances, situations and events that you probably couldn't anticipate…

Anticipate

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I think anyone who doesn't say that they'd like people to think that they're doing the right thing is wrong. I mean,…

Actions

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Everyone knows that if you can keep on making money, everyone's happy.

Happiness

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Follow your dreams and make the most of every experience.

Dream

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I would say the league is viable as long as you have owners who want to continue funding losses. But it's not…

Business

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I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.

Basketball

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I've never found NBA owners to be deferential. I never considered them to be reliant. All that I do is knock myself…

Best

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Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their…

Acknowledge

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It was the Michael Jordan/Nike phenomenon that really let people see that athletes were OK, and black athletes were OK. Defying a…

America

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We couldn't get enough Jeremy Lin material in the NBA store fast enough. And when we did, it was just gone in…

Did

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