Isiah Thomas Quotes
- It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?
- All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself…
- How can I tell the eighth or ninth man on the team that I want you to work hard every day and I want you…
- I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
- I can't think of any NBA team over the last few years that lost three starters. And we replaced them basically with three guys who…
- I love what I'm doing.
- I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can…
- I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.
- I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
- I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly,…
- If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
- It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That…
- It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
- It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give…
- My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation…
- We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the changes were because of injuries.…
- You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's what I got the most out of this…