John Havlicek

I'll know when it's time to stop playing.

— John Havlicek

I never really thought about records or anything like that, the only thing I thought about were championships.

— John Havlicek

The only trade Red Auerbach made in my first 10 years there was Mel Counts for Bailey Howell, and of course there…

— John Havlicek

I'm very proud to have been drafted by a great team like the Celtics. It's the kind of thing a fellow dreams…

— John Havlicek

Scoring points doesn't enter in my mind.

— John Havlicek

I'd run everywhere... to school, to the store, to the post office. I had it timed getting home from school. I could…

— John Havlicek

Basketball's taken everything out of me and everything given me.

— John Havlicek

Eating properly has a great affect on me.

— John Havlicek

Everything a player could accomplish, I've done.

— John Havlicek

We'd be better off with a shorter season. It would prolong some careers, mine included.

— John Havlicek

During the season, I have to watch myself, make sure I'm eating enough. It usually isn't a problem, though. I like to…

— John Havlicek

Without Fred Taylor I would never have become the player I became. Because he was selling defense and I bought it.

— John Havlicek

I never left the practice floor without taking 25 free throws. It's something that doesn't take much time and it is tremendously important.

— John Havlicek

I like the shot clock and I like the three point play.

— John Havlicek

I announced my retirement as early as I did because I felt it was in the Celtics' tradition.

— John Havlicek

During the first years of my life, I've been told, I was not a very pleasant child. Crying and sickness were my…

— John Havlicek

A lot of guys have calcium deposits and bone spurs and keep playing.

— John Havlicek

I preferred to use the whole floor and stay in motion and pick up easy baskets and that type of thing.

— John Havlicek

Since the day I retired from the Celtics, I've submitted to an exercise program.

— John Havlicek

The Celtics are the Yankees of basketball.

— John Havlicek

I know the toughest person in the world to watch is one on the move.

— John Havlicek

If I stand still, I can he guarded.

— John Havlicek

I couldn't beat anyone one-on-one.

— John Havlicek

There was only one Bill Russell. He was such a dominant figure. He could turn a game around so quickly - and…

— John Havlicek

I have no desire at all to become a head coach.

— John Havlicek