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Mark Jackson

(1977) Association Football Player

112 quotes in 378 categories

Mark Jackson is an association football player, best known for Design, Education and Pedagogy.

Quick Facts About Mark Jackson

Born: September 30, 1977
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Design, Education and Pedagogy

About Mark Jackson

Mark A. Jackson is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm and was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick. He played in the NBA for the Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mark Jackson

At the end of the day, I'm a guy that stays in my own lane.

Day

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You run me off a down screen and you run Steph Curry, it's not the same. It may be the same action…

Action

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The coaches that I played for lived other places.

Coaches

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There's a perception that's been put out into the marketplace by No Child Left Behind that schools aren't doing enough for kids.

Behinds

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I don't believe in rookie hazing. I believe in rookies doing stuff as rookies. Getting coffee. Getting donuts. Picking up a tab.…

Believe

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When I think of my best coaches, I think of the guys who can deliver a message, who can allow their will,…

Best

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I just have a confidence and a toughness that personifies New York City and gives you an edge.

City

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The importance in life is to never burn a bridge.

Bridge

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I have played for not just great coaches, but Hall of Fame coaches.

Coaches

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We live in a country that allows you to be whoever you want to be.

Country

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I would say the first thing that enabled me to play 17 years is that I was not gifted as an athlete,…

Big

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If you ask me if I could pick one coach that I never played for to be my head coach for a…

Coach

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I've been on teams and I've witnessed teams that folded the tent and didn't practice and didn't play and wasn't supportive of…

Another

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I never got it, even as a player, how a coach can cuss a player out or disrespect him and I'm a…

Coach

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One thing I live by, you make a mistake, you own it.

Failure

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I never proclaimed to be perfect, and I don't justify a mistake that I made. You own it.

Failure

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I'm fine with selecting Curry because the season he's had has been incredible.

Basketball

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As a Christian man, I serve a God that allows you free will to be whoever you want to be.

Christianity

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I've had situations where I led the league in assists and didn't make the All-Star team. I've had situations where my team…

Best

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Python - why settle for snake oil when you can have the whole snake?

Oil

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There has been times when you play in charity games where you have friends and you always entertain the idea of playing…

Charity

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Steph Curry is a great basketball player, but he's not Magic Johnson. And it'd be unfair to ask Steph Curry to be…

Ball player

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I thank God for the platform I have.

God

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Dirk Nowitzki will be better than Larry Bird. I'm a legend killer.

Bird

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I'm going to do my job to the best of my ability.

Ability

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