Penny Hardaway

The NBA is my history.

— Penny Hardaway

A lot of the kids gave a lot of positive feedback about if I ever became a coach, they would love to…

— Penny Hardaway

I like to speed teams up. I don't like them to get in their rhythm.

— Penny Hardaway

There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to…

— Penny Hardaway

Of course you want people to notice you're back, and you're playing well just to be respected. Because I was an All-Star,…

— Penny Hardaway

I feel like I've paid attention to all the great coaches who have coached me.

— Penny Hardaway

People think I'm soft and bailed out on basketball. But it was five knee surgeries.

— Penny Hardaway

Basketball gave me an avenue to live my dream, and I just want to help other kids live their dreams through me.

— Penny Hardaway

I want to finish my career on a high note.

— Penny Hardaway

There's the hardest thing - when you cannot be as athletic or perform at a level you really want to. Your mind…

— Penny Hardaway

I have two people that I mainly look up to: Magic Johnson is one of them. He just blew everything out of…

— Penny Hardaway

If I've learned anything, it's that you can't take anything for granted.

— Penny Hardaway

Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing recreational ball. But when the decision happened with Chris Bosh…

— Penny Hardaway

I'm getting used to this as a coach because it's a little jealousy from a lot of these coaches around the country.…

— Penny Hardaway

I want to leave a mark on society.

— Penny Hardaway

You wanted to compete against Michael Jordan, because they were the best. You wanted to beat them. Never once in my mind,…

— Penny Hardaway

People didn't want to accept that I was injured. I played on a bad knee, a really bad knee, for a long…

— Penny Hardaway

I want the opportunity to play pain-free.

— Penny Hardaway

People who weren't watching basketball were still fans of Lil Penny.

— Penny Hardaway

I don't know who Rick Barnes thinks I am, but I'm not a dude that likes to just mess around about anything.

— Penny Hardaway

The college kids are recruiting each other. When they go to a school, they start recruiting each other.

— Penny Hardaway

I love basketball, and I didn't get a chance to finish my career the way I wanted.

— Penny Hardaway

I wore No. 25 in college, so naturally when I arrived in Orlando, I wanted that number, but Nick Anderson had it.…

— Penny Hardaway

Personally, I just want to stay healthy.

— Penny Hardaway

I didn't do it the traditional way of being an assistant first and then becoming a head coach.

— Penny Hardaway