Better Quote by Blake Griffin

Playing 82 games is a haul, and with eight or nine exhibition games, it's a long process. You've got to take care of your…

— Blake Griffin

I think we would all prefer to have a slightly shorter regular season with less back-to-back games. This would seem to help put out…

— Erik Spoelstra

When you endure an 82-game season, you have a great opportunity to build a lot of confidence and cohesiveness with your teammates and coaches.

— Scottie Pippen

In college, a loss is pretty devastating. That feeling kind of goes away in an 82-game season. You hate to lose, but you also…

— Stephen Curry

The regular season games are much more intense. And also, I believe that in 16 games, some teams separate themselves. The good teams separate…

— Tony Dungy

The more games you coach, the more comfortable you feel.

— Scott Brooks

My game hasn't changed too much. I'm doing the same things as I did in college, except I'm outside more. It's tough to go…

— Chris Mullin

It's a 30-game season, and guys in college are big, strong, athletic and they're playing to show you what they can do to win…

— Austin Rivers

In college, I might see three different coverages in an entire game. In the pros, you see three different coverages on three consecutive plays.…

— Cris Collinsworth

Less is always more in a playoff game.

— Ernie Johnson Jr

You don't play 162 games without facing some adversity during the course of the year.

— Tom Glavine

In the pros you can squeak into the playoffs and play your best ball at the end. In college, you've got to play your…

— Nick Bosa