Player Quotes

3631 Player quotes by 1989 unique authors

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million. — Kobe Bryant
He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're… — Scottie Pippen
It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the rafters. But to… — Scottie Pippen
A lot of the players are not involved with any NHL team, so to play and travel around with the Oldtimers' it's a kind of… — Guy Lafleur
My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you… — Rick Wakeman
I went through baseball as a player to be named later. — Joe Garagiola
The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23! — Kevin Keegan
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can… — Kobe Bryant
The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game. — Bobby Knight
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball. — Don Meyer
I have my own identity as a player. — Carmelo Anthony
As a good player in the inner city, you're always hearing people saying that you're better than you really are and that you don't have… — Carmelo Anthony
I think I am a smarter player now. — Carmelo Anthony
My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was… — Larry Bird
Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity… — Kobe Bryant
I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted. — Kobe Bryant
If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person. — Kevin Durant
I want to be one of the best players in the game. — Kevin Durant
With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything. — Kevin Durant
A big market is something that doesn't really concern me too much. It's cool to think about, it's good for off-the-court deals. But I'm more… — Kevin Durant
I wanted to the best player in the state - [the best] the area has ever seen. That's always been my goal. Guys like Elgin… — Kevin Durant
A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you know what I… — LeBron James
A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me. — LeBron James
I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is… — Yao Ming

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