Being Quote by Jose Calderon

Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick…

— Phil Jackson

I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.

— Kevin Durant

The only thing I can control is winning on the basketball court.

— Christian Laettner

When you play basketball, you win and lose games, and there's gonna be an adjustment period and learning to understand what's going on.

— Breanna Stewart

There are games I get the ball a lot and there are games I don't. But I try to control what I can control,…

— Lauri Markkanen

I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I…

— Jalen Brunson

You're all over the place usually with young players. You're trying to manage their emotions and teach them NBA situations. It usually takes months,…

— Erik Spoelstra

You just control what you can control and just hopefully go win games and keep getting better.

— Carson Wentz

I learned a lot in the NBA.

— Kelvin Sampson

Just going through a full year of the NBA teaches you a lot of different things.

— Caris LeVert

That's basically what my parents taught me throughout my childhood, being intense and consistent. In my opinion, those are the hardest things to do…

— Evan Fournier

But it's been a learning experience; learning the NBA, learning the travel schedule and certain coaches, their styles, what they like to run out…

— Becky Hammon