Adversity Quote by Kobe Bryant

It's nice to see those young players who are humble and working hard and to see them thriving in the NBA.

— Goran Dragic

We have to have adversity in order for us to really reap the benefits and really just have an appreciation of how hard it…

— Andre Iguodala

I have a pretty good idea of what makes NBA players great - especially at the different positions, and where the biggest problems lie…

— Brad Stevens

It's just like Michael Jordan and the Detroit Pistons. They tried to take out the best player. Try to put as much physical abuse…

— Justin Jefferson

The public's got it right, a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends…

— Andrew Bogut

I am really irked by healthy NBA players resting. I really don't understand it. Players in the past have played all season for years.…

— Molly Qerim

“NBA is not exactly the friendliest environment for teaching selflessness. Even though the game itself is a five-person sport, the culture surrounding it celebrates…

— Phil Jackson

The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan…

— Michael Jordan

I think it's a travesty that the NBA can't just tell these guys to play basketball two days in a row. It's just a…

— Charles Barkley

NBA teams like to see guys who can help a team win a game in a lot of fashions.

— Jimmer Fredette

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot…

— Kobe Bryant

I know you can't please everybody; you can't make everybody happy, but just getting that perception that I don't care about basketball and what…

— Dwight Howard