Derek Fisher Quotes

• Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

  Derek Fisher

  Inspirational, Basketball, Jobs

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• You're at your best, when you're focused and you're serious and passionate about what you do, but at the same time you can relax and have fun and be confident.

  Derek Fisher

  Fun, Relax, Passionate

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• The source of my power and strength is God, and I know it, without a shadow of a doubt.

  Derek Fisher

  Doubt, Shadow, Source

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• I've discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn't get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.

  Derek Fisher

  Loving Someone, Manhood

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• Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.

  Derek Fisher

  Inspirational, Basketball, Games

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• Nothing prepares a family for having multiple children at once.

  Derek Fisher

  Children, Multiple

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• I feel like I'm capable of doing so many things to help people around the country and the world.

  Derek Fisher

  Country, People, World

  "NBA star risks everything for daughter's health" by By Mike Celizic, www.today.com. July 23, 2007.

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• Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.

  Derek Fisher

  Team, Mean, Winning

  "Derek Fisher Chokes Up After Finals Win ", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 9, 2010.

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• You have to work hard at things.

  Derek Fisher

  Hard Work, Hard

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• With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.

  Derek Fisher

  Responsibility, My Time, Manage

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• Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

  Derek Fisher

  Team, Clear, Willing

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• I am and always will be a leader.

  Derek Fisher

  Leader

  "Fisher dishes on Melo, Phil and why the Knicks will learn to be ‘great’". nypost.com. October 23, 2014.

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• I'm more focused on the positives of why I'm here. I'll be able to address those things in due time. Right now it's about the Thunder and Oklahoma City.

  Derek Fisher

  Oklahoma City, Cities, Addresses

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• Basketball used to be my top priority.

  Derek Fisher

  Inspirational, Basketball, Priorities

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• My parents didn't have the opportunities that my wife and I have now, from a quality of life standpoint.

  Derek Fisher

  Opportunity, Wife, Parent

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• I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.

  Derek Fisher

  Numbers, Trying, Certain

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• I have people that I'm close to that give me things to read throughout the season, and in particular in the playoffs and the postseason.

  Derek Fisher

  People, Giving, Playoffs

  "Derek Fisher’s post-Game 3 interview". Interview with Kevin Ding, www.ocregister.com. June 8, 2010.

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• I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.

  Derek Fisher

  Inspirational, Basketball, Way

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• I am not a passenger in anything I do. I am and always will be a leader.

  Derek Fisher

  Passengers

  "Derek Fisher, Champion Point Guard and Face of the Players Union" by Richard Sandomir, www.nytimes.com. October 17, 2011.

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• My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

  Derek Fisher

  Strong, Character, Important

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