Basketball Quotes - Page 5

• I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.

  Jason Kidd

  Agency, Play, Looks

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• Kev has these old Boston drills, where you all have to talk to each other, and interact, and it's helped us.

  Kevin Garnett

  Boston, Drills

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• Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don't want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it's probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.

  Kevin Garnett

  Jobs, Want, Littles

  Interview, www.insidehoops.com. March 30, 2005.

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• Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.

  Steve Nash

  Block, Play, Three

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• I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational, Sports, Reality

  Lou Holtz (1990). “The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame”

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• There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.

  Kobe Bryant

  Inspirational, Men, Winning

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• Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse.

  Julius Erving

  Teacher, Effort, Tasks

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.

  Julius Erving

  Typical, Might, Pisces

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

  Julius Erving

  Motivational, Perfect, Trying

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• I want to be one of the best players in the game.

  Kevin Durant

  Player, Games, Want

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• Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

  Phil Jackson

  Love, Inspirational, Sports

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.

  Steve Nash

  Adversity, Gone, Classic

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• My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read and go to a good movie.

  Steve Nash

  Phones, Work Out, Good Movie

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• My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

  Steve Nash

  Moving, Pull Ups, Shots

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• I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.

  Julius Erving

  Trying, Conservative, Court

  The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

  Steve Nash

  Reading, Home, Phones

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• The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.

  Steve Nash

  Play, Playoffs, Fronts

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• Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

  Steve Nash

  Reality, Play, Challenges

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• If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.

  Julius Erving

  Nba, Games, Competition

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". The Academy of Achievement Interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

  Steve Nash

  Hard Work, Years, Great Year

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• The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

  Steve Nash

  Night, Nba, Play

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• In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.

  Julius Erving

  Motivational, Teenage, Thinking

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.

  Steve Nash

  School, Cutting, Juniors

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• My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

  LeBron James

  Mom, Inspiration, Tough Times

  ESPN RISE interview, www.espn.com. October 1, 2001.

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• I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.

  LeBron James

  Laughing, Distracted, Jokes

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