Nba Quotes - Page 20

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  The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Games, Play

  Bill Russell, Taylor Branch (1980). “Second wind: the memoirs of an opinionated man”

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• I guess it's good in a sense that it stops any of it from happening, but now you're telling me if it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals and a guy has a chance to make a play he's going to be like, 'Well, do I want this $10,000 or do I want a championship?'

  Blake Griffin

  Games, Play, Guy

  "Blake Griffin is Not a Fan of the New Flopping Rule" by Angel Diaz, www.complex.com. October 4, 2012.

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• I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body.
  I'm not an NBA player anymore.
  At my age, very few people can handle it.

  Jerry Stiller

  Player, People, Age

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• The Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan’s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen. As he made his sixth straight, he winked directly at (broadcast partner) Mike (Fratello) and me and held his palms up in a shrug, as if to say, What can I do?

  Marv Albert

  Games, Portland, Chicago

  Marv Albert (1993). “I'd Love to But I Have a Game: 27 Years Without a Life”, Doubleday Books

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• I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.

  Mark Cuban

  Funny, Stupid, People

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• Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle.

  Channing Tatum

  Workout, Athlete, Nfl

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• I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.

  Coby Bell

  Basketball, Watches, Playoffs

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• I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Wrestling

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• Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Mistake

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• But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Dog

  "Bear: The Hard Life and Good Times of Alabama's Coach Bryant".

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• Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.

  Michael Jordan

  Wrestling, Games, Fundamentals

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• I look at it this way: the WNBA is 13 years young. I think eventually women will get to that point, maybe in my daughter's generation, where their salaries will be similar to men's. But we're still starting off, like, where the NBA was back in the 1950s.

  Candace Parker

  Daughter, Mother, Men

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• In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, True Joy, True Life

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• You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Believe

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• Success doesn't stop when you get there

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball

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• Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Kids, Worry

  Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.116, U of Nebraska Press

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  You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, People, Inspire

  Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.16, Penguin

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• The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Greatness, Weakness

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• You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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• Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard

  Rick Majerus

  Basketball, Two, Feet

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• I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air.

  Norm Sloan

  Funny, Basketball, Hate

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• My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.

  Bobby Knight

  Basketball, Practice, Easy

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• Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.

  Bobby Knight

  Basketball, Games, Done

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• It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

  Larry Bird

  Taken, Journey, Expected

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• The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Quality, Shots

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