Nba Quotes - Page 22

• You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.

  Kevin Durant

  Cheer, Crazy, Names

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There's never been a better time to be an NBA owner

  Ted Leonsis

  Owners

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• I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry for 50 years using my brain when my brain is way stronger than anyone's body?' I have to have a successful record company, more hit records. I want to dominate the game.

  Rico Love

  Successful, Years, Games

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• I don't know concretely if it's due to superstition, but any time a new rule is implemented into the NBA or a new piece of equipment or a new technology, there is always a transition and adjustment period by players and coaches and anyone involved with the game.

  Stu Jackson

  Technology, Player, Games

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• I'm very happy and excited to be re-joining the Sixers family as a part of their broadcast team. I spent my best and most enthusiastic years of my NBA career with this organization and its fans and I truly feel honored and blessed to have been given this opportunity to return.

  Eric Snow

  Team, Blessed, Opportunity

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• Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.

  Bill Walton

  Basketball, Thinking, Years

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• Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.

  Edward de Bono

  Basketball, Education, Stars

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• I actually think if you have a strong junior class, that's the best possible scenario. In their senior year, guys who are on the threshold of making it to the NBA start getting preoccupied in their thoughts elsewhere more than concerning themselves with the present. The junior class is the perfect age.

  Rick Pitino

  Senior, Strong, Thinking

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• Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career.

  Eric Liu

  Sports, Athlete, Careers

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• Everybody dreams about getting to the NBA and everybody dreams about having their own shoe. But when you're the face of a brand, you've got to kind of back off and let it all soak in a little bit.

  Brandon Jennings

  Dream, Shoes, Littles

  Source: www.complex.com

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• Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence

  Jay Bilas

  Motivational, Basketball, Work

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• I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

  Larry Bird

  Jobs, Years, Might

  "Bird's Flight Path May End At Boston". articles.chicagotribune.com. February 14, 2000.

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• I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

  Larry Bird

  Levels, Wanted, Highest

  "Life Is Still Good For Coach Larry". Post-Tribune, October 30, 1997.

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• Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two different things. You can dominate on the college level, but the NBA is a whole different story. The dudes that do the best are the ones who work hard.

  Dwight Howard

  Hard Work, School, College

  Interview with Victor Kelly, www.ign.com. January 26, 2005.

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• The NBA is not for everybody. And looking from the outside in like I did last year, it seems so easy from just watching, but on the court it is a whole different level.

  Dwight Howard

  Years, Different, Levels

  Interview with Victor Kelly, January 26, 2005.

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• I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.

  Calvin Ayre

  Basketball, Frustration, Player

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• The thing that happened in Washington -- it happened. All you can do is just grow from it. That took a toll on me. That was probably -- I think if I could've bounced mentally out of that situation faster than I did, I would probably still be in the NBA. But since I couldn't understand why they were trying to treat me like that, I basically gave up. I just didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

  Gilbert Arenas

  Thinking, Trying, Tolls

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• Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.

  Carmelo Anthony

  School, Winning, College

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• Of all the things in sports, getting a sack is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a last-second, game-winning shot in the NBA. A guy hits the last-second shot, and the fans scream. For us (defensive ends), the sack is everything. It's hard to get there. But once you do, there's nothing like it.

  Dwight Freeney

  Sports, Winning, Games

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• NBA gets to see these players develop more..Did Lebron need another year, Did Kobe need another year

  Arn Tellem

  Player, Years, Needs

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• In the NBA, you can't run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I'm a guy who wants to learn.

  Shabazz Muhammad

  Running, Team, Nice

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• I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

  Shabazz Muhammad

  Stars, Selfish, Team

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• Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind.

  Stephon Marbury

  Basketball, Mean, Thinking

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• I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he'd like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.

  Bob Cousy

  Winning, Nba Championships, Games

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• In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Basketball, Soccer, Jobs

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