Nba Quotes - Page 31

• There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Believe, Winning

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• What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Player, Atmosphere

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• Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Dream, Regret

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• The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Important, Made

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• I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Believe, Heart

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• Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Simple, Games

  "Phil Jackson talks Lakers, his future, Dwight Howard, more". Interview with Jack McCallum, www.si.com. February 19, 2013.

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• I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Inspirational, Basketball, Thinking

  "Mike Krzyzewski on Courage". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the NBA. Today we've got more than 85, so that tells you how our game has grown at that level.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Player, Years, Games

  Source: www.gq.com

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• Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.

  Bill Walton

  Beautiful, Creativity, Long

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• I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home forever.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Love You, Home

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• I'm going to always be a Sixer til I die.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Dies

  "Names & Faces". www.sfgate.com. October 30, 2013.

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  My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.

  Allen Iverson

  Tattoo, Basketball, Guy

  "No more practice for A.I.: Allen Iverson says goodbye to Philadelphia" by Bryan Armen Graham, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2013.

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• People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Thinking, People

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• I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mirrors, Careers

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• Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Believe, Practice

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• I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mvp, Worry

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• Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner’s Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade.

  David Stern

  Lying, Team, Responsibility

  "Chris Paul Trade Drama: Reactions, News On David Stern Veto, Lakers, Hornets Deal, Training Camp". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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• NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.

  Xi Jinping

  Games, Watches, Television

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• I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, Falling In Love, Player

  Kevin Durant's MVP Acceptance Speech, newsok.com. May 13, 2014.

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• Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates, Has played with so many great players, But still respects everybody. He's 38 years old, And he has nothing else to prove, And I said, "Fish you wanna come get some shots up with me?" And first thing he says is "Yes." He always wants to learn. Even though he's done so much in this league, Played with so many great players, He always wants to learn, And that motivated me To know that it's never a point Where you can stop getting better. And he's a guy that made me realize that.

  Kevin Durant

  Player, Mvp, Years

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• Nick, You know, The first guy I met when I first got to Seattle, As an eighteen year old, You took me in. You believed in me from the beginning. You knew that I had potential. And every single day I know I could look at you And know that you respect me As a man, As a player, And you gonna ride with me to the end. I thank you.

  Kevin Durant

  Player, Men, Mvp

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• I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Player, Firsts, Defense

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• There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You're talking about men vs. boys.

  Bill Walton

  Dream, Team, Boys

  Bill Walton (1995). “Nothing But Net: Just Give Me the Ball and Get Out of the Way”, Hyperion

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• You're messing up my highlights.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Messing Up, Highlights

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• Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Men, Buttons

  Shaquille O'Neal (2014). “Shaq Talks Back”, p.168, St. Martin's Press

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