Basketball Quotes

There is no answer to the Pythagorean theorem. Well, there is an answer, but by the time you figure it out, I got 40 points, 10 rebounds and then we're planning for the parade.

As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic.

Like my good friend Eminem the rapper says, you only get one shot.

I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that.

He's the Italian version of my father. I don't know if he's Italian or not.

I dribble rhymes like basketball... People call me 'E.T.' What's that, Shaq man? 'Extra Tall.'

I'm George Bush. I'm the president.

It matters in a fatherly way.

Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.

This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.

One lucky shot deserves another.

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

I don't want to shoot my mouth in my foot, but those are games we can win.

Effective leadership is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That's because leadership has two sides- what a person is character and what a person does- competence.

I have always been very comfortable behind a microphone. I love talking about basketball, I love being around people, I love being around the game, the travel and the excitement around the arena.

That's the key to our team. We have so many weapons. You can just pick your poison.

I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is just a game. People take these things too seriously.

I think it was wishful thinking of me to dream of being an NBA player. And once I made the NBA I dreamed of being an All-Star, but I never dreamed of being an MVP.

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

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

My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

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.

Writing a manual forces you to place your thoughts and ideas down on paper.

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that.

To win, you've got to put the ball in the macramé.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

I'm just going to play whatever game is in front of me.

I know I'm the guy others will lean on.

I'm going to try to fit in where I can and play the way I can.

I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can.

I liked the choreography, but I didn't care for the costumes.

Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.

Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you're good in high school, you just shine. (But in racing) you have to have a family behind you.

Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.

I didn't do anything very pretty. My contributions were in the intangibles. But, they were the type of things that help lead a team.

It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.

I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.

I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100.

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

It was a different sexual situation going on than it is in the '80s and '90s, and I did a very poor job of describing that.

When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taght not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.

It will take time to adapt, but I think I can handle it.

I think I am upsetting the coach.

My swag was phenomenal.