Basketball Quotes

I've been the type of person [and] the type of athlete, I don't like to be given anything. I like to earn.

That's what I do. I get in and get under people's skin and all that stuff. But you will remember me - and that's all that matters.

As a man, you got to know how to take it, so I just took it.

He's got a ring, so I'm taking home the trophy.

It means I don't have to charter that big jet for the family.

I was kind of hoping it was Anna Kournikova.

Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.

Finally, I have someone that's like me. My other two pupils were the opposite sides of the moon. But this guy is on the same side of the moon, is on the same planet that I'm on.

I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me. And the one guy who didn't vote for me, thank you, too.

I told my wife when I was rolling up, I felt like the president.

I got it, I dove on the floor, he dove on my head and I hit my teeth on the ground. It was just one of my police reactions to get that criminal off me.

I told Leonard, in the immortal words of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2, 'I'm going on vacation. If I tell you where I'm going, then it won't be a vacation.'

That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke on a chicken bone that day. I'm serious.

Like I've always said, what's hot must go cold.

Now, if you're an NBA fan, you know what Vince Carter did. I came up with a line about him: 'Half-man, half-amazing.'

You're messing up my highlights.

Now, the mistakes that I made with my other two sons, Penny and Kobe, I won't make with D-Wade. We can't let them break us up and we can't break each other up.

It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade.

I think it was 89.2% cheers and 11.8% boos, but I'm used to that.

The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.

I love the Miami atmosphere.

Pat Riley is the best coach I've ever had...

I think Bush came back because Colin Powell was there. Hey, I'm the brigadier general, baby.

I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will work out.

We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.

If they want to play football, we can play football.

I knew I was going to make one. I wanted to make two, but the first one rattled in and rattled right out.

It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking good.

On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.

My sons love LeBron more than they love me. I'm just a little jealous about it.

I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.

I'm like tax. You're going to pay one way or the other.

I'm not going to go home and drink rat urine.

Everything is done out of respect, whether it's a cheer or a boo.

I'm going to be looking to get out like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens.

I have orders not to come back until I'm a thousand percent.

We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000.

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.

They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged.

No one was there. Some teammates, huh? I guess they didn't want to get their lip busted like the gentleman I busted. Sorry for that sir.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

If he wants to get that next contract, he's going to have to go to the New York Athletic Club three times a day and just ride the bike.

I just want to say, 'Nice job,' but now let the professional take over. There can only be one me. Uno más me.

Afterwards I said Chris Webber was going to leave as a free agent and Sacramento would go back to expansionism.

Every team that plays us plays above their heads. That's because of me.

I was like, 'Huh? You want my jersey?'

I'm not a young jitterbug anymore. When I was a young jitterbug, I never won. I didn't start winning until I got older. The older I get, the wiser I get. You just have to play it smart.

Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants.