Nba Quotes
We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.
These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.
This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history.
My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor.
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job. They are only 30 positions where you make millions and hang around with basketball players all day.
It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.
I wanted to become one of the best guards in the NBA. In order to accomplish that, I had to increase the intensity of my workouts.
It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice and learn the NBA game. It was like a redshirt year.
If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow
The reality is that the NBA was in worse shape in the '70s and early '80s. People have convenient memories.
What do you have when you have an agent buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand.
I'm a competitive player, and I love being on the court. If the NBA cancels the season I'm definitely looking at my options and considering going overseas.
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.
The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?
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.
I've always thought that pressure is trying to feed your family, trying to make a mortgage. We play a game...And this is an amazing game.
If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.
I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse.
It's his show and I'm just trying to make him look good. If we were the same age there might be a little tension, but I'm on my way out... I am here to serve your every need, King James.
I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble.
A pinch is a pinch. If you pinch my right nipple, I'm going to say, 'ouch.' If I pinch your right nipple, you're going to say 'ouch.' A foul is a foul and a flagrant is a flagrant.
They asked me when I was out there, 'Why do you want to be traded?' I said me staying here is like divorcing my wife and marrying someone who looks like me. That's backwards, man.
They are that same group, but I've got my own rivalristic problems. Is that a word, rivalristic? I've got my own rivalristic problems in the Eastern Conference.
I told my wife the other day, I'm the Halle Berry of the NBA. Everybody wants this, baby. Everybody wants me.
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.'
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.'
