Nba Player Quotes - Page 3

• I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

  Kevin Durant

  Growing Up, Player, Nba

  "Q&A with Kevin Durant: 'I like to remain somewhat of a mystery'". Interview with Chris Haynes, www.espn.com. January 4, 2017.

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• It took me a while to realize I'm an NBA player.

  Josh Howard

  Player, Nba, Realizing

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• My mother was a secretary that elevated herself to having her own international company, my father elevated himself to an NBA player and perennial all-star. So I learned from my parents that it's about hard work, about both of them getting their education, putting people first and leading a life of integrity.

  Brian J. White

  Mother, Stars, Father

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• I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body.
  I'm not an NBA player anymore.
  At my age, very few people can handle it.

  Jerry Stiller

  Player, Nba, People

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• Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game.

  Bill Walton

  Player, Nba, Games

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• (Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.

  Doc Rivers

  Player, Oklahoma, Nba

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• Look at the NBA players back when Magic and Kareem played in the early 80's with the short shorts, look at what Michael looked like when he first came in the league compared to when he left. Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

  Tiger Woods

  Sports, Player, Nba

  Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. October 13, 2006.

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• Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

  Phil Jackson

  Team, Player, Nba

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• I am always playing hard trying to win. Just knowing that at one time I was once that kid that looked up to NBA players and NFL players. Today these kids look up me.

  Jason Terry

  Kids, Winning, Player

  Source: www.ign.com

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• Kim Kardashian is single again. Hey, great. Maybe that will give the NBA players something to do during the lockout.

  Frank Caliendo

  Player, Nba, Giving

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• I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.

  Marcus Camby

  Basketball, Player, Nba

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• Maybe somewhere down the line when I'm done playing, I'd want to style NBA players.

  Iman Shumpert

  Player, Nba, Style

  Source: wwd.com

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• 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.

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Dream, Stars

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• I don't [know] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real life of an NBA player. And it's not all about I just do everything, like I'm the hardest worker, or I love to play basketball every day, I go to the gym at eight and don't leave until five. No, that's not how it is. That's not how I am.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, Real, Player

  "Q&A with Kevin Durant: 'I like to remain somewhat of a mystery'". Interview with Chris Haynes, www.espn.com. January 4, 2017.

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• Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Team, Selfish

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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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• If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

  Jason Kidd

  Teamwork, Sports, Witty

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• These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

  Charles Barkley

  Basketball, Sports, Shoes

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• Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

  Scottie Pippen

  Basketball, Teamwork, Inspirational Sports

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• When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

  Larry Bird

  Inspirational, Basketball, Dream

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• I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

  Charles Barkley

  Motivational, Basketball, Games

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• I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Positive, Basketball

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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  Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

  Jason Kidd

  Motivational, Basketball, Morning

  FaceBook post by Jason Kidd from Dec 01, 2011

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