Nba Quotes - Page 11

• I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Decision, Weakness

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• I remember an incident overseas about five years ago where a player punched a referee and knocked him cold. I don't think anything like that will ever happen in the NBA. Emotions run rampant. The games are so intense, and the stakes are so high. (But) At the end of the day, players and coaches really respect officials and really appreciate that they try to do a good job.

  Jalen Rose

  Running, Jobs, Player

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• The ABA really loosened up the NBA and introduced innovations like the three-point shot and the Slam Dunk and other competitions at the All Star Game. And we had all the hot young players.

  Mel Daniels

  Stars, Player, Games

  Source: alanpaul.net

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• Im just trying to be positive. I like the guys (Im) around. Even though were not at the record Id like to be, even after a loss, guys are mad, but then we have fun and you move on. They look up to me. Ive been around eight years. A lot of these guys were in junior high or high school when I came into the NBA. I see how much of an influence I am off the court. I try to be careful how I approach things on and off the court, because I know these guys are watching.

  Paul Pierce

  Fun, Moving, School

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• 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.

  Paul Pierce

  Player, Love Is, Court

  "Paul Pierce: Players needed to make stand". Interview with Marc J. Spears, www.yahoo.com. November 20, 2011.

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• Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.

  David Stern

  Player, Black, Said

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• I'm not into jewelry. I've got some earrings but they're not too expensive. There are guys who drop a hundred grand for a chain. The public's got it right - a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.

  Andrew Bogut

  Girlfriend, Stars, Guy

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• The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality.

  Scott Brooks

  Needs, Mentality

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• There are 30 great jobs in the NBA, and I've got one of them.

  Scott Brooks

  Jobs, Great Job

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• I have one thing to say to those non-believers. Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion.

  Rudy Tomjanovich

  Motivational, Basketball, Heart

  Rudy Tomjanovich (1997). “A Rocket at Heart: My Life and My Team”

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• I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing Im concerned about is the NBAs image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then Im all for it.

  Antonio Davis

  Player, Thinking, Rapper

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• I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates. I've known enough drug users-going as far back as grade school and the streets of New York-not to view them as pariahs or lost souls. I've certainly smoked more than my quota of weed.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Weed, New York, Team

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• Knowledge is not enough to get desired results. You must have the more elusive ability to teach and to motivate. This defines a leader; if you can't teach and you can't motivate, you can't lead.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Leader, Coaching

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• Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe personal pride is a much greater motivator. It produces far better results that last for a much longer time.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Running, Believe

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• When you look at the last 20 years in the NBA, there have been seven teams that have won the NBA championship. Six of those seven teams drafted the number one or number two pick; their foundational people.

  Ted Leonsis

  Team, Nba Championships, Years

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• I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.

  Chris Bosh

  Mercy, Rough

  Source: alanpaul.net

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• I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

  Steve Blake

  Years, Two, Levels

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• The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Eye, Body

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• You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Adversity, Opportunity

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• Researchers in England say tall men are more likely to have more children than short men. Here in America we call that the NBA theory.

  Jay Leno

  Children, Men, America

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• Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense

  Tates Locke

  Basketball, Running, Player

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• The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together

  Terry Stotts

  Basketball, Play Hard, Games

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• There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

  Tex Winter

  Basketball, Hustle, Substitution

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• Don't be afraid to let your players know how much you care about them

  Thad Matta

  Basketball, Player, Care

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• When I was about 17 I knew that I was going to be serious about music. Before that I thought, fairly certainly, that I would be a writer. Before that, I thought I would be a forward in the NBA. And before that I thought that I would own a snake farm.

  John Lurie

  Snakes, Would Be, Serious

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