Nba Quotes - Page 25

• I got into foul trouble, so I really kind of had to play on egg shells from there on out.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Play, Eggs, Shells

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• Last, I just want to thank God again. He's the first and the last. Alpha and Omega. I thank you for saving my life.

  Kevin Durant

  Mvp, Thank God, Saving

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• Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Mind, Tough, Referee

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• The NBA is fairy tale and real life mixed together.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Real, Together, Fairy Tale

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• To all the staff members that take care of us every single day, From Donnie Strack, to Joe Sharpe, Tony Katz, Dave Bliss, Josh Longstaff, Will, Wilson, St, Mark, Dwight, I could down the line, All you guys have made me a better player. I wish I had a Sharpie, So I could write all your names on here 'Cause you had a hand on this. You made me believe in myself. You made me a better person, A better player. Your words of encouragement, Your love, Your positivity, Got me through. And I thank you guys.

  Kevin Durant

  Encouragement, Believe, Love You

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• I told my wife the other day, I'm the Halle Berry of the NBA. Everybody wants this, baby. Everybody wants me.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Baby, Wife

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• Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo!

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Coaches

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• It was a good opportunity for me to wear a NBA jersey. The Golden State Warriors gave me an opportunity to come in and play for them. I was very appreciative of that.

  John Starks

  Warrior, Opportunity, Play

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• I'm the best player in the NBA.

  Paul Pierce

  Player, Best Players

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• It was tough getting fired by the NBA. I really didn't know where I was going, until [ESPN] called me. I said, "Hey, 'ESPN?' Never heard of it. It sounds like a disease." Now I have that same disease as a sports fanatic. All this sports madness we didn't have years ago, now I'm very blessed and fortunate to be part of it.

  Dick Vitale

  Sports, Blessed, Years

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• I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.

  Mike Tirico

  Games, Trying, Firsts

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• Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Athlete, Community

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• The seminal elements of what makes a story great - challenge, struggle, resolution - are the same whether we're talking about story content for a movie such as 'Rain Man,' or telling a purposeful story to forge new business relationships or conclude a fruitful transaction, such as acquiring an NBA franchise.

  Peter Guber

  Rain, Struggle, Men

  "Why Peter Guber’s Book Tell to Win Is a Game Changer". Interview with Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 1, 2011.

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• My hands are huge. When I was on 'Scrubs,' Zach Braff used to make fun of them all the time. And now I made some list. I guess Jennifer Garner is on the top of the list for best hands and I'm fourth down. But that's for people who really like an NBA star's hands.

  Eliza Coupe

  Stars, Fun, Hands

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I think I am becoming a man.

  Blake Griffin

  Sports, Men, Thinking

  Source: www.gq.com

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• I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge.

  Julius Peppers

  Basketball, Football, Jobs

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• There was a possibility I could have been out of the NBA. It's taught me something that was a little deeper than basketball. I'm talking about life decisions.

  Lamar Odom

  Basketball, Talking, Decision

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

  Josh Howard

  Player, Realizing, Nba Player

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• Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Games, Guy

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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, Validation

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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, Giving, Hey

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• Well I think the problem is, is that...what people don't realize is they're gonna get away from the people that they're marketing with now. They're tryna change everything about the format of the NBA, the imaging and everything. This is more about control you know what I'm saying? This has nothing to do with clothing. This is a control issue.

  Bun B

  Thinking, Issues, People

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• It was a lot of fun playing against one of the best players to ever play this game in Michael Jordan. For me it was a dream to play against him night in and night out in the NBA with the New York Knicks.

  John Starks

  Dream, New York, Fun

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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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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• If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure

  Rick Majerus

  Basketball, Needs, Want

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