Nba Quotes - Page 26

• I want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that when you come to the league, this is what happens and this is how I feel as an NBA player. And it's not all peachy keen.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, School, Kids

  "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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• For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.

  Kevin Durant

  Player, Years, Wanted

  "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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• Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.

  John Starks

  Player, Games, Jordan

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

  LeBron James

  Dream, Winning, Nba Championships

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• I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

  Magic Johnson

  Talking, People, League

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Games

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• It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

  Michael Jordan

  Hurt, Player, League

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• I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing days were over, in order to maintain relevancy. I didn't want to become known for what I used to do.

  Len Elmore

  Order, Careers, Want

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I'm not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly as I was when I was a player. It's become more entertainment focused, and less focused on the purity of the game.

  Len Elmore

  Player, Years, Games

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.

  Paul Pierce

  Talking, Games, Listening

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• I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me cope with the everyday rigors of being an NBA player.

  Tim Duncan

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• The reality is that the NBA was in worse shape in the '70s and early '80s. People have convenient memories.

  Mike Thibault

  Memories, Reality, People

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• It is time for everyone to sit down -the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity-and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.

  Dick Vitale

  Player, Ncaa, Coaching

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• Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Giving Up

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• I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

  Jermaine O'Neal

  College, Thinking, Years

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• Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be the man, you've got to be the man.

  Dennis Rodman

  Men, Want, He Man

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• Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

  Jeremy Lin

  Trying, Degrees, Helping

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• We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat.

  Dick Bennett

  Basketball, Victory, Defeat

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• 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.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, New York, Athletic

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• I thought we'd be discussing about me not leaving Philadelphia and they just kept asking me about the practice, so I lost it.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Practice, Philadelphia

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• 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.

  Mark Cuban

  Basketball, Jobs, Player

  "Online Extra: Mark Cuban: Watch Out for 'Ultrabroadband'". Interview with Peter Elstrom, www.bloomberg.com. August 25, 2003.

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• After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Basketball, Years, Community

  "Dikembe Mutombo stands tall for charity". Interview with Giacinta Pace, www.nbcnews.com. November 1, 2010.

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• I was supposed to be in the NBA. I was supposed to travel the world and make the world a better place.

  Dwight Howard

  World, Better Place, Supposed To Be

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• My purpose in life, my goal for the NBA is to preach God's word - not just try to beat everybody over the head with a Bible but just being a good example and always conducting myself in a Christian-like manner.

  Dwight Howard

  Christian, Goal, Trying

  "NBA All-Star Dwight Howard talks about family, faith and destiny". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• When the effort is in question, the ball goes in different directions and the ball doesn't always bounce your way. When you're playing in the home of the NBA champions, it isn't going to be easy.

  Ray Allen

  Home, Effort, Champion

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