Nba Quotes - Page 31

• People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Thinking, People

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• My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Running, Believe

  "Dime Q&A: We Get Allen Iverson To Open Up About His Critics, 'I Got Feelings Just Like Everybody'" by Spencer Lund, uproxx.com. November 4, 2013.

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• I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mirrors, Careers

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• Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Believe

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• I Own the guy guarding me

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Guy, Guarding

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• 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.'

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Men, Fans

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• You're messing up my highlights.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Messing Up, Highlights

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• I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Winning, Challenges

  Phil Jackson (2005). “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, Penguin Group USA

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• I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.

  Dwyane Wade

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

  The IGN Interview, www.ign.com. August 26, 2005.

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• The biggest surprise has been making the adjustment after losing a game. In the NBA you could lose tonight and you have to put that game behind you because you have another game the next night.

  Dwyane Wade

  Night, Games, Next

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• Growing up, I always dreamed of winning an NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was something that never crossed my mind.

  Dwyane Wade

  Growing Up, Winning, Nba Championships

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• I am very happy to be here in the NBA.

  Dwyane Wade

  Very Happy

  Interview with Victor Kelly, www.ign.com. January 21, 2004.

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• 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.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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• There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.

  Bear Bryant

  Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

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• If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

  Kevin Durant

  Basketball, Player, Thinking

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• Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Simple, Games

  "Phil Jackson talks Lakers, his future, Dwight Howard, more". Interview with Jack McCallum, www.si.com. February 19, 2013.

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• NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.

  Xi Jinping

  Games, Watches, Television

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• I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Believe, Heart

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• The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Important, Made

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• You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness

  Brad Stevens

  Basketball, Winning, Games

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• I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Fitness

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• What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Player, Atmosphere

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• There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Believe, Winning

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• I remember when I came into the NBA, eighteen years ago, there were maybe nine to twelve international players playing in the NBA. Today we've got more than 85, so that tells you how our game has grown at that level.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Player, Years, Games

  Source: www.gq.com

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• Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner’s Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade.

  David Stern

  Lying, Team, Responsibility

  "Chris Paul Trade Drama: Reactions, News On David Stern Veto, Lakers, Hornets Deal, Training Camp". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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