Nba Quotes - Page 36

• You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. You all should be spanked for this.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Media, Guy, Should

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• I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my own TV show.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Athlete, Thinking

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• There will be a report coming out, and my name will be on it.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Media, Names, Coming Out

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• Obviously, Sam is the type of guy that hides behind his pen and pad. I promise you he wouldn't say that to my face in a dark alley where it's just me and him and no witnesses.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Dark, Media, Guy

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• Y'all reporters like my quotes, don't you. Yeah, my quotes are Shaqalicious.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Media, Yeah, Reporters

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• There are a lot of things that make players really good coaches. Whether you've played in the NBA or not, there are certain things you have to master and be really good at. They just have to be gifted in these areas. You've got to be competent. Secondly, you've got to be able to communicate. You can have a picture in your mind on how to score but if you can't communicate it, if you can't teach it, what good is it? You've got to be brutally honest and be a man of strong character and then you've got to have class. They've got to respect you.

  Avery Johnson

  Strong, Character, Player

  "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• You know what's crazy about Yao? He speaks perfect English. A lot of people don't know that. Perfect English. When I was over there, I called him. He's like, 'Whassup big fella?' Perfect English!

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Crazy, People

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• I said it jokingly, so this guy was just trying to stir something up that's not there. He's just somebody who doesn't have a sense of humor, like I do.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Guy, Trying

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• You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Jobs, Team

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• I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Judging, Realizing

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.12, McGraw-Hill Professional

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• What do you have when you have an agent buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand.

  Pat Williams

  Funny, Necks, Agents

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• Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group

  Jeff Van Gundy

  Basketball, Player, Inspire

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• My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Philosophy, Defense

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• The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Concerned

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• In 1989 at Greater Saint Steven Full Gospel Church, I gave my life to Christ. That's pretty much where it all started for me. I was 23 years old at the time, right after my first year in the NBA. The pastor preached a message about being fully committed. That pretty much was me. I wasn't fully committed. I was kind of in and out all of the time. So I just wanted to make a commitment.

  Avery Johnson

  Commitment, Past, Years

  "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. December 2011.

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• When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as Most Valuable Player of the NBA is just a huge honour. I didn't really realise how big it was until Mark Cuban had tears in his eyes at the award ceremony.

  Dirk Nowitzki

  Eye, Loss, Thinking

  "Nowitzki Waxes Poetic On Life". Interview with Martin Fuenkele, www.fibaeurope.com. August 15, 2007.

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• We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually

  Gregg Popovich

  Basketball, Team, Believe

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• I'm a numbers guy, and I think numbers sometimes tell stories and sometimes they don't. When you look at the NBA, when teams shoot 45% or better from the floor, what is their record? And if they shoot under that what is their record?

  Doug Collins

  Team, Thinking, Numbers

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• Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player.

  Doug Collins

  Basketball, Player, Best Players

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• I'm passionate about coaching and being able to mentor young men in a lot of different ways. I think it's good to be able to do what you love to do. It's been in me since the beginning. I was telling my college coach what to do and he trusted me. When I got into the NBA, I started having conversations with coaches. Coach Gregg Popp(avich) brought a lot out in me. Coach Don Nelson gave me an incredible opportunity to spend some time with him and he molded me but at the same time allowed me to be myself.

  Avery Johnson

  College, Men, Thinking

  "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• X & O's aren't worth a damn without a team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do

  Hubie Brown

  Basketball, Team, Asking

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• I thought I would make it (to the NBA). I believed that I would make it. But I had a Plan B. I was going to get my Master's degree at Tulane University had it not worked out. I think the pressure of making it wasn't on me as great as some other players that had no other options. I was going to do something special in life and I wanted to play in the NBA. I had a backup plan but I went full speed ahead with my Plan A.

  Avery Johnson

  Player, Thinking, Special

  "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. December 2011.

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• I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

  Doc Rivers

  Basketball, Player, Effort

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• It doesn't cost nothing to be nice to people

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Nice, People

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• You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Children, Play

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