Nba Quotes:

The NBA is becoming a global game.

topic: Nba, Organization, Ambassadors, Commissioners, Great Organizations

I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.

topic: Nba, Games, Becoming

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

topic: Nba, Helping, Chance, Those Less Fortunate

When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go around the world and not only share the game but also my philanthropic work. Building a hospital in the Congo is one of the proudest achievements of my life.

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

topic: Basketball, Years, Nba, Community Service, Clinic

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Games, Congo

- Doc Rivers

topic: Player, Oklahoma, Nba

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and the other team comes apart.

- Doc Rivers

topic: Team, Nba, Together

I spent 50 years in the NBA. Can you imagine doing something that you love the most in the entire world and doing it for your entire life and, besides that, getting a pile of money for it? It's unbelievable. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. And I know it.

- Don Nelson

source: Source: www.npr.org

topic: Years, Nba, Guy

Of all the things in sports, getting a sack is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a last-second, game-winning shot in the NBA. A guy hits the last-second shot, and the fans scream. For us (defensive ends), the sack is everything. It's hard to get there. But once you do, there's nothing like it.

- Dwight Freeney

topic: Sports, Winning, Nba

The NBA is not for everybody. And looking from the outside in like I did last year, it seems so easy from just watching, but on the court it is a whole different level.

- Dwight Howard

source: Interview with Victor Kelly, January 26, 2005.

topic: Years, Nba, Different

I've always played 'NBA Live' since I was a kid, so to be on the cover is a blessing.

- Dwight Howard

topic: Kids, Blessing, Nba

You go from high school, to the NBA, and you're thrown in the fire.

- Dwight Howard

topic: School, Fire, Nba

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

topic: Night, Games, Nba, Losing A Game

Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee.

- Dwyane Wade

topic: Moving, Mean, Nba, Milwaukee

I am very happy to be here in the NBA.

- Dwyane Wade

topic: Nba, Very Happy

Sport is the only profession I know of that when you retire you have to go to work.

- Earl Monroe

topic: Funny, Sports, Nba

Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career.

- Eric Liu

topic: Sports, Athlete, Nba, Asian American

I could never give up Mexican food. Nachos are usually my go-to if I'm courtside at an NBA game. I always, always get my picture taken with my mouth wide open and a tortilla chip sticking out of it!

- Eva Longoria

topic: Giving Up, Taken, Nba, Tortillas, Sticking Out

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.

- G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

topic: Nba, Today, Bigs

Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA doesn't mean we are not human. We are supermen. For me, getting shot is scary.

- George Karl

topic: Basketball, Mean, Nba

The thing that happened in Washington -- it happened. All you can do is just grow from it. That took a toll on me. That was probably -- I think if I could've bounced mentally out of that situation faster than I did, I would probably still be in the NBA. But since I couldn't understand why they were trying to treat me like that, I basically gave up. I just didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

- Gilbert Arenas

topic: Thinking, Nba, Trying

The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.

- Grant Hill

source: "FPM Interview: Grant Hill talks about his new doc on Olympic coach". Interview with Chris Chase, sports.yahoo.com. April 21, 2011.

topic: Basketball, College, Nba

I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history

- Greg Oden

source: "Teaching Greg Oden How to Be a Benchwarmer". Interview with Mark Titus, grantland.com. May 8, 2014.

topic: Nba

They won't choose Joakim Noah as the MVP, but I think it's great that he's in the conversation and he should be. But it's just not the way it works, from my experience. It's got to go in the basket for you guys to pay attention to somebody. But he's pretty damn valuable in my opinion.

- Gregg Popovich

topic: Thinking, Mvp, Nba

I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay,

- Jason Collins

topic: Gay, Years, Nba

The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted like a fool.

- Jay Bilas

topic: Basketball, Player, Nba

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.

- Jeremy Lin

topic: Nba, Next, Jordan

Not sure if that will benefit me or hurt me, but I know I have the skills and am ready to play in the NBA regardless of my ethnicity.

- Jeremy Lin

topic: Hurt, Ethnicity, Nba

I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome.

- Jerome James

topic: Funny, Talking, Nba

I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.

- Jerry Stiller

topic: Player, Nba, People

If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.

- Jim Valvano

topic: Basketball, Thinking, Nba, Don't Ever Give Up, Basketball Coach

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.

- John Starks

topic: Basketball, Team, Nba, Knicks, Nba Finals

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

- John Starks

topic: Basketball, Dream, Nba

Young people need models, not critics.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

topic: Basketball, Nba, People, Youth Of Today

Make every day your masterpiece.

topic: Motivational, Basketball, Nba, Inspirational Coach, Sports Coach

Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.

topic: Inspirational, Basketball, Nba

Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Coaching

Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings everyday.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Coaching

Build shelter against a rainy day.

topic: Basketball, Blessing, Nba

Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile.

topic: Basketball, Rainy Day, Nba

Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Giving

Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.

topic: Basketball, Strong, Nba, Promises To Yourself

You must have respect, which is a part of love, for those under your supervision. Then they will do what you ask and more.

topic: Basketball, Teamwork, Nba

Make friendship a fine art.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Coaching, Supervision

Are you a producer or a looter? If diversity were always and everywhere good we would be clamoring for more midgets in the NBA.

topic: Basketball, Art, Nba

- Jonah Goldberg

topic: Nba, Diversity, Would Be, Midget

If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.

- Julius Erving

source: "The Wondrous Dr. J". The Academy of Achievement Interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Games

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

- Julius Erving

topic: Makeup, Nba, Turns

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

topic: Basketball, Nba, People

Charles, I lost the bet.

- Karl Malone

topic: Nba, Lost, Charles I

This means the world to me That you guys are here celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't express it enough.

- Kevin Durant

topic: Mean, Mvp, Nba, Mean The World To Me

This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA.

- Kevin Garnett

topic: Girl, Boys, Nba, Girl Scout, Boy Scout

So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way.

- Kevin Garnett

topic: Basketball, Player, Nba

He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.

- Kobe Bryant

topic: Badass, Nba, Pay, Point Guard

I was just getting acquainted with the wood. I wanted to see if it was maple or pine.

- Kurt Rambis

topic: Funny, Nba, Woods, Maple

The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

topic: Basketball, Nba, White

I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

source: Larry Bird (1990). “Drive: The Story of My Life”, Bantam Books

topic: Basketball, Being Strong, Nba, Boston Celtics, Larry

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

topic: Nba, Levels, Wanted

I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

topic: Basketball, Sports, Nba, Loafing, Basketball Player

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

topic: Jobs, Years, Nba

I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.

topic: Taken, Journey, Nba

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

topic: Nba, Teammate, Facts

I'm going to be one of the top four that's ever played this game, for sure. And if they don't want me to have one of those top four spots, they'd better find another spot on that mountain. Somebody's gotta get bumped, but that's not for me to decide. That's for the architects.

topic: Nba, Firsts, Court

We played well all the way until, like, the second quarter.

topic: Funny, Nba, Games

I'm very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.

topic: Funny, Nba, Way

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Special

I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach there's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. I told him, 'Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.'

topic: Basketball, Nba, Games

I've got extra motivation that I won't talk about right now.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Giving

I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.

topic: Motivation, Nba, Extras, Nba Finals

I've put our guys in position. I gave them the blueprint. I think they're ready.

topic: Basketball, Winning, Nba

If they are the league ain't doing a good job of it.

topic: Basketball, Thinking, Nba

I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants.

topic: Basketball, Jobs, Nba

I wouldn't feel good about it at all. At the end of the day I'm here to win a team prize, and that's to win a championship, not an individual prize.

topic: Basketball, Nba, Play

I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world. It's that simple.

topic: Team, Winning, Nba, Nba Finals

Obviously I'm not getting much sleep. You guys can see I'm not getting much sleep right now, but I'm OK with that. I'm OK with not sleeping to be able to prepare myself and mentally keep myself intact on what's the main objective for me right now.

topic: Simple, Player, Nba, Nba Finals

If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I've been.

topic: Sleep, Nba, Guy, Not Sleeping, Nba Finals

The same way you slow me down. You can't.

topic: Nba, Games, Mind, Nba Finals

To be honest, the play that was drawn up, I scratched it. I just told coach, 'Give me the ball.' We're either going to go to overtime or I'm going to win it for us. It was that simple.

topic: Nba, Way

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.

topic: Winning, Simple, Nba, Nba Finals

- Magic Johnson

topic: Lying, Nba, Bird

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

topic: Talking, Nba, People

I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.

- Magic Johnson

topic: College, Nba, People

We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.

- Manu Ginobili

topic: Basketball, Nba, Growing

I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.

- Marcus Camby

topic: Basketball, Player, Nba

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

- Mark Cuban

topic: Basketball, Business, Nba, Starting Week, Good Week

Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT.

- Marv Albert

topic: Funny, Years, Nba

Compared to the NBA, the ABA was FABULOUS.

- Marvin Barnes

topic: Nba, Fabulous

They better not put me in the All -Star Game. I won't shoot, but I'll dominate that easy game. I'll be playing hard defense. I'll be foulin'. I'll be flagrant fouling. Everyone will be like, 'What are you doing?'

- Metta World Peace

topic: Funny, Stars, Nba, All Stars

I definitely want to thank my doctor, Dr. Sandy, um, my psychiatrist, she really helped me relax a lot, thank you so much.

- Metta World Peace

topic: Nba, Doctors, Relax

I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.

The key to success is failure

topic: Inspirational, Sports, Nba, Funniest Sports, Funny Inspirational Sports

If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

topic: Inspirational, Nba, Keys

The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me...

topic: Inspirational, Nba, Shortcuts, Short Cuts, Basketball Is Life

If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!

topic: Inspirational, Basketball, Nba, Peaceful Places, Basketball Court

Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.

topic: Inspirational, Business, Nba, Basketball Teamwork, Basketball Winning

Failure makes me work even harder.

topic: Wrestling, Games, Nba

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.

topic: Inspirational, Nba, Harder

Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Nba, Like Mike, Basketball Is Life

Live the moment for the moment.

topic: Inspirational, Nba, Decision, Basketball Is Life

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

topic: Inspirational, Nba, Live In The Moment