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

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

I told my wife when I was rolling up, I felt like the president. — Shaquille O'Neal

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards. — Bill Walton

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

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA. — Derrick Rose

I was hoping to get to the NBA, but the Lord took me on a different path. — Robbie Jones

This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA. — Kevin Garnett

I love Memphis. They've been good to me, the town and everything else. And quite frankly, I love the NBA and love being involved in it. — Michael Heisley

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

I'm the first player in history that doesn't want to play defense and still gets in foul trouble. — Shaquille O'Neal

I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city. — Magic Johnson

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

As a man, you got to know how to take it, so I just took it. — Shaquille O'Neal

I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point. — LeBron James

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot. — Shaquille O'Neal

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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

He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to. — Charles Barkley

Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it. — Will Smith

Researchers in England say tall men are more likely to have more children than short men. Here in America we call that the NBA theory. — Jay Leno

He has become a great leader of his team, a guy that has evolved in terms of his role within the team. — David Blatt

This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history. — LeBron James

Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent. — LeBron James

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

I don't mess with that cat. I'm pretty sure he carries a blade under his jersey. — Charles Barkley

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. — Larry Bird

I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me. — Shane Battier

I have orders not to come back until I'm a thousand percent. — Shaquille O'Neal

My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor. — LeBron James

If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen. — Shaquille O'Neal

I want to return to the NBA this season, and help any team that wants me, in any capacity that they feel that I can help. I'm disappointed. — Allen Iverson

When I played in the NBA for 12 years, Seattle had some of the best fans in the NBA. — Kevin Johnson

Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality. — Shaquille O'Neal

Obviously he deserved that Finals MVP award. He is a great talent and he is a huge reason why we are celebrating. — Stephen Curry

The NBA believes if you play for a team and get paid by a team, you're the property of that team for 24 hours a day. — Dennis Rodman

We want you all to be in shape and look as good as me. Because I will be walking naked on the beach. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30. — Shaquille O'Neal

There's two kinds of dirty - dirty and sewer-dirty. Danny Ferry is sewer-dirty and has been ever since he was at Duke. — Shaquille O'Neal

I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA. — Kobe Bryant

On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex. — Bill Russell

I definitely like to stay active. I'm a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live. — Brendan Dooling

He could be dominant - if he played in the WNBA. — Shaquille O'Neal

Say, Cuttino. What are those Godawful clothes you're wearing? Man, this ain't Rhode Island anymore. You're in the NBA. The girls have teeth here. — Charles Barkley

You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and the best rapper is white. — Chris Rock

First person who says that to my face, I'll punch you! — Shaquille O'Neal

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Honda Center is a wonderful arena. And it's a great arena, not only for the NHL, but it would be a great arena for an NBA team. — Henry Samueli

Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed. — Shaquille O'Neal

We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots. — LeBron James

Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement. — John Wooden

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

Goals determine what you are going to be — Julius Erving

We scored a season-high, yeah - albeit against a team that is somewhat tanking. — Andrew Bogut

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

I wanted to become one of the best guards in the NBA. In order to accomplish that, I had to increase the intensity of my workouts. — Michael Redd

We didn't do much different against LeBron. We were just more active and more competitive. — Steve Kerr

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player. — Tony Parker

It means I don't have to charter that big jet for the family. — Shaquille O'Neal

I got a goal, and it's a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won't stop until I get it. — LeBron James

My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA. — Steve Nash

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.' — Kevin Durant

Get away from my house. What do you want? — Shaquille O'Neal

A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots. — LeBron James

I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy. — Gregg Popovich

A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don't know whether that's possible. — Barack Obama

Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game. — Bill Walton

I am very happy to be here in the NBA. — Dwyane Wade

Dampier is soft. Quote it, underline it, tape it and send it to him. — Shaquille O'Neal

I still say one of the greatest moments in my whole NBA career was getting drafted. — Kevin Johnson

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

The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously. — Dennis Rodman

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

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

Nobody thought that I was going to make it to the NBA. I only had a couple of believers growing up. — Dwight Howard

I don't know what life is like, I don't know how regular people live. I just can never understand it. My first job was the NBA. — Tracy McGrady

All that's missing for Utah is a blindfold and a cigarette. — Bob Costas

All 14 guys on the team have sacrificed something to get to this point. — Stephen Curry

I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys asked the same dumb questions. — Shaquille O'Neal

Now I see why everybody who plays for him doesn't like him. — Shaquille O'Neal

Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order. — Common

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am. — Kevin Durant

It just wasn't our time. — LeBron James

If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy. — Bobby Knight

I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better. — Kevin Durant

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

I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win. — Carmelo Anthony

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

I knew I wasn't going to play for the NBA. — Tim Howard

Tell them it was a foul. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

It's hard being the NBA's sex symbol, but somebody has to do it. — Shaquille O'Neal

It's a lot of talent sitting in suits. — LeBron James

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

I'm going to always be a Sixer til I die. — Allen Iverson

I thought I was going to the NBA, but God knows, I'm not tall enough. I don't know what I was thinking. — Tequan Richmond

To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game. — Amar'e Stoudemire

Im the best point guard in the NBA. — Stephon Marbury

There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You're talking about men vs. boys. — Bill Walton