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Nba Basketball Quotes & Sayings

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He's got a ring, so I'm taking home the trophy. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

It was a cheap shot. They won the game, move on. My thing is, I don't ask for a lot, but I demand my respect, especially from a guy like that. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

They say old people always come to Arizona, you know, to get recharged. — Shaquille O'Neal

I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance. — Allen Iverson

Do your best when no one is looking. — Bob Cousy

I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing. — Moses Malone

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

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

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

I'm the NBA's best NFL player, and I've always been the sexiest 7-footer in the NBA - for 12 years running. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that. — Terrell Owens

Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices. — Allen Iverson

We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000. — Shaquille O'Neal

You're messing up my highlights. — Shaquille O'Neal

If I was going to get beat up, I wanted to be indoors where it was warm. — Tom Heinsohn

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team. — Mark E. Hyman

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

I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last. — Allen Iverson

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

I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet. — Tom Tolbert

Who could better motivate Bill Russell than Bill Russell? — Red Auerbach

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

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from. — Allen Iverson

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

In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown. — Allen Iverson

I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs. — Coby Bell

I'm going to be looking to get out like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. — Shaquille O'Neal

Afterwards I said Chris Webber was going to leave as a free agent and Sacramento would go back to expansionism. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

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

People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. — Oscar Robertson

I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year. — David Stern

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

Alvin's the coach. We must be the Clippers. And I must be Olowokandi. Nooooo! — Shaquille O'Neal

I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk. — Allen Iverson

Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars. — Edward De Bono

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

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

The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue collar among the All-Stars. — Yao Ming

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

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

I'm not going to go home and drink rat urine. — Shaquille O'Neal

I dont want to be a point guard, or a two-guard, I want people to think of me as "creative", I just want to create on the court. — Allen Iverson

The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million. — Kobe Bryant

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

It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me. — Shaquille O'Neal

If cocaine were helium, the NBA would float away. — Art Rust Jr.

I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era. — Allen Iverson

Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship. — Oscar Robertson

If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA. — Gary Dornhoefer

Make friendship a fine art. — John Wooden

Basketball is not played simply with X's and O's. It's played with both trust and confidence. — Isiah Thomas

I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I came here with the perfect chemist's perception. The formula they had was perfect and any added ingredient could make it go bad or worse. — Shaquille O'Neal

Everything is done out of respect, whether it's a cheer or a boo. — Shaquille O'Neal

1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity. — John Wooden

The Spurs are a great WNBA team. — Shaquille O'Neal

Like I've always said, what's hot must go cold. — Shaquille O'Neal

Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion. — Shaquille O'Neal

I was kind of hoping it was Anna Kournikova. — Shaquille O'Neal

I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge. — Julius Peppers

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well. — Tony Gonzalez

Flash, take the game off. I'll go out and do the work. — Shaquille O'Neal

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player. — Henry Zebrowski

I told my wife the other day, I'm the Halle Berry of the NBA. Everybody wants this, baby. Everybody wants me. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade. — Shaquille O'Neal

I might play in shorts, but I wear the pants. — LeBron James

I think he got an incidental elbow in the face, messed up his pretty red lips a little bit. But other than that he'll be fine. — Shaquille O'Neal

No one was there. Some teammates, huh? I guess they didn't want to get their lip busted like the gentleman I busted. Sorry for that sir. — Shaquille O'Neal

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

[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league. — Jerry West

I'm playing like Eric Dampier. — Shaquille O'Neal