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When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.
I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.
To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.
I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.
Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.
People always talk about going on offensive runs. But you can go on defensive runs too
Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.
When I come to the arena, my mind is on basketball, not thinking I'm walking a runway.
I want to be that guy who comes to mind when you think of Canadian basketball one day.
When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.
I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
I followed Taylor everywhere. I was always trying to catch up after him or go with him.
To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal.
Madonna wasn't an acrobat or anything, but the sex was good. I could tell she liked it.
Quickness more than anything else should determine your amount of pressure on the ball.
Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.
Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.
The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.
We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.
I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.
The Bowling Green game was a big-time environment. We wanna see that for all the games.
There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution
Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.
People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.
You've got to have fun on the court. If you ain't having fun, then basketball ain't fun.
I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.
These people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up.
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.
If I cover my head with my hands, it means deny the ball to the opponent's ball handler.
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.
I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.
I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.
Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
Opinions are like belly buttons; everybody has one. I never knock a man for his opinion.