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I'm sort of like a specialist. I go in, do what I do and every four years, they get tired of me and I have to relocate myself.
We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.
I'm not super social, don't really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions.
Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?
That's all my brother and I do, talk basketball, and I'd like to think I bring some of that casual quality with me on the air.
I'm an athlete. I play basketball and football and all that with a bunch of other men, but that doesn't impact me emotionally.
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.
Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.
The only time I'd played organized basketball was my sophomore year in high school, when I barely made the junior varsity team.
You have to remember that baseball really was the American pastime in the Forties, not football, basketball or any other sport.
[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league.
If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities.
I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm pretty comfortable with that.
I had some shots that I felt like I should've made; I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable.
It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems to be working.
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.
Men own basketball teams. Every year cheerleaders' outfits get tighter and briefer, and players' shorts get baggier and longer.
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.
Going in, you want to play a perfect season and play throughout the whole entire season, but injuries are a part of basketball.
Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball.
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.
The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.
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.
What does politically correct mean? If you're fat, don't ask me if you're fat, because I'm gonna tell you the truth. You're fat.
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.
Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.
I never let our players get satisfied, I never let our Coaches get satisfied, I was never satisfied. We can always do it better.
Our titles would not have been possible without the unselfishness displayed by all our teams, the team wins, not the individuals
It's tough. Gymnastics isn't basketball or football or baseball, where you can get these huge contracts and make a lot of money.
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.
The basketball skills I have, I've got because I work hard. When you work hard, I think you don't have to be afraid of anything.
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat. We're trying to get fat.
I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.
If I don't get five [titles], I won't be happy with myself as a basketball player. I don't know how you guys will feel about me.
Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.
The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together
I haven't always recruited for the best talent. I've taken a few guys who would fit for different reasons. Leadership. Toughness
On his 916th game as coach at University of Alabama - I've been here so long that when I got here the Dead Sea wasn't even sick.
Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.
My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.