Quotes About Basketball

We used to watch a lot of EuroLeague and ACB, which are the two leagues back home in Spain. And we used to dream about playing for those teams one day.

I can't put this down. I'm reading it in Spanish but I am still having English lessons. It is a motivational book about basketball legend Michael Jordan. His determination was inspiring. It helps me focus and drives me on.

I grew up idolizing Spanish basketball, and to be a part of another chapter of our country's success was really special to me.

I'm really just a dude that cooks, plays with his son and thinks about stuff in his spare time outside of dedicating about six hours or so to basketball stuff.

I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.

As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on radio. Because you are the game. I really enjoyed calling basketball and hockey on the radio, but the presentation is more specific - you're talking all the time.

The conditioning aspect of things is really important, obviously in basketball, and then specifically for players like me.

I like the NBA game as a spectator.

I have 100% confidence in Rob Pelinka running our basketball operations. I've always had confidence in Rob. Whatever the speculation is out there, we don't need the outside media to validate what we do.

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

Nature, God, Buddha - someone has given me this health. I can break dance still; I can run; I can play basketball. In my mind, I can do anything. As long as I have that spirit, I'm going to keep doing it.

I used to catch and take a big dip down and then finally I'd try to shoot. That first year playing the NBA, I was realizing how little time you have to shoot the ball. The time you have from when you catch it to the guy closing out is just a split second. So I had to figure out a way to get my shot off quicker. Then it was just repetition.

Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.

It became sort of obvious that one of them was the boss. Tall guy, a little older than the others, in a Manu jersey." "Manu jersey?" "Manu Ginobili," Peter said, almost angry that Zula did not understand the reference. "He plays for the Spurs.

Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.

Tennis is a great game, a great sport because you're out there by yourself, so you have to move on to the next point, next game, next set, whatever. It's the same thing in basketball. If you miss a shot, you move onto the next one. If you turn it over, you move onto the next play. That certainly helped me.

A lot of 3s, a lot of ball movement, a lot of quick movements. Yes, you can win that way.

I try to do the fancy things out there by going with both hands, making crossover moves, and having a certain creativity and flair to my game.

Everybody knows that I can play defense. I've showed at times that I can score, but I just think they want to know, 'How consistent are you in your moves?'

People talk about Kobe's 81-point game, the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. I saw the game. I don't care if it was 79, 81 - I just remember the game. I remember the moves. I remember the shots. I remember the beauty of it. The numbers? What he shot from the field? I don't care.

For bigs, we usually have three simple moves - and the hook-shot is one of those moves that's a forgotten art. But it's always been an effective move in our league.

The first year was kind of hard for me. There was just too much attention, too much going on, and I really just wanted to focus on basketball.

At least I can say no player got as much attention from the Dream Team as I did.

My game really complements what the NBA wants - a long guy who can really handle the ball and shoot the ball and make multiple decisions.