Quotes About Basketball

My generation, with Vlade Divac, Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, that was the first wave of European players that kind of opened the door for the world.

If you played basketball growing up, you learn the importance of follow-through when you shoot: forming the gooseneck, waving good-bye to the ball, reaching into the far off hoop like it's a cookie jar - think Michael Jordan's last shot as a Bull.

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.

In the media, from the little bit that I have read... there's not a lot of pity. There are some people, usually older people who have been around or people who really know basketball. Other people in the media are usually like, 'Well, stop getting injured.' You know, like I can control it.

I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you can't play there, you should be home with your mama.

When you have a chance to get Phil Jackson to run your team, you just do it, plain and simple.

I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it.

My childhood dream was to play basketball, actually.

I just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next shot.

You don't play basketball for 20, 30 years. You only play, if you're lucky, 10 years. So that is my time.

If you don't like the pressure you shouldn't play basketball.

My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

I think it's a travesty that the NBA can't just tell these guys to play basketball two days in a row. It's just a joke to me. We flew commercial, and we were able to play back-to-back.

I love Miami: great town, always loved it, a great place to play basketball.

Do I want to play basketball? You bet your dollar I do. At the same time, I have no control over what my body does. I can just give myself the best opportunity. That's the best attitude I can take.

I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family.

I'm just really excited to play basketball in America and to be free and all that.

I came to the Bay Area not just to play basketball but to explore business interests.

I just want the respect I deserve. Not for what I can do in the future but what I've done in the past. And I just want a fair opportunity, a fair chance, a fair shot to play basketball.

When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

Anytime you have a Pat Riley running things, calling the shots, you are not going to question things because he has been through it. He knows what it is all about and what it takes to win. All we have to do on our end is play basketball because we know the right calls and the right decisions are going to be made up top.

I love to play basketball, but I haven't played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.

I play basketball. I need a jersey and I need some shorts that I feel comfortable in. I'm trying to hoop, not go to a fashion show on the court.