Quotes About Basketball

I love Kobe Bryant, was a Lakers fan for sure.

It was always my dream to play in the NBA, especially for the Lakers because they're the greatest franchise ever.

I remember watching when D-Wade and LeBron were here playing for the Heat. I remember watching them play the Lakers with Kobe. So I just was able to watch those games growing up and really watch my favorite players.

Growing up in California, I was always a Lakers fan.

The Lakers have always had nice jerseys.

It's a dream come true to play for the Lakers.

I didn't really want to play for the Lakers, I wanted to play for the Clippers.

In the state of Kentucky, all they know is Kentucky basketball. It's the same thing in L.A. They love the Lakers and they expect nothing less but championships.

The Lakers got Pau Gasol for 10 rubles and a John Tesh DVD.

I don't want to say this in a lame way, but D. Rose is one of my heroes. His whole story and background and what he's done for communities in Chicago is super inspiring.

It is a very humbling honor to be selected as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

I was a mediocre basketball player. But I was there, and I could remember the plays. And my basketball coach, after he retired from teaching, would come to my performances all the time. And I was very happy about that, because I was not memorable as a basketball player.

When he's healthy, Zach Randolph for the Memphis Grizzlies has always been somebody that has always been very tough to play against.

I watched a lot of great players come through Memphis.

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

My older brothers, they know how to keep my head straight and be thinking about what I need to do on the court. Now I have that in me, that mentality, that I want to get better and better every game. Thanks to them, they showed me the way.

Luke Walton was the worst coach ever for Lonzo 'cause he had a losing mentality.

I never knew how tough it was to play that 14-second shot clock mentality.

I felt, when I was 20, I wasn't quite ready for the physical contact of 82 games. Mentally, it was tough. I forgot what city we were in most of the time. I can't even imagine going through it at 18 or 19.

If you mention the Lakers, you think about Kobe.

I think the basketball gods will get you every time if you start trying to mess with the game. You've got to take what the schedule gives you, or who the standings give you.

All the other things that happen, they don't resonate with him other than winning the basketball game. That's just who he is. He's just a humble kid and he's just trying to go out there and do his thing. I wish I could say some secret formula or training method, but sometimes you got to let things be. That's who Derrick Rose is.

I get to represent me and my family, but most importantly the Miami Heat.