Basketball Quotes - Page 57

I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.

I don't usually set personal goals.

The toughest opponents to defend are Iverson, Marbury and Payton. They are all very talented and can shoot at anytime from anywhere.

The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.

I make the game easy. Double and triple me, I'll kick it out to you for a wide-open shot. I'll add years to your career.

It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him that confidence to believe he really didn't. These guys think they really need me right now, but they don't. When I come back, we'll all need each other to step up our games and do what needs to be done.

There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they're in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I'm doing stuff like that all over.

He's a jokester, and that's funny, very funny. Ha-ha. Very funny.

I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.

Every time that I've won a championship I've looked at my guys around me and looked at their work ethic and said 'You know what, I'm going to win it this year. I feel that way now.

And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.

We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way to say nobody's perfect.

Basketball is like Religion. Many attend but few understand.

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

Hip-hop culture itself has completely consumed everything involved in entertainment. When you think about basketball like the way those guys dress; I don't know if you notice but people care about how you dress these days.

Men own basketball teams. Every year cheerleaders' outfits get tighter and briefer, and players' shorts get baggier and longer.

Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.

Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

Make it a point to be around those with positive energy - people who want what's best for you, people who understand your goals and priorities.

Do your work, but do your thing.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.