Best Nba Quotes

It’s not about the number of hours you practice, it’s about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice.

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.

I think there are a couple of players who could play in the NBA right now honestly. There’s a lot of players with a lot of skill that could do it.

If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never quit!

I don’t believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.

Pressure, nah. I’m just playing ball. Pressure is the homeless man who doesn’t know where his next meal is coming from. Pressure is the single mom who is trying to scuffle and pay her rent. Don’t get me wrong, there are challenges, but to call it ‘pressure’ is almost an insult to regular people.

Put some respect on my fucking name!

I always talk about, like, with end-of-game situations, making and missing big shots, I know I can shoulder that. I can live with having the success of the playoffs and having a huge failure. I know I can deal with it.

I’m hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

There’s no reason to play in the NBA if you don’t believe you can win it all.

We communicate all the time, even when we don’t realize it. Be aware of body language

I Own the guy guarding me

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

I’m not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era.

I’m still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I’ll settle for persistence

My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That’s it. I don’t have any other goals

I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.

Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.

I’m not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly as I was when I was a player. It’s become more entertainment focused, and less focused on the purity of the game.

I spoil a lot of people with my play.

I’ve got extra motivation that I won’t talk about right now.

It’s always been my dream to play in the NBA.

If they are the league ain’t doing a good job of it.

I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, ‘There’s no way I’m taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. I told him, ‘Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.’

We played well all the way until, like, the second quarter.

I’m going to be one of the top four that’s ever played this game, for sure. And if they don’t want me to have one of those top four spots, they’d better find another spot on that mountain. Somebody’s gotta get bumped, but that’s not for me to decide. That’s for the architects.

Obviously I’m not getting much sleep. You guys can see I’m not getting much sleep right now, but I’m OK with that. I’m OK with not sleeping to be able to prepare myself and mentally keep myself intact on what’s the main objective for me right now.

I got a goal, and it’s a huge goal, and that’s to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won’t stop until I get it.

If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I’ve been.

I’m very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.

You must have your player’s heads and hearts before they will do anything for you