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Now, if you're an NBA fan, you know what Vince Carter did. I came up with a line about him: 'Half-man, half-amazing.'
I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots
I know I'm not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and pretty cool.
If I had an opportunity to hand-pick a team that I wanted to play in the NBA Finals, it would probably be the Lakers.
Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team
Having fun with family, playing video games, and listening to music calms me down and gets me away from the NBA world.
There's two kinds of dirty - dirty and sewer-dirty. Danny Ferry is sewer-dirty and has been ever since he was at Duke.
Every day is different. There's always, as we call it in the NBA, a 'drama,' a team's drama, there's always something.
We couldn't get enough Jeremy Lin material in the NBA store fast enough. And when we did, it was just gone in minutes.
I've been on record many times in the past about the challenge of being competitive with NBA teams in smaller markets.
I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves
We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.'
I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
I've started. I've come off the bench. I've not played. I've been on the worst team in the NBA. I've won championships.
It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.
Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home.
Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard
I'd even say possibly I'm one of the best gamers in the NBA. I play everything. I play every single type of genre game.
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
I'm a huge NBA fan and watch many games each year. Following any sport is kind of bringing us back to our tribal roots.
At some point, everyone who is playing, their dream is to be in the NBA, because that's where all the best players are.
If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done
The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered.
I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them
Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.
I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.
I think at the end of the day, regardless of who you're playing against, there's talent on every single team in the NBA.
I poked Kenny Walker in the eye by accident. Every time I saw him, I used to apologize to him when I saw him in the NBA.
It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice
The way the NBA is going forward with versatility and everybody being able to play multiple positions, I'll fit right in.
If I ever make a lot of money in the NBA, I'm going to have this massive tank, and it's going to have an alligator in it.
I feel like a lot of people know and understand that I have to be top-two, top-three best perimeter defenders in the NBA.
The NBA has been extraordinary in its use and embrace of social media; they are by far the leader in professional sports.
My cousin got wrapped up in the NBA lifestyle and threw parties at my house all the time. So I got wrapped up in it, too.
You don't need great skill to be a tough rebounder; being a rebounder is all about effort, determination, and physicality
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don't know whether that's possible.
George Karl's son probably wouldn't have made it to the NBA if he wasn't a coach. He would have never got the opportunity.
They don't work with you to get better in the NBA. Either you're ready or you're out and you go to the G-League or Europe.
I definitely want to thank my doctor, Dr. Sandy, um, my psychiatrist, she really helped me relax a lot, thank you so much.
In the NBA, you always have to make the right decisions. You should feel free to live a normal life, but you really can't.
The fact that I can come in and give energy to the team, no matter my skill level, I have that. That's an NBA ready skill.
If you take a needle and stick her in the booty and take a needle and stick me in the booty, we're both going to say ouch.
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself
No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are