Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Bosh

I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.

Chris Bosh

I want to go get a stop on defense so James can do it again. It was a big spurt for him. That made then get out of their game plan and play him closer. But when he does that, we want to make sure we capitalize and get timely stops. And that's what got us right back in the game.

Mark Cuban

Can't say no one makes money from Twitter now. The NBA does.

Bess Myerson

I really don't like talking about diets.

Chandler Parsons

We're a walking billboard... You want to look good to everyone who is watching.

Bill Walton

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

Chauncey Billups

In the NBA, it's about patience.

Danny Ainge

With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night and a team like Phoenix is resting and waiting for you the next night. That's tough. So you run into some circumstances like that more, it seems, on the road than you do at home.

Chauncey Billups

It's not like a switch that I turn on (in the NBA Finals). I just want to be aggressive. The shots were going down for me.

Scott Drew

There will be a ton of NBA scouts going through Valparaiso this season.

I told him that the NBA will always be there.

This is an international city, ... and the NBA is an international league.

Cam Newton

Just like the NBA, the NFL has guys that can pull off multiple looks, ranging from street style to more dapper, buttoned-up looks, and people are starting to notice.

Derrick Rose

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

Bob Costas

If that's the last image of Michael Jordan...how magnificent is it!?

Bob Costas

All that's missing for Utah is a blindfold and a cigarette.

Dikembe Mutombo

It's easy to be a spokesman and ambassador for a great organization like the NBA. I thank Commissioner David Stern for putting that trust in me to serve the NBA around the globe.

Dikembe Mutombo

I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.

Dikembe Mutombo

The NBA is becoming a global game.

David Stern

Yes, there will be an NBA team here.

Allen Iverson

I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.

Amar'e Stoudemire

Every year I will stock my locker up with body wash, different lotions, different oils, and different creams.

Andre Iguodala

The common denominator is that we have guys who are really hungry to show what they can do.

Andre Iguodala

'Stay with it' was our coach's motto. That's what we did. This is unreal!

Andre Iguodala

LeBron doesn't have any weaknesses, or he doesn't have a glaring weakness. So you've got to pick up on the smaller things to try to make him uncomfortable. Like knowing which side he likes to shoot threes off the dribble, which side he likes to drive. One side he'll drive left more often, and the other side he'll drive right more often.

Steve Blake

I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

Steve Kerr

For them to have the season that they had, for them to have us on the ropes ... Congrats to the Cavs.

Steve Kerr

We didn't do much different against LeBron. We were just more active and more competitive.

Steve Kerr

It's different as a coach because you feel responsible for a lot of people. Even though you don't take a shot, you don't get a rebound, you feel like you just want people to succeed and you want to help them any way you can.

Stephon Marbury

Im the best point guard in the NBA.

Scott Brooks

The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality.

Ray Allen

I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well as the upcoming off-season, to reassess my situation, spend time with my family and determine if I will play in the 2015-16 season.

LeBron James

I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.