Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher
Derek Lamar Fisheris an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played professionally in the NBA for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1974
CityLittle Rock, AR
CountryUnited States of America
I am not a passenger in anything I do.
Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.
I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.
Basketball used to be my top priority.
I've discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn't get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.
We did that because we don't want kids in foul trouble. We try to match up on their better shooters and we came in trying to tilt our zone. We were fortunate they missed a lot of shots.
We still have a job to do, and it's a job we expect ourselves to complete.
We're having to work so hard to stay in games. If we didn't have to fight back from 10 down, 12 down ... it takes a lot of energy.
We remember how we lost that last game. That's why you have to play every second. This has historically been a tough trip, having to come to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or whatever combination.
We're still learning as a team how to finish a game. We had an opportunity but didn't get it done. We have to keep learning from these setbacks.
I don't know how many people feel strongly about what I do.
I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.
You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I'm going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.
I really have to make sure that I'm staying true to who I am, and that I know my responsibilities to current N.B.A. players, to future N.B.A. players, to our past and retired N.B.A. Players.