Basketball Player Quotes

I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

I'm sorry to see it end.

I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?

You have to go with things that you understand. Businesses that you know.

You just stay patient, that's all.

I dont take pictures with Niggas

There was never any fear for me, no fear of failure. If I miss a shot, so what?

Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that's just not reality. … I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

You just try to take it one day at a time, ... You step on the basketball floor and just play. It's fun. I'm comfortable with it.

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't been as good. Things just fell into place.

You know what I think? Very few people play because they love the game. Most of them play because they make good money. They keep playing because of the money. I could care less about it. If I don't love the game, no check is going to keep me playing.

I am free to make anything I want as long as I think it will sell.

Everybody has a different journey.

Anyone who would argue that this third-generatio n MDX is an SUV might as well belong to the Flat Earth Society. The 2014 Acura MDX is the perfect expression of the modern car - capable, spacious, and friendly to drive.

Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

There's a through line that connects all of us.

I went to a bookstore to try to find a book. The bottom line is, it all comes by trial and error. It was scary and exciting at first you don't know what to expect. But once you look into your child's eyes, you forget about that.

Being afraid on the court, means you're not confident of your skills

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.

He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.

When you start training camp, you're building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.

It's just a matter of getting those legs back.

I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.

I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.

People look at my competitive spirit, and they automatically attach it to the thing that's most similar, most easily recognizable, which is Michael [Jordan's] competitive spirit. I'm different. I enjoy building. I enjoy the process of putting the puzzle together, and then the byproduct of that, the consequence of that, is beating somebody. That becomes the cherry on top, the icing on the cake.

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

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

If you put your mind to doing whatever it is you want to do, good things can happen.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear.

I don't set out to make a really hot shoe, I set out to make a product that is true to where I am.

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.

You remember the [remarks] you made in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.

My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.

Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else

I want to play for years.

I think most micro-brewers/craft-brewers are similar in that they enjoy making something themselves and at the end of the day they can enjoy the fruit of their labor. Most people really enjoy the process of making beer and like the industry as a whole. We often are passionate about what we do and enjoy talking to people about the art and science of making beer.

I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.

It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them.

When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what buttons to push. You understand if they're insecure, if they fear embarrassment. And you can really hit those buttons to strike a nerve.

But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'

There's a difference [between taking a charge and flopping]. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. That's kind of like, where are your balls at?

Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.