Marv Albert famous quotes

05-20-2025

I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved that screaming was not necessary.
-- Marv Albert

#Kids #Voice #Scream
If Justin Beiber was 7 feet tall, he'd look like [Meyers Leonard] that.
-- Marv Albert

#Feet #Looks #Justin
To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I dont think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.
-- Marv Albert

#Sports #Dream #Team
There are people in New York who feel I should have more of a hometown approach. I feel we have to be a mirror and reflect whats happening on the court.
-- Marv Albert

#New York #Mirrors #People
Game calls cant be just, Oh, by the way, as part of a larger discussion.
-- Marv Albert

#Games #Way #Discussion
I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.
-- Marv Albert

#Teenager #Boys #Vintage
My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.
-- Marv Albert

#Games #Ordinary #Court
In 1957, I was a 16-year-old office boy for the Dodgers.
-- Marv Albert

#Boys #Years #Office
My strong game was ping pong. Relentless... steady.
-- Marv Albert

#Strong #Games #Ping Pong
In radio, you are the game, so to speak - you have to describe every aspect. In TV, Ive always felt less is more, and its really a question of my setting up the color analyst more than anything else.
-- Marv Albert

#Color #Games #Radio
Theres a fine line between physical and thug ball, and the Knicks have crossed the line on occasion.
-- Marv Albert

#Thug #Lines #Balls
Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT.
-- Marv Albert

#Funny #Years #Nba
It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans.
-- Marv Albert

#Confused #Objectivity #Negativity
Phil Jackson would fight his own players in practice.
-- Marv Albert

#Fighting #Player #Practice
The Chicago Bullsâ€™ Michael Jordanâ€™s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the greatest performances Iâ€™ve ever seen. As he made his sixth straight, he winked directly at (broadcast partner) Mike (Fratello) and me and held his palms up in a shrug, as if to say, What can I do?
-- Marv Albert

#Nba #Games #Chicago

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