Quotes and Sayings About Nba
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We didn't see [the NBA lockout] as a victory at all. It was far from what we set it out to accomplish in bargaining, but I thought it was a fair compromise.
-- Adam Silver -
I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.
-- Allen Iverson -
I thought we'd be discussing about me not leaving Philadelphia and they just kept asking me about the practice, so I lost it.
-- Allen Iverson -
People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.
-- Allen Iverson -
In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown.
-- Allen Iverson -
I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.
-- Allen Iverson -
I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.
-- Allen Iverson -
I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk.
-- Allen Iverson -
When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass like Magic, jump like Mike, be quick like Zeke. I am thankful to them, since without seeing them do things they did, I wouldn't be in the NBA.
-- Allen Iverson -
I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.
-- Allen Iverson -
My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.
-- Allen Iverson -
I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.
-- Allen Iverson -
I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era.
-- Allen Iverson -
I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.
-- Allen Iverson -
I dont want to be a point guard, or a two-guard, I want people to think of me as "creative", I just want to create on the court.
-- Allen Iverson -
I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.
-- Allen Iverson -
I want to return to the NBA this season, and help any team that wants me, in any capacity that they feel that I can help. I'm disappointed.
-- Allen Iverson -
The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game.
-- Andrew Bogut -
We scored a season-high, yeah - albeit against a team that is somewhat tanking.
-- Andrew Bogut -
I'm not into jewelry. I've got some earrings but they're not too expensive. There are guys who drop a hundred grand for a chain. The public's got it right - a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.
-- Andrew Bogut -
NBA gets to see these players develop more..Did Lebron need another year, Did Kobe need another year
-- Arn Tellem -
If cocaine were helium, the NBA would float away.
-- Art Rust, Jr. -
The NBA has a voice that's why they have a lockout. The NFL has a voice that's why they had a lockout. Boxing is the only sport that's individually represented the individual people - Managers, Promoters and Boxers.
-- Bernard Hopkins -
I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.
-- Bill Cartwright -
The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to lose, and it's in their best interest to generate buzz any way they can.
-- Bill Simmons -
Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game.
-- Bill Walton -
No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.
-- 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?
-- Bill Walton