"If Shaq was 6'2" he'd be one of the best point guards in the league."
- Bill Walton
"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
-Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
I have a shirt that shows this quote. I think it's witty, not dumb, because it actually makes sense. I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long on time takes.
I also remember one game that he was calling in his son Luke's rookie season after a nice post pass to a cutter inside to the effect of: "That must be easily one of the greatest passes in basketball history..."
"Not really. I'm not a fan of Chinese food"
- Bobby Simmons, asked about whether he's looking forward to playing in Japan.
"I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score,"
- Ricky Davis
"I think I am upsetting the coach."
- Yao Ming, after Jeff Van Gundy told him that on a scale of 1 to 10, a recent performance was a 1.
"Sometimes I screw up in the game, I miss a shot or I miss a rebound, and I fight myself. I am like, 'Why I miss that shot? Come on, what are you doing?' I am fighting myself."
- Mehmet Okur.
"Those Europeans, they know how to negotiate."
- Donyell Marshall, on buying number 42 from new teammate Mengke Bateer, who is actually Mongolian.
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"I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome."
- Jerome James, on Nate McMillan's comments about players on Seattle being selfish.
"Name 12 players better than me."
- Jalen Rose, 2002, on whether or not he should make the All -Star team.
"Winning is the best deodorant."
- Jason Kidd.
"Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season."
- Charles Barkley, talking about Vince Carter.
"Isiah Thomas: "I've got some bad news. We're trading you to Phoenix."
Antonio McDyess: "What's the bad news?"
"Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing."
- Paul Collier (his agent)
"It will work out, somehow. That's a of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston."
- Carmelo Anthony assessing the future of the 2004 -05 Knicks
And the Macdaddy of them all:
"Why would I want to help them (the T -Wolves) win a le? They’re not doing anything for me. I’m at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed."
- Latrell Sprewell turning down a meagre $21 million contract.
We have the winner!
best one...
"Not really. I'm not a fan of Chinese food"
- Bobby Simmons, asked about whether he's looking forward to playing in Japan.
"I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate."
- Marcus Camby, on communicating with teammate Nene Hilario, who speaks Portuguese and not Spanish.
Thats actually not too bad. An spanish speaking person understands a portuguese better than an english speaking person. Some words are a lot alike. Even if Camby cant speak portuguese he might be able to communicate a little with nene through spanish.
and your telling a person who is almost fluent in portuguese
^^^^^My nominee.
"My game is like the Pythagorean theorem, no one has an answer," - Snaq
Spanish is my primary language and I have talked with people from Brasil, being able to understand them (and them understand me) enough to sustain a conversation.
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