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"We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money."
P. Ew
"I've had to overcome a lot of diversity."
-- Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden on the ups and downs of his NBA career
"Because there are no fours."
-- NBA long-range gunner Antoine Walker when asked why he shoots so many threes
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious."
-Charles Shackleford of the NCSU basketball team
"Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points, they almost always win."
-Doug Collins
"I've won at every level, except college and pro."
-Shaquille O'Neal, on his lack of championships.
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees."
-Jason Kidd
"[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction."
- NBA star Tracy McGrady, after signing with the Orlando Magic on Thursday.
"Are you any relation to your brother Marv?"
-Basketball player Leon Wood to announcer Steve Albert
"It's almost like we have ESPN."
-Magic Johnson, on how well he and James Worthy work together
"I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
-Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
-Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982
"Tom."
-Tom Nissalke, New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966
"I'll always be Number 1 to myself."
-Moses Malone
"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
-Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
"I don't want to shoot my mouth in my foot, but those are games we can win."
-Sherman Douglas
"Anything that doesn't progress gets stuck or left behind. Our new sponsor is a company with a great future."
-Club president Fernando Ruiz of the Spanish basketball club Gijon Baloncesto, which has accepted sponsorship from a pornographic website. The website owners say they are considering supplying their girls to act as cheerleaders at Gijon's home games.
"Play some Picasso."
-Former New Jersey Net Chris Morris, to a piano player at a hotel bar while trying to impress a date.
"Unstoppable, baby!"
-Warrior rookie Marc Jackson to the Mavericks' bench, after hitting a lay-up during a 29-point loss.
"I've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys."
- Houston Rockets forward Walt Williams
"No comment."
-Michael Jordan, after being asked for his response to making the All-Interview Team.
"I will shoot all you Asian (bleeps) ... Do you remember the Vietnam War? I'll kill y'all just like that."
-Point guard Jason Williams to a fan of Asian descent sitting behind the Kings bench during a game at Golden State. Williams was fined $15,000 by the NBA.
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"We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money."
P. Ew
"Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points, they almost always win."
-Doug Collins
I remember sitting there thinking "WTF did he just say??"
Dumb? No."Unstoppable, baby!"
-Warrior rookie Marc Jackson to the Mavericks' bench, after hitting a lay-up during a 29-point loss.
Funny? Yes.
"aint nobody here think we could get no win but us"
kenyon martin
"in college you learn about college"
jermaine oneal
I remember Steve Francis saying something dumb like "We haven't played that bad since sliced bread" i just remember thinking... what an idiot
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The Shaq Parthenon quote and Antoine Walker quote were said "tongue-in-cheek". They aren't dumb.
"I've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys."
- Houston Rockets forward Walt Williams
That strikes me as a rather witty comment. Unless I'm reading it wrong I don't see how it belongs. There have to be at least a dozen Kenyon Martin quotes that are dumber than that.
lmfao jason williams...... holy haha
I agree. That one is really sharp and funny. Definitely my favorite.
The Tom Nissalke quote was probably also tongue-in-cheek.
Avery: "Bear hug defense"
SportsHollywood.com seems to be too "dumb" to differentiate wit from ignorance.
"I've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys."
- Houston Rockets forward Walt Williams"Play some Picasso."
-Former New Jersey Net Chris Morris, to a piano player at a hotel bar while trying to impress a date."My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
-Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982
I agree with the others that Williams' quote was not dumb, but it was damn funny. One that didn't make this list (I paraphrase, but the key phrase is verbatim):
"The negotiation was difficult, but that's all water under the table." - Shawn Kemp, on his new deal with Seattle
Whatever Danny Ainge said to Robert Horry to get a towel thrown in his face should be up there on the list.... Same with PJ and Spree... Oh, and Spree's "family to feed" quote belongs, but for the ignorant factor, but for the sheer stupidity.
This is full of good stuff.
http://www.shaqquotes.com/
"My game does not consist of fundamentals."
--Walter Berry
"Both teams played hard."
On the NBA implementing a dress code: "I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes."
-Marcus Camby
FWIW, I would put Antoine's "there are no fours" in that category, too.
"...and that's what separates the professionals from the taxpayers"
-Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks, when asked about the his new lifestyle as a professional basketball player during his rookie season.
"Well, I don't remember all the names of all the clubs we went to"
- Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic when asked whether he had visited the Parthenon while practicing with the U.S. Olympic Basketball team in Greece.
"This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team." – Doc Rivers.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." – Charles Shackleford.
"He's one of the best power forwards of all-time. I take my hands off to him."
– Scottie Pippen.
“I ain't gonna be no escape-goat!"
– Karl Malone.
"These people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up."
- Chuck Person, NBA Basketball player
"I'm going to turn this team around 360 degrees"
-Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavs.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
-Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks
Last edited by SenorSpur; 10-25-2007 at 09:06 PM.
That quote says so much more about Antoine than I think he realizes, though.
I remember Steve Francis saying something dumb like "We haven't played that bad since sliced bread" i just remember thinking... what an idiot
The greatest invention since sliced bread is said b/c sliced bread machine was invented in 1928 ie a long time.
So even though it is odd, Francis was saying they have not played that bad in a long time.
Mr. Rohwedder was born in the great state of Iowa and is generally credited with inventing the first automatic bread slicer in 1928. Before this, people had to slice their own bread, or, in a pinch, rip off a hunk. According to Food Reference, Rohwedder's invention was initially poo-pooed by bakers who felt sliced bread would go stale too quickly. Eventually, Rohwedder constructed a slicer that also wrapped the bread, effectively solving the problem.
In 1930, Wonder Bread began selling pre-sliced bread. Other large bakeries quickly hopped on the bandwagon. The trend also helped to boost the popularity of another invention still in use today -- the toaster
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