“Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.” ThinkingWantLooksSchoolWinningCollegeHigh SchoolGoldNbaChampionshipMedalGold MedalsNational Championships Author:Carmelo Anthony
“Of all the things in sports, getting a sack is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a last-second, game-winning shot in the NBA. A guy hits the last-second shot, and the fans scream. For us (defensive ends), the sack is everything. It's hard to get there. But once you do, there's nothing like it.” EndsHardLastsGuyGamesWinningSportsFansShotsHardestThings To DoNbaScreamHardest ThingHardest Thing To Do Author:Dwight Freeney
“I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.” PeopleWantSaidI CanPlayHelpingGuyWinningStarsStuffWaitingTeamAnd LoveSelfishLeagueNbaCompetitorsTeammateBeing SelfishAll Stars Author:Shabazz Muhammad
“I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he'd like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.” SaidFacesGamesWinningStuffLosesHeardNbaChampionshipCigarNba Championships Author:Bob Cousy
“These guys have been criticized the last few years for not getting to where we're going, but I've always said that the most important thing in sports is to keep trying. Let this be an example of what it means to say it's never over.” TryingYearsMeanHas BeensSaidImportantLastsGuyWinningSportsExampleLosingImportant ThingsNbaKeep Trying Author:Jerry Sloan
“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.'” InspirationalLooksWinningLinesStepsStupidRegretMirrorsNbaEmbarrassingLook At YourselfI Was StupidLook At Yourself In The Mirror Author:Michael Jordan
“In 1948, I began coaching basketball at UCLA. Each hour of practice we worked very hard. Each day we worked very hard. Each week we worked very hard. Each season we worked very hard. Four fourteen years we worked very hard and didn't win a national championship. However, a national championship was won in the fifteenth year. Another in the sixteenth. And eight more in the following ten years.” YearsHardWinningHoursPracticeFourWeekTenBasketballSeasonsFollowingEightCoachingEach DayNbaChampionshipFourteenUclaNational Championships Author:John Wooden
“Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can’t say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team. The home-court advantage we have is the best I’ve ever seen. We disappoint you sometimes, but we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys.” WantGivingTryingI CanSometimesEnoughHomeBeautifulNightGuyWinningCitiesSupportTeamFansAdvantageCourtNbaChampionshipDisappointSupport YouOklahomaMvpOklahoma City Author:Kevin Durant
“He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.” WantWinningConversationNbaJordan Author:Charles Barkley
“It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win. I should have done better, but it was just a very ugly and weird game... I knew the game was going to be an ugly game when I saw those three guys at the scorer's table. Ugly people call ugly games.” PeopleShouldDoneGuyThreeGamesWinningMistakeSawsBasketballShould HaveTablesUglyShootingFortunateNbaTurnoverUgly People Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke on a chicken bone that day. I'm serious.” MadeLastsWinningSeriousBasketballGardenMiracleBonesChickensNbaSecondsChoke Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.” WinningSimpleKingsBasketballRingsNbaMottoMy Motto Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“To be honest, the play that was drawn up, I scratched it. I just told coach, 'Give me the ball.' We're either going to go to overtime or I'm going to win it for us. It was that simple.” GivingPlayWinningSimpleHonestBallsGive MeCoachesBeing HonestNbaNba Finals Author:LeBron James
“I don't really get involved in it, the whole thing. I understand how important this city is and what I mean to this city and what our team means to the city... but I don't get caught up into it. I just go out and play my game. I try to lead the best way I can, and if I can put my team and this franchise in a position to win the title, I'm grateful for that.” IfsWayTryingMeanI CanImportantPlayWholeGamesWinningCitiesTeamPositionInvolvedGratefulCaughtBest WayTitlesNbaCaught UpGet InvolvedNba Finals Author:LeBron James
“I wouldn't feel good about it at all. At the end of the day I'm here to win a team prize, and that's to win a championship, not an individual prize.” FeelsEndsWinningIndividualTeamFeel GoodThe End Of The DayPrizeNbaChampionshipNba Finals Author:LeBron James
“The most underrated player in NBA history is Dominique Wilkins. Right behind him is Gary Payton. He never has gotten the respect he deserves. If he doesn't spend the rest of his days in Seattle, I hope he goes someplace where he has a chance to win a title.” IfsWinningChanceBehindsPlayerDeserveTitlesNbaSeattleGaryUnderrated Author:Charles Barkley
“We were in the NBA Finals. Two games away from winning it. I think we did pretty well.” ThinkingWellsTwoGamesWinningFinalsNbaChampionshipNba ChampionshipsNba Finals Author:David Blatt
“It all depends on how you want to define what an MVP is. I've been fortunate to win the trophy four times, but I've been the MVP of my team for a long time - just because of the way I lead and the way I approach us being professionals off the floor.” WayWantLongWinningFourTeamDependsBasketballApproachLong TimeFortunateNbaTrophiesMvp Author:LeBron James
“I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.” GuyWinningGivenReadyBasketballPatientNbaBe PatientBlueprints Author:LeBron James
“I am always playing hard trying to win. Just knowing that at one time I was once that kid that looked up to NBA players and NFL players. Today these kids look up me.” TryingLooksHardKidsTodayWinningKnowingPlayerNflLook UpNbaOne TimeNba PlayerNfl Players Author:Jason Terry
“Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win” HardHelpingWinningIndividualPlayerTeamBasketballNba Author:Doug Collins
“The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win” HardWinningTeamBasketballGreat ThingsGet BetterNba Author:Doug Collins