Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carmelo Anthony

The NBAs a Fortune 500 company. Thats how you look at it. And all the other Fortune 500 companies out there in the world, you dont see their CEOs and COOs going to work with white tees and baggy clothes and stuff like that. So I have to take that same approach.

Karl Malone

Charles, I lost the bet.

Greg Oden

I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history

Pat Williams

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.

Paul Pierce

Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.

Luke Ridnour

I just know he's called me to use the NBA platform as a way to share about him.

Herbert Hainer

In the long term, this new 11-year partnership has the power to make the NBA and Adidas synonymous in basketball.

Gilbert Arenas

If you want to go to the NBA and you're a guard, go to Lute Olson.

Ivo Karlovic

But, ... if you know any NBA agents, let me know.

Jeremy Lin

Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

Jeremy Lin

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.

Scott Brooks

The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality.

Ray Allen

I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well as the upcoming off-season, to reassess my situation, spend time with my family and determine if I will play in the 2015-16 season.

Michael Jordan

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

LeBron James

I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.

LeBron James

It's a lot of talent sitting in suits.

LeBron James

Tonight we had our chances but we ran out of talent.

LeBron James

The same way you slow me down. You can't.

LeBron James

If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I've been.

LeBron James

I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it.

LeBron James

We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots.

LeBron James

Steph is scary. I've never seen anyone who can shoot the ball off the dribble like him. He got it going in 4th. Every game is different.

LeBron James

We defended. We made them keep tough shots, and we executed offensively.

LeBron James

If I could have gave more, I would have done it. I gave everything I had

LeBron James

We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.

LeBron James

You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.

LeBron James

These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.

LeBron James

This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history.

LeBron James

We aren't comfortable. We are not satisfied. We have to stay even-keeled.

LeBron James

They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning.

LeBron James

Just wanted to inspire my teammates. Obviously, I didn't do enough.

LeBron James

It just wasn't our time.

LeBron James

I got a goal, and it's a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA championship here to Cleveland, and I won't stop until I get it.