Allan Houston
Allan Houston
Allan Wade Houstonis an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Associationfrom 1993 to 2005. He is currently the assistant general manager for the New York Knicks and the general manager for Knicks' NBA D-League team, the Westchester Knicks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 April 1971
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
almost guilty hours lost people supposed
Like Steph said, you almost feel guilty because there are people 10 hours from us that have lost everything, ... But this is something that we're supposed to do.
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You see something like this, driving around in your car, walking around in your house, like Steph said, you almost feel guilty because there are people who have lost everything. I just want to encourage everyone to do something.
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What I will say is the retirement thing is something I've been laughing at, you should be laughing at, everybody should be laughing at, ... It is kind of frustrating. As much as I've communicated to everyone that I'm not going to retire, it's like people still don't know. I'm not going to retire. I'm still going to play.
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Even though I wasn't practicing twice a day, I was still doing some stuff, ... So it just really didn't have any time to recover. I don't think it's fair to judge it off training camp, though.
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Training is different than going 100 miles per hour with a coach Brown team, ... That's the ultimate test. I tried it. The reason I didn't give it another chance was because I said, 'I've given it so many chances and tried everything I possibly could.' I had to really reflect and get past what you want, your desire, what you're willing to go through and say, 'What is really the right plan for me right now?'
believe god wants
I don't have to come back, but I really want to. I really want to play and I believe God wants me to. And that's the one thing I've been very adamant about saying. It's been hard.
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I always wanted to be in those moments where you could have an opportunity to win a game with a play or a shot, or have a part in it, ... I've been very fortunate to have a lot of those moments. Miami was probably the single moment that stands out. If I had a Knick memory that would stand out, that would be it.
moments opportunity win
I always wanted to be in those moments when you could have an opportunity to win the game,
positive trying
Now we are trying to do something positive for them.
damage injured knees playing point time
Right now I can't play. I'm not really healthy. It's not really to the point where it's healed. It's been a long time that I've been playing injured and I've been doing a lot of damage to my knees for a long time.
jim pray
Let's pray for Jim Dolan. Let's pray for our organization.
allow injuries knee last possibly
Over the last two years, I have done everything I could possibly do to get back on the court, but injuries to my knee would not allow me to do it.
best family franchise interests move
I feel that it is in the best interests of my family and the franchise that I move on.
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I did everything I possibly could to get back and finish my career the way I would have liked to. My injuries just wouldn't let me do it.