Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association'sSeattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. He was an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth18 September 1954
CityLos Angeles, CA
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Tony Williams' legacy will be that he was the guy who turned things around. The most important thing he did was bring stability and confidence back to the District of Columbia.
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Tony Williams' legacy will be that he was the guy who turned things around,
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He's a guy who has sacrificed a lot offensively to do what he does defensively to make the offensive guy look the way he looks. Consistently, night in and night out, he does the same thing without a word back. I think that's what you call a consummate team player.
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My reputation is as a defender, ... But I tell people there were times that I averaged 19 points, 18.5 points. If you watched me play, or watched the guys I played with, nobody ever did one thing. That's what made us successful.
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It feels good to get another win at home. The guys worked really hard on defense and made the extra pass on offense tonight.
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The best way to not let Yao Ming beat you is to not play against him 82 games.
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Their shots couldn't reach the ball field when we started. Now we can't hit drivers or three woods with the baseball team there or they might get hit.
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Either you want to play or you don't want to play. If you're not motivated from the time you walk into the gym. . . . I can't get you up.
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I've said this many, many times: I don't need to be validated, not in basketball, ... I've won three championships. I was on the all-defensive team (nine times).
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Some people feel that way. But if you look at it in terms of the five-year period, half an hour is pretty minimal compared to doing your taxes.
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I would have like to end this month on a good note. It doesn't matter if we go 8-2 or 9-1; it's just hard to lose games.
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Lucas Oil? That has no meaning to me. I can't really identify with that. I don't know what Lucas Oil is.
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We didn't have any expectations. I wasn't worried about winning or losing.
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It's early (in the day), though. They could still come.