Michael Finley
Michael Finley
Michael Howard Finleyis an American retired professional basketball player, basketball executive and a film producer. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1973
CityMelrose Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
energy helped knock legs
It helped to get the energy back, so I was able to get my legs under me and knock down some shots.
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If you have it, great. I mean, you obviously want your fans there, but if you don't, you can't get caught up in that. If you're on the road, you've got to throw on your boots, lace them up and take care of business.
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In some circumstances the bison appear to just ignore the vehicle. In other circumstances though we have seen them disturbed and pushed off the road, wasting energy, energy that is so important and valuable for them in the winter,
coaching knew san team
(In San Antonio), I knew what I was getting into from a team standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.
goes life lose sleep
If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. I'm fine. I don't lose sleep over it. My life goes on.
needed
He said we could pretty much get anything we wanted offensively on these guys. But, defensively, we needed to make a stand.
dye extra hair
I'm not going to dye my hair and try to get extra attention. That's just not me.
cause charges knew left
I left before the charges were filed cause I knew nothing about them.
basketball mom men
What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.
kids athlete conceited
I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete.
attitude heart men
To me, defense is a mental attitude…it takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.
regret people coming-out
I don't regret not coming out early. A lot of people felt that I could have been a lottery pick, but we'll never know.
night position
You have to get yourself psyched up because you never have a night off defensively, especially at my position.
basketball opportunity thinking
My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.