Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson
Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinsonis an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball for the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA draft. The 5'9" point guard has also played for the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, and Denver Nuggets. Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth31 May 1984
CitySeattle, WA
I just thank God that I made every dunk.
I just knew if I get it up high enough I would have a good chance of making it, ... So I just shot it hard and let it go.
Honestly, Coach is great. He's like a father figure to me because he's so hard on me. Growing up, my dad was always on me. 'You've got to do this, you've got to do that.' But at the end of the day, I love my dad. I love him to death. I'd do anything for my dad. That's how it is with Coach.
We waited our turn and showed Coach and the world what we can do. We can go out and play hard and have fun.
When people look at me, they really don't understand where the hops are coming from.
We're like family. We enjoy each other's company off the court. And it doesn't feel crowded on the court. You just have to find who's hot at the right time.
He was under me, and I was trying to fall. So, when I grabbed his arm, I was trying to push him out of the way.
I think we're one of the better teams (in the state). But we won't know about a lot of the teams until the end of the year.
He hasn't been beat in the county. Now there is an opportunity for someone to beat him. We'll see how bad he wants it.
Today was a great day. I want to win, so I'm going to do whatever it takes to get everyone involved and having fun and getting the crowd involved and just playing hard to help out the team.
He played like he has been in the league for 10 years.
He played like a veteran. Like he's been in the league 10 years. It's tough dealing with guys that are so free to pick and choose what to do whenever they want.
You've got to get used to it. He said you need a great point guard to be a great team. I just take that into consideration that he wants me to be great. They don't call me Nate the Great for nothing. I've got to live up to the name and live up to the expectations that he wants. He's hard on me and I love it.
I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20 -- they do what they have to do to help the team.