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Post#1 » by The Main Event » Thu Jun 5, 2008 5:37 pm

Just thought it would be cool to hear some random quotes from NBA players that people remember.
I got a couple good ones from Shaqqqqqqq

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Post#2 » by The Main Event » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:02 pm

Heres a couple more quotes from Diesel...

"A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team."
- Pat Riley
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Post#3 » by thamadkant » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:13 pm

Jason Kidd's "turn the team 360 degrees around" came to mind...

But there many, theres a site that has most of them... shamsports?
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Post#4 » by 5DOM » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:18 pm

Both teams played hard.
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Post#5 » by thamadkant » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:28 pm

"After being treated for a kidney stone, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."



Well, he's a good player for Minnesota."

- Gary Payton, when asked what he thought about Serbia.


"Not really. I'm not a fan of Chinese food"

- Bobby Simmons, asked about whether he's looking forward to playing in Japan.




"I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score,"

- Ricky Davis



"He's one of the best power forwards of all -time. I take my hands off to him."

- Scottie Pippen, talking about Tim Duncan on ESPN



"I will shoot all you Asian (bleeps) ... Do you remember the Vietnam War? I'll kill y'all just like that."

- Jason Williams to a fan of Asian descent sitting behind the Kings bench during a game at Golden State. Williams was fined $15,000 by the NBA

"I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate."

- Marcus Camby, on communicating with teammate Nene Hilario, who speaks Portuguese and not Spanish.




"Meet me in the parking lot, I will kick your ass."

- Scottie Pippen, to a Blazers season ticket holder.




"In Turkey, the media wait for you outside. You go down to them, in tunnel, and sometimes, people are yelling and throwing things. They throw coins. I get hit in the head. Bleeding. There is blood."

- Mehmet Okur




"Because they don't have four pointers."

- Antoine Walker, on why he shoots so many three pointers




"We try to treat the road like it's a home game. We ain't got no fans at home, neither."

- Dion Glover, Hawks days




"The best day of my life was when I turned 25. That's the day my car insurance went down. Yeah, boy, I saved $1,200 that day."

- Stephen Jackson




"After being treated for a kidney stone, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing." "




"Why did you have to dunk on me so hard?"

- Maciej Lampe, Knicks rookie, to Jarvis Hayes, after Hayes windmilled on him in a summer league game.




"Every year, when I'm with a new team, that's one less team that doesn't know that I can't play. There are 5,000 players in America better than me that aren't in the NBA."

- Mark Pope, Denver Nuggets.




"Myself first. But that will change. Derrick Coleman maybe. And John Starks just because, when you are in Game 7 of the championship and you can't hit from the outside, just take it to the basket, man. Come on."

- Lamar Odom, on three NBA players who haven't done enough with their talent.




"Like most American or foreign players, he understands about half of what I say."

- Jeff Van Gundy, on Yao Ming.




"Well, he's a good player for Minnesota."

- Gary Payton, when asked what he thought about Serbia.




"Can the Frenchman come in?"

- Gregg Popovich, to President George W. Bush, regarding Tony Parker, when the Spurs visited the White House.




"My thought on Rodman is this: I will keep an open mind, but I have concerns. Will a 42-year-old player be an asset or an asset without the 'e-t'?"

- Jeff Bzdelik, Denver coach.




"Not really. I'm not a fan of Chinese food"

- Bobby Simmons, asked about whether he's looking forward to playing in Japan.




"I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score,"

- Ricky Davis




"I like that team. They have a lot of guys from New York City on their team. How come they get guys from New York and our whole team is from Utah? I don't get it."

- Spike Lee, on the differences between the Pacers and the Knicks.




"I think I am upsetting the coach."

- Yao Ming, after Jeff Van Gundy told him that on a scale of 1 to 10, a recent performance was a 1.




"Sometimes I screw up in the game, I miss a shot or I miss a rebound, and I fight myself. I am like, 'Why I miss that shot? Come on, what are you doing?' I am fighting myself."

- Mehmet Okur.




"Now, if a player does not have an altercation on or off the court once each month, we fine him. I've tried to get this into the press, but people won't pay attention. And, the guys who are our top four scorers, each of them will be required once every two months to appear on MTV. And the guys who shoot the worst free throws over a one-month period, the next time we have a TV game, they are required to look into the camera and beat their chests after they make a good play. I think then we will have a little bit different reputation."

- Gregg Popovich.




"He's keeping the fire at my back the whole time and I've got one glass of water. You have to understand, I've got one glass of water and he's got a whole lot of fire."

- Yao Ming, on Jeff Van Gundy.




"I don't care about that sucker anymore. He's a ball hog and becoming a cancer to this team. ... Just kidding. I wanted to see if you were awake."

- Darius Miles, on his friendship with LeBron.




"Those Europeans, they know how to negotiate."

- Donyell Marshall, on buying number 42 from new teammate Mengke Bateer, who is actually Mongolian.




"I wasn't impressed with the way he coached tonight, either."

- Jason Terry, after Hawks coach Terry Stotts said he wasn't impressed with the way JT had played.




"I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome."

- Jerome James, on Nate McMillan's comments about players on Seattle being selfish.




"Name 12 players better than me."

- Jalen Rose, 2002, on whether or not he should make the All -Star team.




"I would compare Rod to classical music - it just flows, a steady stream of melody, real free-flowing, something mixed up with a lot of tempo. Troy's like rock and roll, or rap. He comes out energetic, keeps you on your feet. At certain times you need that, and at certain times you need the classical music."

- Kevin Garnett, comparing Rod Strickland to Troy Hudson.




"Winning is the best deodorant."

- Jason Kidd.




"Perhaps the biggest indignity for the Bulls came with 2:27 remaining when official Scott Foster whistled Latrell Sprewell and Linton Johnson for a double technical foul. Johnson, who didn't play all game, had been heckling Sprewell, who kept saying, "Who is he?" Foster didn't know either, asking for Johnson's uniform number to assess the technical. Sprewell, who had 27 points, smiled about the incident afterward: "I still don't know who he is." "

- K. C. Johnson




"Oh...and you never like to see this."

- Marv Albert, when Rodney White vomited on the court at Madison Square Garden.




"I am a rookie, so if I hit the rookie wall, I don't really know."

- Yao Ming, asked if he had hit the rookie wall




New York Knicks fan: "Hey, Damon...you can come here and live in my house."

Damon Stoudamire: "I'd live in your doghouse to get out of this ****."




"I don't bet. How about a hamburger?"

- Dick Bavetta, in response to Tim Duncan after Duncan offered to bet him money that he missed a call.




"Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season."

- Charles Barkley, talking about Vince Carter.




"The last time we won here, Snoop Dogg was still a pup."

- Rudy Tomjanovic, on the Rockets playing in Orlando.




"When I hit it I heard the crowd going crazy and I was like, 'Wow, that was a sweet jumper, they must have liked that one.' I had no clue."

- Matt Harpring, on receiving a pass from Mark Jackson and making the jumper that gave Jackson his 10,000th career assist.




"They better not put me in the All -Star Game. I won't shoot, but I'll dominate that easy game. I'll be playing hard defense. I'll be foulin'. I'll be flagrant fouling. Everyone will be like, 'What are you doing?'"

- Ron Artest.




"Well, my translator is still here."

- Yao Ming, on how well his English is improving.




"I feel like Bill Walton - old and ****."

- Shaq




"It wasn't a big deal, like somebody asking me to go fishing."

- Greg Ostertag, on being asked to donate a kidney to his sister.




"Sometimes when he doesn't get the ball, he starts speaking Portuguese. That's when you know he's upset."

- Marcus Camby about Nene




"Jerome James tried to jump on me and he was not successful. Both parties are usually suspended, but that didn't happen. That tells me that they give me special treatment in a negative way. It's the same reason why I'm not playing...But I'm not going to be the Sonics basher. Basically, I got suspended because I got into a fight with a 7 -foot guy who attacked me."

- Joseph Forte, on why he was given a suspension by the Sonics.




"No, they got a chance to see me."

- Steve Francis, when asked if he'd had a chance to see the Maryland players before they're NCAA Tourney game.




"That didn't bother me. I am not going to worry about a guy trying to be tough with a pink tie on."

- Ben Wallace, on the injured Marcus Fizer acting like he was going to come off the Bulls bench and fight.




"I was proud of DeShawn and I would have knocked him down harder. They can put me in jail for saying that, but that's the way it is."

- Jerry Sloan, on DeShawn Stevenson fouling Ricky Davis after he shot on the wrong goal attempting to get a triple -double.




"It would be an honor. With my luck, though, I might not get the chance. They'll probably ask Andre Miller."

- Stephon Marbury, on the possibility of being asked to play on the Olympic team.




"He's white normally, but he's really white now."

- Larry Brown, on Keith Van Horn being sick.




"Isiah Thomas: "I've got some bad news. We're trading you to Phoenix."

Antonio McDyess: "What's the bad news?"




"If it was a statement from Michael Jordan or Larry Bird, you take it seriously. But you're talking about Chucky Atkins. It doesn't carry any weight."

- Jason Kidd, after Chucky Atkins said the Nets would always be second fiddle to the Knicks.




"You hate white people, you hate Americans and you think you're smarter than everyone else."

- Jerry Sloan, to John Amaechi, according to Amaechi.




"I think I'll get along real well with Brad. I can see us really going at it in practice every day, then going out and killing something to eat."

- Greg Ostertag on new Kings teammate Brad Miller




"Some days you are going to be some place. Some days you can be moved tomorrow."

- Kelvin Cato




"I make love to pressure."

- Stephen Jackson




"Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing."

- Paul Collier (his agent)




"I've been doing a little bit too much music, just needed the rest. I've still got my album coming out Nov. 23. After the album comes out I'm going to make sure all of my time is focused on winning a championship."

- Ron Artest on his recent two -game suspension




"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work."

- Carlos Boozer after cancelling an interview with a Sports Illustrated reporter because his wife was expecting him home.




"I have never seen a fight like that in a game since I was in high school."

- Quentin Richardson on the Pacers -Pistons melee.




"Yes it was unanimous, 1 -0, and I won."

- NBA commissioner David Stern, after being asked whether the vote to suspend Ron Artest for the season was unanimous




"Having a record company and putting out my own CD. There's clothes and shoes. There's also an upcoming book deal that I'm trying to do. I'm trying to be positive. I'm a big fan of the Nobel Peace Prize."

- Ron Artest on how he's dealing with life after his suspension.




"He just reminds you so much of Shawn Kemp in his prime. It's going to be scary to see this guy in a couple of years."

- Byron Scott on Amare Stoudemire.




"It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston."

- Carmelo Anthony assessing the future of the 2004 -05 Knicks




"I'm hunting for little Mexican girls."

- Karl Malone's reponse at a Lakers -Bucks game, after Kobe Bryant's wife noticed his cowboy boots and asked him, "Hey, Cowboy, what are you hunting for?"




"I've got to stop this. My entourages are getting entourages."

- Jalen Rose, on the trouble finding tickets for everyone when he returns to Detroit.




"I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on Playstation, so on Playstation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know."

- Jalen Rose on the Vince Carter trade




"Darko is really one of a kind. He runs the floor, handles the ball, shoots an NBA three and plays with his back to the basket. So you can slot him at the 3, 4 or 5. Okay, a few other guys can do that, too, but what sets Darko apart is his toughness in the post ... Fact is, Darko plays in attack mode at both ends of the floor. The more you push, the more he pushes back."

- ESPN's Chad Ford on NBA Draft prospect Darko Milicic, in the June 23rd, 2003 issue of ESPN the Magazine




"When I watch NBA games, I think to myself, 'How will I look in the game there?' I expect to do something there. I don't want to be a donkey."

- Darko Milicic in the June 23rd, 2003 issue of ESPN the Magazine.




"Who wants to sex Mutombo?"

- Dikembe Mutombo in college




"Both teams played hard."

- Rasheed Wallace's answer to every question in a post game interview, for which he received a massive fine.




"YOU AINT WRITING NOTHING, HOMEBOY! NOTHING!"

- Jason Williams to a reporter who had previously slated him. Only funny if you saw it.




"I'm tired of hearing about money money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok."

- Shaq




"Why would I want to help them (the T -Wolves) win a title? They
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Post#6 » by ljp24 » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:49 pm

thamadkant wrote:

Charles Barkley: "To win a championship you shouldn't think so much about having home court advantage."

Mike Bibby: "How would you know?"


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Post#7 » by BubbaTee » Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:04 pm

"By the time we got [to Detroit], it was almost 2 in the morning, because ain't nothing open but hospitals, jails and legs."
- Jalen Rose

"I've had to overcome a lot of diversity."
- Drew Gooden

"I thought so. Or I was just jumping up and down because I
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Post#8 » by TMU » Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:09 pm

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Post#9 » by Slava » Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:17 pm

"We talkin' practice man!"

Well, somebody had to say that. :rofl:
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Post#10 » by tagsu » Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:19 pm

hahaha so funny
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Post#11 » by The Diesel » Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:36 pm

Shaq: "One lucky shot deserves another."

Interview he did after Fisher hit the game winning shot with 0.4 seconds left after Duncan hit a very tough shot to give the Spurs the lead.

Even Al Michaels and Doc Rivers (Who were doing the game) started laughing pretty hard when they heard him say that.

Ha ha.
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Post#12 » by BobbyLight » Thu Jun 5, 2008 8:11 pm

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Mike James

EDIT: Also, Jalen Rose needs a TV job. That man is always funny. Make him the sideline reporter.
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Post#13 » by The Diesel » Thu Jun 5, 2008 8:22 pm

Jalen does have a job; he's an analyst for ESPN.
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Post#14 » by The MVPlaya » Thu Jun 5, 2008 8:33 pm

"I don't have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome."

- Jerome James, on Nate McMillan's comments about players on Seattle being selfish.


I think I enjoyed that one the most. :rofl:
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Post#15 » by Next Coming » Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:40 pm

The Diesel wrote:Shaq: "One lucky shot deserves another."

Interview he did after Fisher hit the game winning shot with 0.4 seconds left after Duncan hit a very tough shot to give the Spurs the lead.

Even Al Michaels and Doc Rivers (Who were doing the game) started laughing pretty hard when they heard him say that.

Ha ha.


That's not funny at all.
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Post#16 » by The Diesel » Thu Jun 5, 2008 11:12 pm

If you heard it live, it was actually pretty funny.

Like I said, even Al Michaels and Doc Rivers started laughing pretty hard.
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Post#17 » by 5DOM » Thu Jun 5, 2008 11:50 pm

The Diesel wrote:If you heard it live, it was actually pretty funny.

Like I said, even Al Michaels and Doc Rivers started laughing pretty hard.


i guess Michaels and Rivers are dumb
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Post#18 » by rewill17 » Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:42 am

5DOM wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



i guess Michaels and Rivers are dumb


I guess sometimes when you hear people laugh on TV, you kinda wanna join in and laugh yourself regardless if its funny or not. Sometimes when Chuck says something random and stupid I laugh because Kenny's laugh is so funny.
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Post#19 » by PopAGat » Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:59 am

:rofl:
at the mike james one.

He also said:

" Where I'm from they dont wanna be allen iverson, they wanna be mike james"
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Post#20 » by rewill17 » Fri Jun 6, 2008 3:10 am

bleeping entertainment. - sheed.

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