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"I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen."
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"I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate."
"Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball."
"You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore."
"By analogy, if we were to develop a soccer team, then we would not invite basketball and volleyball players to the try outs. We would invite soccer players to apply."
"I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball."
"Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada."
"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."
"The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play."
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"But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation."
"You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore."
"You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today."
"It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race."
"We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team."
"Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game."
"You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk."
"This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money."
"I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play."
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