Basketball Techniques Quotes

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball.

Magic Johnson is one of the greatest players to ever play... he's the best point guard to ever play, so I can learn a lot of things from him.

I used to watch big guards and how they handled the ball and made plays. Guys like Joe Johnson.

Sports formed me. I was always decently skilled but lacked size, so I had to resort to using my skill versus my power. I strategically play golf because that's all I can do. It's the same on the basketball court. I try to get open and shoot it. Or I use the open space on the soccer field.

I am by no means an expert in basketball.

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.

My focus is basketball, and that's it.

So after 11 years you're just picking up all this information. I'm a basketball junky, so I watch old players. The '90s was a great era of basketball. I watched so much of that. That just helped me be a student of the game and pick up any moment. It's the 10,000 hour rule. You're just trying to master your craft.