Home Court Quotes

If I could compete at home, and never leave Rochester, I'd be in perfect condition.

My favorite memory is, as a freshman, going to Carolina and beating them. Going over there and winning on their court. I think that was the only time I did win on their court.

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that.

You can dribble on carpet. I grew up in Queens, and we had carpet in our living room. And actually, even in some of these gymnasiums where we're playing the game, we're on carpet. If you're 12 or 13 years old, you've dribbled on the carpet in your mom's house.

The expectation levels aren't as high because a team is expected to win on its home court. That takes a little of the pressure off us on the road.

I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.

People didn't even know where the Lakers' training center was, because we didn't have a flagpole to say, 'This is our home.' We were kind of hidden in the back of the L.A. Kings' practice facility.

Carl Froch never really does too well away from home and he is very settled and comfortable in Nottingham.

Homecourt is everything in the NBA.

I went to a Bulls game when it was still in Chicago Stadium before they built the United Center.

It's tough to win on the road, you know... at the end of the day, it's just tough to win on the road.

There is nothing better than having your home crowd cheer you on and scream with you in big moments and get the crowd in the pulse of the game.

My dad put up a great hoop in our front yard in our driveway. I was in Oregon, so I had to be out there in the rain. We didn't always have a gym to go to.

My favorite champions is the 1995 championship with the Rockets. We were the sixth seed without home court advantage.

You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier.

I like the tournaments at home. The crowd is always behind you.

I don't care what stadium we play in.

The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd.

Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.

The Miami Heat represent the city of Miami.

What I think happened to the new arenas is that you need some memories. I remember going when the Staples Center first opened and it was like, 'OK,' but a couple championships later, and all of a sudden it becomes your house. You have to stake claim to it.

Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can’t say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team. The home-court advantage we have is the best I’ve ever seen. We disappoint you sometimes, but we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys.

Obviously a little easier playing at home.

It's always great to be home and play in front of family and friends, especially for a big game.

When you're at home, you want to take care of home court.