Ray Allen is one of the fittest guys in the league.
— Chris Mullin
Forget about what happened in the past. The past is the past. Who cares? Time heals things.
I've played a long time and had success in a lot of areas. The one thing that eludes a lot of us is a championship. The teams that get there have guys willing to make adjustments, to sacrifice. I'm willing.
Being a great basketball player is only part of who you are.
In life, you always look at the total picture, not just a segment of it.
It takes a lot to be a good player. It takes a lot to be a winning team.
I always felt most at home on a basketball court, dating all the way back to when I was growing up in Brooklyn.
I just want to be part of a team and get a chance to play a lot.
Live your life the right way, and the blessing will come.
Shooting is a skill you can develop. It's repetition and confidence.
Talent always helps. Makes the coach look good.
When you pass laterally, you screen away.
I'm a Warrior. That's who I am.
Life is so fragile.
I'd like to teach my players how to play and not just run plays.
I'm in control of my life.
I have made some bad decisions in my own life, and people were there for me.
My four years in college, I cherished very much the opportunity to be able to stay at home.
The biggest difference between college and pros is a lot more games and better competition day in, day out. You don't really have any nights off.
Being injured helps you appreciate your health in general.
If you asked a baseball pitcher from the '50s what a middle reliever was, he'd laugh at you. In the '50s, everyone pitched complete games.
Being around greatness is always a thrill.
The older you get, you can't take time off as much as you'd like to.
As for my speed, I'm not the fastest, but just like in other sports, you learn to stay away from your weaknesses and make more use of your strengths: my shooting ability, court awareness, rebounding, and helping out defensively.
I would have liked to play in New York and be close to my family and friends, but since there is nothing I can do about it, I really don't care where I go.
I have family and friends who are policemen and are close to my heart.
The thing about the NBA, if you have a weakness, they are going to expose it on the first day of practice. You have to get rid of your weaknesses, and your strengths have to be as sharp as anything.
The one thing I'm good at is taking things day by day.
You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.
I've got nothing but gratitude for everyone who ever helped me.
There's not a lot I haven't done, from being the No. 1 option to the No. 12 option.
St. John's University has meant so much to me and my family.
If there's a good player in New York City, he needs to come to St. John's if he wants to play the best basketball.
I always hate to pre-judge people. I like to find out for myself.
A lot of things have happened that I wish I could have just walked away from. But you wind up saying, 'This is what it is - how does it get better, or how does it affect you, or how can you influence it in a positive way?'
My game hasn't changed too much. I'm doing the same things as I did in college, except I'm outside more. It's tough to go inside in the pros because the players are bigger.
When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.
Life is not perfect.
Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.
I just always loved the game and really loved playing the game.
I have read that I was a Bill Bradley type. I wish I was a Bradley. He was one of the best. He helped his team win two championships, and that's the ultimate.
The better players you get, the better coach you are.
All my siblings went to college, and my parents stressed getting school work done first before we could play.
There's not that many great swimmers from Brooklyn.
I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.
For a while, I loved everything about it, every single aspect of what was supposed to be a job. The training - I loved to train. I loved the traveling. I dug being in the locker room. I didn't mind icing and heat. I dug it. It was like, 'Cool. I'd rather do this than anything.'
In the recovery world, it's a higher power that helps you. You have to turn your life over to something greater. Anytime I tried to control my life, I had screwed it up.
I'd much rather have guys play with each other, have the ball moving, less dribbling, more passing, aggressive and decisive. I don't want guys looking over at me to call plays; I want them out there playing.
It's pretty well documented that Coach Nelson has had a big impact on my life.
I missed big free throws. I had terrible shooting nights. I had games where I had 13 turnovers.
