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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all

If the UCLA teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny (other schools) have been, UCLA would probably have to forfeit about eight national championships and be on probation for the next 100 years.

When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense

Kenyon Martin is the 2nd best player in the Eastern Conference.

Patrick Ewing used to be much better in every aspect of the game.

Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.

The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.

Greg Ostertag is one of the top centers on this planet!

Why is Scottie Pippen taking a charge? Taking a charge is for people with no game!

John Stockton is one of the true marvels, not just of basketball, or in America, but in the history of Western Civilization!

When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the age of the romantics

Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

You look at Vladimir Radmanovic, this guy is cut from stone. As if Michelangelo was reading and a lightening bolt flashed before him.

Steve Nash is the most unathletic player in the league.

Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success?

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.

That's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.