David Robinson Quotes
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You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great.
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Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim.
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I played for a long time, and there's not many guys I would say, 'O.K., take any shot you want.'
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Most proud moment: Winning the championship in 2003 with a great team, retiring, and going out in the perfect way. Had a great journey and knowing it was the right time to focus more on family and community activities.
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My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.
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Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions.
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A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before.
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When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that.
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My fouls used to be ticky-tacky, but I learned real fast to make them count.
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We went through a nice stretch of big guys. But soon, everyone is going to realize that there's only one Steph Curry.
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Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success.
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USNA had a great engineering school, which was one of my interests, and I knew I would benefit from the great discipline and accountability that Navy provides.
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I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return.
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It's the playoffs. There's no room for okay.
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If you're a better scorer than me, I'll put you down on the block; you score. I don't care. I can do other things.
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You give a team a month - three weeks - to get together, and you're going to make mistakes. You're just not going to be as sharp.
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I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book.
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That's what university life is all about. Challenging, questioning, enjoying good people and good friends, and pushing yourself to the limit.
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Shaq was a great physical specimen. I mean, 7 foot, 350 pounds. There wasn't anybody like him.
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Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now.
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I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper.
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If you forget your history, you forget who you are.
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I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue.
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Largely in the beginning, I did a lot of extra work because I was lighter than all the other guys. I was at a massive disadvantage, so I had to put on weight. I started with eating. I had to really focus on my diet.