Jason Kidd Quotes
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I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.
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More eyes on the court is better than just two eyes. There's always a time for one voice. But when the guys are working, I believe in those guys working and making the players better. Hands-on.
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The best players have the mental advantage throughout the league.
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As a player, I always felt confident that if I was caIm, my teammates knew, 'He's going to do something to help us win.' As a coach, my hands are really tied. I got to believe in my players. If they see I'm calm, they'll believe I trust them, which I do.
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I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.
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I think if you're consistent in this league, you'll win a lot of ball games.
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This is a tremendous opportunity to be named head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, and it's a role I have been studying for over the course of my playing days.
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It's funny because everybody has injuries, and different teams handle them differently.
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I think sometimes when trades are made the beginning of the season on paper, they look great. It just takes time. Sometimes the process by the media or outside influences or sources want it to be now. Sometimes it doesn't work that way.
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With the intention of signing Lin back, I saw that I can help.
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The Knicks, they're a very talented team.
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The biggest thing is winning. No matter what percentage, no matter what my numbers say in the sense of points, assists, rebounds and steals, it's always been about winning.
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We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.
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Kobe is Kobe. He is one of the best to ever play this game. Given the opportunity, he can embarrass you.
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I thought to myself, 'All right, let's take a look at your resume. You have no financial background. You have basketball, that's what you have, for your whole life.'
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I just coach and get my guys ready.
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That's why the fears of playing or coaching, you want to do everything possible to make it. A lot of teams make it look real easy, but it is hard.
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Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.
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I talked to Grant Hill, and I told him, 'I played against you a lot, and now, hopefully, I'm getting to coach a player like you. Jabari has the opportunity to be a special player in this league. But it's not handed to you. He's going to work, and our jobs are to make him better each day.'
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I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.
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A lot of wear and tear on my body. I've been blessed not to have too many surgeries.
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As a professional athlete, the small print says there could be a trade at some point in your career. Sometimes expected, sometimes not. You have to be able to handle that.
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After I left the Nets, I found out what it takes to not just make the Finals, but to win a championship. I think I have a sense now of how you build a championship structure and how you maintain that structure.
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I've played the game for a long time.