Jason Kidd Quotes & Sayings

“A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.”

“We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.”

“When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.”

“Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.”

“There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.”

“Oh, I think, watching Magic, him being one of my... I'm one of his biggest fans, and just trying to emulate what he did, going out on the playground, and also playing with older guys.”

“There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done.”

“My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.”

“I'm a football guy at heart; maybe I should have played football for a living instead, because I play a lot of football videogames; I'm really into them.”

“I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.”