After an earthquake in Los Angeles - The earth in LA moved more in one hour than Benoit Benjamin did all last season with the Clippers.
Peter Veccey |
George McGinnis has got the body of a Greek god and the running ability of a Greek goddess.
DickVttale |
Giving 'Magic' the basketball is like giving Hitler an army, Jesse James a gang, or Genghis Khan a horse. Devastation. Havoc.
Jim Murray Los Angeles Times |
Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade in your handle.
Bill Fitch |
Here's a six-foot-ten guy in sneakers and the lady's asking me, 'Profession?'
Jack McMahon (1965) |
I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.
Moses Malone |
I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson |
I told one player, 'Son, I couldn't understand it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'
Frank Layden |
If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA.
Gary Dornhoefer (197S) |
On Atlanta's proposed Dominique Wilkins Freeway- That's the one with all the 'No Passing' signs.
Anon Atlanta disc jockey |
On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson |
On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson |
Shooting is just like toenails. They may fall off occasionally, but you know they'll always come back.
Charles Johnson (1977) |
The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets Scotch-taped together.
Gene Shue (1967) |
To say a good defensive centre is more important than a high-scoring forward is like saying that the intestinal tract is more vital than the circulatory system.
Tetford Taylor |
We have a bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all of our games are indoors.
Weldon Draw |
We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared.
Pat Williams |
When Xavier McDaniel plays against Orlando Wooldridge, it's a coach's dream - X vs O
Mychal Thompson |