Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Chris Mullin - Page 2

You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.

I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.

I always felt most at home on a basketball court, dating all the way back to when I was growing up in Brooklyn.

I just want to be part of a team and get a chance to play a lot.

There's not a lot I haven't done, from being the No. 1 option to the No. 12 option.

It takes a lot to be a good player. It takes a lot to be a winning team.

My four years in college, I cherished very much the opportunity to be able to stay at home.

Being a great basketball player is only part of who you are.

There's not that many great swimmers from Brooklyn.

The thing about the NBA, if you have a weakness, they are going to expose it on the first day of practice. You have to get rid of your weaknesses, and your strengths have to be as sharp as anything.

St. John's University has meant so much to me and my family.

The one thing I'm good at is taking things day by day.

I'd like to teach my players how to play and not just run plays.

Talent always helps. Makes the coach look good.

The biggest difference between college and pros is a lot more games and better competition day in, day out. You don't really have any nights off.

When you pass laterally, you screen away.

A lot of things have happened that I wish I could have just walked away from. But you wind up saying, 'This is what it is - how does it get better, or how does it affect you, or how can you influence it in a positive way?'

I just always loved the game and really loved playing the game.

Life is so fragile.

Live your life the right way, and the blessing will come.

I'm a Warrior. That's who I am.

For a while, I loved everything about it, every single aspect of what was supposed to be a job. The training - I loved to train. I loved the traveling. I dug being in the locker room. I didn't mind icing and heat. I dug it. It was like, 'Cool. I'd rather do this than anything.'

Being around greatness is always a thrill.

I have family and friends who are policemen and are close to my heart.

Forget about what happened in the past. The past is the past. Who cares? Time heals things.

I would have liked to play in New York and be close to my family and friends, but since there is nothing I can do about it, I really don't care where I go.

I've played a long time and had success in a lot of areas. The one thing that eludes a lot of us is a championship. The teams that get there have guys willing to make adjustments, to sacrifice. I'm willing.

As for my speed, I'm not the fastest, but just like in other sports, you learn to stay away from your weaknesses and make more use of your strengths: my shooting ability, court awareness, rebounding, and helping out defensively.

If you asked a baseball pitcher from the '50s what a middle reliever was, he'd laugh at you. In the '50s, everyone pitched complete games.

Being injured helps you appreciate your health in general.

The older you get, you can't take time off as much as you'd like to.

Life is not perfect.

All my siblings went to college, and my parents stressed getting school work done first before we could play.

I've got nothing but gratitude for everyone who ever helped me.

I have read that I was a Bill Bradley type. I wish I was a Bradley. He was one of the best. He helped his team win two championships, and that's the ultimate.

In life, you always look at the total picture, not just a segment of it.

The better players you get, the better coach you are.

My game hasn't changed too much. I'm doing the same things as I did in college, except I'm outside more. It's tough to go inside in the pros because the players are bigger.

When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.

Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.