Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Finley

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American basketball player Michael Finley.
Last updated on December 19, 2024.
Michael Finley

Michael Howard Finley is an American former professional basketball player who is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, predominantly with the Mavericks, but also for the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Boston Celtics. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2007.

I don't regret not coming out early. A lot of people felt that I could have been a lottery pick, but we'll never know.
You have to get yourself psyched up because you never have a night off defensively, especially at my position.
I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete. — © Michael Finley
I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete.
To me, defense is a mental attitude?it takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.
What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.
It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.
I prepare myself in the summer to play 48 minutes. It's not a logical goal, but that's the way I prepare.
My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.
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