Top 73 Quotes & Sayings by Robert Horry
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Some days, I feel like being known as a smart players, sometimes clutch.
Back when I got in the league, it wasn't a sexy game. It was more of a 'beat you down' game - you know, make sure you were strong.
When you win a championship, period, it never hits you until you get home the next day.
The Dream is one of the best centers to play this game.
You know, pass now to pinch post, cut, shoot the shot. Do things to facilitate the offense. That's what I did in Alabama.
They always remember the last thing you do. They don't remember the things before.
My best coach was Rudy Tomjanovich because he asked the players what they wanted to do. He felt we had a feel for the game.
You've got to be fearless.
Everything that I tried to act in my life, I put in the time and effort to try and get better at it.
You cannot get complacent because there's someone out there working harder than you. So you got to keep pushing yourself to be an elite player.
You want to win a championship, but you want to be considered one of the best of all time. All-Star. Hall of Fame.
You go out there and do what you need to do.
I love playing videogames.
Everything doesn't work for everybody.
Learn your craft. You want to be a doctor or a teacher - it's very important to learn your craft and indulge in it. You have to get involved and learn as much as possible and go for it.
A luck shot is one of those guys who has no form.
I'm not a big golfer, but I love to go get a bucket of balls and just smack the balls around. That's my type of game. When I do play, it's mostly in charity tournaments.
I had some moments in my career where I'd walk on the court, and I look around and feel, 'Oh, I'm the best one out here.' But then you go on another court, and you could be the worst player out there.
I always say the Boston Celtics of the 1960s were the only true dynasty, because they won nine titles in a 10-year span.
The Houston team I was on - we were just rolling. We just hit the right stride at the right moment. And the Lakers team, we were rolling again.
I'm a big video game golfer!
It takes a lot to become a dynasty.
It's huge just to get a game in the NBA Finals.
Sometimes, as an athlete, you think everything you touch can turn into gold.
You can't convince people of certain things. You let them think what they want to think.
Pressure can make a diamond. Pressure makes me play better because I don't want to let my teammates or my fans down, and that makes me play extra hard.
I think free throws are harder because you have more time to think about it, and every eye is on you. When it's a trey, you catch and shoot.
A lot of guys, when the ball is coming, sit there and look at the clock; then it makes you rush your shot.
I'm the type of player, I want to win a game.
People throw legacy and dynasty around a bit too much.
To me, I have always been a Rick Adelman fan. I felt like if I had been in his systems, I probably would have been a better player than I was because if you look at his system, it was ideal for me.
I don't worry about being bothered by the media. Either I'm going to talk or not talk.
Athletes love challenges, and golf is something you can never master.
I think Phil Jackson started that feud. It happened many times that after team practice he would say, 'Kobe said this about Shaq, and Shaq said that about Kobe... ' We couldn't believe how could that happen, because just the day before we saw them together, jumping on one another.
I'm an old-fashioned player, an old-school player who will foul you and foul you hard.
It's hard to guard two dynamic players working together rather than guarding them going one-on-one.
25 was my number in high school and college. But when I got traded to Lakers, it was retired, and Derek Fisher had 2, so I was stuck with 5. Nothing more special behind it than that.
Winning isn't all that matters.
When I got traded to the Lakers in '97, Kobe Bryant was just a rookie.
I pick good big men as teammates, don't I?
I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.
When I played, you had a lot of enforcers. You would go to the hole, get knocked down, and the referee would look at you and say, 'Get stronger, get up, and keep playing.'
After I got to the NBA, I had one goal: stay in the league for a while.
I did not have a dog with a diamond collar. I was never flashy.
I had a teammate whose motto was, 'If I make a million dollars, I must spend a million dollars.' I was like, 'If I make a million dollars, I'm hoping I can keep a million dollars.'
I had a couple of investments that didn't go my way. That's why I laugh at guys who say, 'Oh, I'm going to open a clothing line. I'm going to start a restaurant.'
I enjoy Otis Thorpe; he took me under his wing when I was a rookie. I'm also a fan of Ron Harper. He showed me the ropes and showed me what it was to play in the NBA.
You know what's funny, I really hate Par 3's. I feel like you have to be perfect from jumpstreet. But on Par 5's, you can mess up a little bit, but you still have time to adjust before you get to the hole and still end up with a birdie or a par.
The Laker brand and name itself is fantastic. When you have a guy like Kobe Bryant in that brand also, it takes it out of this world. I think the fact that everybody sees the work ethic this guy has makes them work harder.
It's the playoffs, man. If you don't get excited about the playoffs, you don't even deserve to be playing basketball.
I get excited for the regular season also, but it's just added excitement when the playoffs start.
I'm very happy with my career, don't get me wrong.
My favorite champions is the 1995 championship with the Rockets. We were the sixth seed without home court advantage.
Every year's going to be a what-if. That's the game of basketball. What if a guy turns his ankle? What if a guy gets in a car wreck coming to the arena? There are so many different aspects that could happen that nobody knows. Only the man upstairs knows.
Just once, I'd like a commercial.
You put pressure on yourself to go out and do better. And when you try to do too much, and you're thinking about it too much, it can throw your game off.
It's hard to close people out, regardless whether you're sweeping them or ending the series, period. It's hard.
There's more to life than just basketball.
Now Rubio, I like the way he plays. He's a very skilled player.
Kobe's dedication to the game is unreal. And I mean that in the truest sense... it was literally unbelievable.
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