Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Tony Parker

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Tony Parker.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

William Anthony Parker Jr. is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and quickly became their starting point guard. Parker won four NBA championships, all of which were with the Spurs. He also played for ASVEL Basket in France during the 2011 NBA lockout, and finished his playing career after one season with the Charlotte Hornets. He retired as the ninth leading scorer and fifth leading passer in NBA playoffs history.

American - Athlete | Born: May 17, 1982

Source: Wikipedia

Everything feels like you're in slow motion and everything you do seems like it's about two or three plays of what everybody else is doing.

Tony Parker

I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court.

Tony Parker

What drives me is winning championships.

Tony Parker

I'm impressed with how the NBA, as a whole, is dressing so well. Guys are being very creative and having fun with it.

Tony Parker

Balling is balling; it is all just basketball for me and I'm used to playing both games, so it really does not matter if it is international style, American style; it does not matter at all for me.

Tony Parker

My mom was a model, and her laid-back but put-together sensibility really rubbed off on me.

Tony Parker

It hurts. Frankly, it hurts terribly. I have just lived one of the biggest loss of my career. It will be difficult to digest that moment. It is extremely hard to accept. I am disappointed.

Tony Parker

If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.

Tony Parker

Playing in the playoffs is the best basketball in the world, and if you can learn under that pressure, succeed under that pressure, it gives you more confidence the next year.

Tony Parker

You never know, the way technology is going, we might all use the games for scouting by the time I retire.

Tony Parker

Every night you have different match-ups, and you have 82 games, so physically you are going to get tired. You have to be ready mentally to bring your energy and bring the juice every night.

Tony Parker

I don't think I'm boring.

Tony Parker

If I am wearing a T-shirt, it's probably by Wap Two.

Tony Parker

My focus is on comfort, so I tend to keep it simple and casual - both during and after the basketball season.

Tony Parker

Watching tape is key. I basically watch every game. It's the only way to break down your opponents.

Tony Parker

When I was small, playing NBA Live, that's how I knew everyone in the NBA. That's how I learned about the players.

Tony Parker

Well, actually, I'm a bisexual lesbian in a man's body... but it's more complicated than that.

Tony Parker

We have a pretty tough schedule coming up. We have to stay strong mentally and must focus on getting better.

Tony Parker

If Tim Duncan had 'Knicks' on his jersey, he'd be a god. He'd be more than Patrick Ewing. With four championships and two MVPs, I think people realize he's one of the best ever, but if he played in New York, he'd be way more famous.

Tony Parker

You're going to see ups and downs your whole career.

Tony Parker

You have to know how to keep things in perspective.

Tony Parker

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.

Tony Parker

I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove we can succeed here.

Tony Parker

Getting up at three in the morning to watch Michael Jordan, I never dreamed one day I would be kissing that trophy.

Tony Parker

The day when I am satisfied with what I have, will be the day I retire from the sport.

Tony Parker

When Boston and Orlando told me they were going to pick me at 21 and 22, I figured I don't need to do a workout for a second -round team. Boston and Orlando never drafted me because they said I was too skinny and no European point guard will make it in the League.

Tony Parker

For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins when I was small.

Tony Parker

Experience is everything. It means so much because it enabled me to learn the game even faster. Playing in the playoffs is the best basketball in the world, and if you can learn under that pressure, succeed under that pressure, it gives you more confidence the next year.

Tony Parker

When I first came in the league, a lot of people were surprised by my knowledge about the history of the game.

Tony Parker

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.

Tony Parker

I love being under pressure. Even the pressure put on me by the media. That is how you outdo yourself.

Tony Parker

I still have a lot of room for improvement. I need to become a more skilled player.

Tony Parker

When there is talk about the best point guards, sometimes they dont talk about me. But that is not my main motivation. They can talk about Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, and Chris Paul. I still have the most rings.

Tony Parker

I want to follow in my father's footsteps, but do it better.

Tony Parker

If we go to the conference finals and people say we had a bad season, I'll take that.

Tony Parker