John Stockton Quotes

There's so many different styles to it. I use my athletic ability to create shots for open people, I run the floor, then also space the floor as well. That's what I try to do.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I'm going to take it. If I'm open, I have to shoot that shot. That's a great shot for the team and myself.

You know, pass now to pinch post, cut, shoot the shot. Do things to facilitate the offense. That's what I did in Alabama.

In Atlanta, we ran a motion offense, so, obviously, I was on the move a lot.

I had a vision of how basketball should be played. And the vision was the Knicks teams that won the championship in 1970 and 1973. I wanted a team that emphasized defense. I wanted a team that on offense had a system where players moved off the ball, and the ball moved.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.

I like to score when I can, but if I can't do that, I like to do the other things - defense, blocking, rebounding.

I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.

I think, for me, I'm making the right plays and finding my teammates if I'm not open and finishing strong around the rim.

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

I'm planning to go watch tape to see what D-Wade did when he played with LeBron. I need to learn how to be effective out there with him.

My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.

You're going to play me different if I have the ball, even if I'm at 75, 80 percent, just for the simple fact that you do not want me to make that three. That's helping my team out.

Sometimes, it's the little plays that I make that can change the outcome of the game - whether it's blocking a shot or blitzing a guard or getting an offensive rebound.

I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

When you put pressure on the paint, you not only score but you force the whole defense to collapse and you can make easy plays to hit shooters.

I guess I get the most notoriety from my shooting. But I like passing and movement, making the game easy.

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.