Nick Nurse Quotes

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

I've also always known that I wouldn't be playing for the N.B.A.

I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to be happy with.

If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.

To be honest with you, I always thought I was going to be in the NBA.

I knew I wasn't going to play for the NBA.

I played basketball, and I loved it. But I never thought of it seriously as being a professional.

Obviously, I'm not chasing the NBA.

I remember as a young player I had this dream of playing in the NBA.

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

Every time I'd ever stepped on a basketball court, AAU, middle school, high school, I always thought about the NBA.

For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.

I think everybody's goal is to make the NBA. My goal is to be a star.

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

As I grew older, it wasn't just to be in the NBA. The dream was to be successful in the NBA.

What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.

You never think that you're going to be in the NBA but be an All-Star as well.

Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.

People don't understand how hard it is to get to the NBA and that's where I want to be.

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.

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA.

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.