Penny Hardaway Quotes

I kind of like the idea of just coaching, nothing else. But I just think some coaches are better suited for college than the NBA. I believe I'm one of those guys. I think Tom Izzo is one of those guys. Mike Krzyzewski. I think they found the right jobs and they've stayed with them.

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

I was not very wise to the ways of the world and did not realize this was wrong.

I feel like I've had 20 years of experience at a very high level, if you throw in college, playing overseas, I've played in hundreds and hundreds of games.

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

For me to stay in basketball, it would just have to be a veteran team.

I didn't think reaching the NBA was a possibility when I coached Derby in 1990. I was right out of college when I went there and was more concerned about playing a bit and getting that out of my system.

After my second year in the NBA, my prep years, my college, I hadn't really found myself.

Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way.

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them.

I signed a contract with Phil Jackson, the man who has more championship rings, as far as I know, than anybody else. He was the best guy we thought we could find to run the New York Knicks.

I've been around a lot of great coaches in college and the NBA, and I knew Erik Spoelstra three months, and I told my wife, father, and brother that this guy is going to be a helluva coach.

Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.

When I'm older and my children have grown up, I would like to coach in the NBA.

With the inexperience I do have, I feel so fortunate to be around Wade Phillips.

My observance as a practicing Muslim in the NBA is somewhat uncommon. Since joining the league in 2011, my dedication to my faith has aroused the curiosity of teammates, coaches, trainers and fans.

The NBA and college are two totally different games.

Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that's a unique gift because you take an old-school guy that's used to coaching his way, he'd have a hard time coaching them cats now, but Kevin knows how, and he has the patience of Job.

Tim Duncan and Steve Smith made me feel like an All-Star.

The majority of critics, I would say, are people who have no clue what they're talking about and have never been in a wrestling ring. They've never been a public speaker. They wouldn't even know how to lock up with me if I allowed them to.

Not saying that guys in the NBA don't play for heart, but once you get that money, you're under a different mindset. But when you're trying to get there and get on this level, you're more hungry.

I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins.