Erik Spoelstra Quotes

It wasn't until I moved to Spain that I actually got my first glimpse of the NBA. I'd watch this program called 'NBA Action,' which came on every week and showed clips from different games.

NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.

I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.

I never thought that I would ever go over to China for any reason - then to be able to go over there and play basketball, embracing the culture.

Even since I've been in the NBA, a lot has changed with the game.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

I am an avid NBA fan.

I do not think any thinking individual buys a sports franchise, or an English football club, to make money.

I'm a huge NBA fan and have been for a really long time.

The NFL and NBA has done a better job than we have in showing the fun side of the sport, having people talk about it whether it's on social media, commercials or the news.

It's really great to see all the people who've become involved in building up the Premier League, especially in the States.

My favorite piece of clothing as a boy was a purple Magic Johnson jersey from the Los Angeles Lakers.

I always admired the Celtics from afar.

The Suns keep great point guards here.

Chicago is an amazing place for sports.

You have a lot of great teams in the NBA. I watched San Antonio against Dallas, and they're two great teams, and there are great teams in the east, as well. So it takes time to gel, as we've all seen.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

I grew up in L.A. in the '80s, and the Lakers were the biggest thing to ever hit the world at that time.

I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached.

I am a big NBA fan, where a lot of players play on physicality.

I've always watched the NBA growing up.

Playing 'MyNBA2K' and 'NBA2K' is an essential part of my offseason and keeps me grounded during the season with all my travel.

Soccer is Europe's biggest sport and the world's biggest sport, so as we look to go into Europe, soccer is the way to do it because of the sport's size and scale, as well as its athletes who know and understand our brand.

I didn't want to go to Golden State. I didn't want to go back in Steph's shadow.

In the NBA, you're never immune to rumors and trade rumors and free agency stuff.