Andre Iguodala Quotes

And I've always been able to play basketball at the highest level, and been able to play a significant role on the team I've been traded to.

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.

A lot of coaches have come up to me and liked the way I played.

Just like all young players, there is a difference between being involved and just participating.

People expect that you will play well and score a lot of goals, but it is not always possible.

My first few years in the league, I was relying on my athleticism to get me by, because that's what got me to the NBA. The problem with that is, you end up getting really, really tired by February.

I just try and make the right play. It led to me leading the country in points and assists.

I was a very good athlete: actually professional in the sport of handball.

When we are with the national team we are playing against much better players.

Being stronger really helped my game.

There's a lot of guys that play the game of basketball for the money, for the fame.

I think there are much bigger differences between players in this league than between coaches. There is a big gap between LeBron James and the small forward for whoever. Far bigger than between two coaches.

If it's about working out and playing basketball, I'm one of the best in the world to do it - at least two years ago. But I'm still in a space where I can play.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one.

Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help.

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with the numbers I produced, was a triumph of the human spirit.

I am a professional footballer and as long as I'm able to make a contribution, I'll be doing all I can to stay at the top.

I knew I wasn't going to be a dunker.

It was fun getting my feet wet on an NBA floor.

If you know my kind of football, you will know I'm about training sessions, working on habits. If you have the chance to do that, okay. If you don't though, it's not so easy to change something about the team.

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

At 16, I was a slow right-back and wasn't good enough to play centre-back.