Jason Kidd Quotes

I try to get as many assists as I can.

To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.

The biggest thing I've been working on his just finding the open man.

The thing about LeBron is he's very unselfish, right? So he can pass the ball.

I don't worry too much about scoring. I worry about the assists.

I make the game easy. Double and triple me, I'll kick it out to you for a wide-open shot. I'll add years to your career.

I love bunt plays. I love the idea of the bunt. I love the idea of the sacrifice. Even the word is good. Giving yourself up for the good of the whole.

I've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my teammates.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I like to score and create goals. If a team-mate is in a better position, you need to search for him.

Playing with Romelu Lukaku is easy for me.

Basketball is the opposite of selfishness, basketball is solely about giving and sharing and caring for one another.

I feel more satisfaction - and attach greater value - to providing assists then scoring myself.

You really watch basketball and study basketball, the more you realize, the pass really is beautiful. I'm not just talking about the pass where you look away or anything. Just the right pass at the right time to get somebody open is just beautiful. There is nothing better than that. It's contagious - it makes everybody happy.

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

If I don't need to shoot the ball, I won't do it.

The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays.

I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

I have a tendency, especially when I'm playing with great players, to try and get them the ball.

I feel I've proved I can rebound, block shots, get steals and pass the ball, too.

First, I'm just trying to set screens for my teammates and then just be aggressive, make the right play.

I am feeling very well so long as I am out there on the pitch with my team-mates.

That's the whole point of playing basketball - having fun.

Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.

I used to focus more on scoring. Now I take a lot of pride and pleasure in helping someone else do well.