Marc Gasol Quotes

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 is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

If I watch a basketball game, I don't really care if a guy hit a three-pointer with three seconds left. I mean, I can like that. But I'm more interested in who drafted him and what makes him special.

Pau has a game that's impossible to imitate. He's so finesse and so skilled, it's impossible to imitate. Honestly, I'm a big fan of the game. I've never seen a player his size who has so many moves, so many counters and it's impossible. His length, his size, his skills - I mean, you can't teach that.

I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.'

When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.

Obviously, Kobe is one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.

I watch basketball all day every day. So when I'm watching the games, I watch it - I just enjoy watching basketball - but when I'm watching other people play, I'm really just watching as a student trying to figure different things out.

I feel like I'm trying to change basketball; being a center, being able to play both sides of the ball and being able to pass as well as I can, that's a difference-maker on a team, especially at the center spot, so it's respect at all levels.

Harden throws his body around a lot and is a master at drawing fouls. It could be considered borderline flopping sometimes, but he's a vet who knows how to get to the line.

People don't realize how talented the NBA is.

I'm just trying to be the best basketball player I can be, you know, move the ball.

I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.

I always thought I would have a good feel in the basketball office.

My athleticism will go away some day. I'm gonna be old one of these days, so I'm going to be able to use those post moves.

I could have been the next Babe Ruth. No doubt about it.

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 want to be like Johnny Bach or Pete Carril or Tex.

Gregg Popovich is among the greatest coaches ever.

As for character, there is no doubt that the greatest of all time is The Undertaker, right? Look at all the time he has spent in the business and everything he has achieved. He is one of the greatest in history, and I will remember him forever.

It's cool to be a Laker: that's basketball royalty, in a sense. The best franchise in basketball, so to be drafted by them is pretty cool, pretty special.

I got goosebumps kind of thinking about it now because this is Tully Blanchard. This is a Hall of Famer. This is one of the greatest of all time, and he still has it.

I just go and play basketball. All the media stuff, it's about looking forward to playing the game I love.

Magic Johnson is one of the greatest players to ever play... he's the best point guard to ever play, so I can learn a lot of things from him.