John Stockton Quotes

Obviously I haven't been shooting the ball as well as I want to, so I just try to take it to the basket and be aggressive and try to make a play.

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.

In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

If you're winning and can stay on the field offensively and move the ball, that's what we want.

If you're open in certain spots, you just shoot the ball. It doesn't matter if you're good from that spot or not.

When I go on the basketball court, I don't think about who's guarding me.

You're a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I'm going to take it. If I'm open, I have to shoot that shot. That's a great shot for the team and myself.

You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

I try to take whatever the defense gives me, have a sense of urgency, know who's guarding me and pick my spots, get my teammates involved and also attack the rim.

Listen folks, if you want your son to grow up to be a man, don't have him run around on a field kicking a ball; get him wrestling.

In Atlanta, we ran a motion offense, so, obviously, I was on the move a lot.

When you've got guys touching the ball on the offensive end, they're really into the defensive end.

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

When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.

When I'm in the pick-and-roll, I'm looking to be a playmaker first and to score second. When I'm playing off the ball and I catch the ball, I'm looking to be a scorer first and a playmaker second.

I'm a pretty good free-throw shooter, so getting fouled is a good thing.

When you've got so many guys that can score the ball, you really don't want to get down and defend. You really don't want to get down and dive for balls. You really don't want to fight through screens every play.

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

Just play hard, compete, energy, hit the offensive glass.