Johnny Mathis Quotes

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

During the lockout year, my focus was the basics, sharpening my moves, my fundamentals.

If I could palm a ball I probably could have more dunks than I have in my career, but I still can get the job done.

I have big hands - I wear either a XXXL or XXL glove. I have a 6-8 wingspan on a 5-11 body - I can dunk. My wingspan allows me to do a lot of things that other people at my height might not be able to do.

I'm just really just continuing to work on back-to-the-basket stuff and working on getting better from the foul line.

Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands.

Most of my game is not really based on explosiveness, but I've gotta have a little lift on my jumper.

Demarcus Cousins, he can move. With his size, he can really use his size on the perimeter against anybody. That's what I want to do when I get to the league.

LeBron James - I'm such a big basketball fan, and to be in his body for a day and be able to just dunk at will, have that level of court awareness and size, oh my goodness, that would be a treat.

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

I tipped one in college and dunked in high school. I can still touch the rim. I've always been a guy who has been able to get off my feet. I've still got a little hop to my game.

I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor.

It's cool to be able to dunk. I'm pretty tall and pretty long. My body's probably built more for basketball than for golf.

I want to be an all-around basketball player.

I can shoot a basket pretty well.

You see a lot of European influence coming in with bigger guys having a larger skill set, shoot the ball, handle the ball, pass the ball. I'm hoping that'll develop into something I can do.

At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

I developed my game a lot and learned how to score off the dribble. I learned how to play team defense and one-on-one defense.

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

My favorite player growing up was Julius Erving, because I loved the way he played above the rim, all of the tricks with the ball, big hands, and just phenomenal showmanship.

I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

I'm not a super dribbler.

People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You have to change speeds to get around people.