John Wall Quotes

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

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

My favorite point guard, growing up, was Magic Johnson. The reason why I say that is he was a winner, and he did everything in his power to make his teammates better. That's what the game is all about as a point guard.

You can be one of the best players, stats-wise, but if you're not winning, all that stuff doesn't matter.

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

Paul Goldschmidt, who gave me the confidence to lead as one of the game's greatest players, acknowledged that what I had to say was valuable to my teammates and crucial to winning.

You look at my career, when the fit was right, I contributed on the court.

At the end of the day, a point guard's got to do his job.

When you're a point guard, man, if you're not up to par, you're in a lot of trouble.

When I got into the NBA, the thing of it was, if you won, you got a new arena. But if you lost, you had to work to get the arena.

The players on the team are the reason why we win. You don't have to treat them all identically; they're not going to be all the same. Your ability to lead and motivate those guys differently is important.

How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

Everyone knows the game is about the players.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.

As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games.

Upsetting the dope is a favorite pastime in baseball. Past performances count for but little in the national pastime. Reputations don't get you anywhere. A club is judged solely on results, and to get results, you must win ball games.

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

You have to have great players and great coaches working with you.

To say that the captain makes the team lose or win is not correct.

I've played in small markets; I've played in big markets. For me, basketball is inside the arena. It doesn't recognize what market you're in. It's about wins and losses, and that's the way I approach it.