Los Angeles Lakers Quotes

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

I am and will always be a Laker for life.

As a kid, you always wanna play for either the Lakers or Boston just for the rivalry alone.

Michael Jackson, the 49ers and the Lakers - that's what I know about the '80s.

Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's my favorite shoe to play in.

I can't tell you how many letters I get from grandmothers who say, 'It's the only thing I can talk to my 15-year-old grandson about.' The Lakers are more than just a basketball team to this city. They're part of this community.

My biggest concern for the Lakers - and they're going have to figure out a way to rectify this - is Lonzo Ball.

I used to sneak into the Forum to watch the Lake Show, when I lived in L.A. with my pop. I was born in Seattle, and for fourth, and fifth grade, I went to L.A., then I came back to Seattle and then back to L.A. for eighth, ninth, and 10th grade. But it was easy to sneak in the Forum, like really easy.

I'm a Laker fan, always have been. And the New York Yankees, for sure.

I've been watching Kobe ever since I can remember.

Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up.

I played for Miami, with LeBron. They cut me. I got drafted by the Lakers, they traded me to Miami. Bron got there, they cut me. I remember it like it was yesterday. So yeah, it's a chip on my shoulder.

Any time you have any type of record in any record book, especially with the Lakers, it is pretty special.

It's all love in L.A. The fans are great.

I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.

Kobe is amazing. He's extremely competitive.

I'm a huge LeBron James fan. I love The Heat. He's an incredible basketball player.

I really wasn't expecting to fall so hard for Phil. As a matter of fact, when my dad said he was talking to Phil Jackson about him coming to L.A. to coach the Lakers, I tried to argue against it.

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.

Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my era. I still love him to death. He's a little brother to me.

People didn't even know where the Lakers' training center was, because we didn't have a flagpole to say, 'This is our home.' We were kind of hidden in the back of the L.A. Kings' practice facility.

Kobe Bryant has always been my favorite player, and he was drafted No. 13, too, in 1996.

We understand the realities of the sports world. Take Shaq for example, he was traded from here and went on to several other teams after that. But once he was retired, he asked us to retire his jersey. He wanted to be remembered as a Laker.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

I don't think the Lakers could control Tony Parker's ability to get into the paint, so his health is the key for San Antonio.