All that's missing for Utah is a blindfold and a cigarette.
I signed a contract with Phil Jackson, the man who has more championship rings, as far as I know, than anybody else. He was the best guy we thought we could find to run the New York Knicks.
Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America's most successful athletes with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 - count 'em, 11 - N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics.
If that's the last image of Michael Jordan...how magnificent is it!?
When the Heat were put together, there was talk of going undefeated. They didn't get off to a great start, but they found a way to win back-to-back championships.
They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning.
I want to be just like Steph when I grow up.
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
I will have Derek Fisher wear all 5 of his rings the first time he comes in to talk to Carmelo.
Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up.
I'm feeling better after the game than I did when I came off the floor with cramps. ... I was going to try to give it a go, and 'Spo said 'No.' You know, after I came out of the game, they kind of took off. And it was frustrating sitting out and not being able to help the team.
But put my body through a lot, you know, but it's the price for your body feeling this way for winning. Did I win? I didn't win a championship, but I've done a lot of good things in this first year back, and hopefully I can continue it.
During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is going to remember how many points you had or what type of game you had. Just help us make some plays to win this thing.' And he made some big plays.
'Stay with it' was our coach's motto. That's what we did. This is unreal!
Not even thinking about anything. My mind is a blank. We just want to enjoy the moment.
That team across the way, you tip your hat to them. They did a great job. It showed in these Finals.
I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it.
Our team, because of our depth and our talent, we were able to do that, and it turned into a special season as a result.
These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.
Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.
All 14 guys on the team have sacrificed something to get to this point.
We've been able to handle any team that you guys put in front of us. We've had confidence since day one. ... We feel like any team we play against, we've got what it takes to put ourselves in a position to win.
I want to go get a stop on defense so James can do it again. It was a big spurt for him. That made then get out of their game plan and play him closer. But when he does that, we want to make sure we capitalize and get timely stops. And that's what got us right back in the game.
Yeah, I know there's been all this talk this year especially about the 3-point shot and can you win shooting it. There's a lot of different styles that can work. You have to base it on your own personnel.
You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.
