Shooting Ability Quotes

A lot of guys go into the NBA not being able to shoot the ball well, but then they become great shooters.

I love Courtney Lee. He's a very good player. I know that sounds very simple, but it's true. He does things well. He's a good defender, a great team defender, and he shoots the ball very well.

I can shoot.

As for my speed, I'm not the fastest, but just like in other sports, you learn to stay away from your weaknesses and make more use of your strengths: my shooting ability, court awareness, rebounding, and helping out defensively.

Forwards are either too tall, and I'm too quick for them, or guards are too small, and I shoot over them.

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often.

I'm a very good 15- to 18-foot shooter.

Once you get older, you can always develop the skill to shoot.

I've always thought I could shoot from the outside.

I really admire Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard. They are really skilful, and I like the way they shoot from distance.

Tim Hardaway was a guy who had his crossover and then he could shoot a jump shot and he could get to the bucket.

To shoot a gun proficiently, including speed shooting, is much less of a skill than typing.

I'm a super good shot.

I can play off the ball some, and that's fine with me as long as I can be out on the floor. But I am definitely more natural as a point guard than I am as a two guard.

Jabari Parker is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen on tape. He's so hard to guard. You've got to guard from 23 feet. He can shoot it, or he can go one-on-one from there. He can post. He's so fast and long.

It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

When I look at myself, I'm not a big man - I'm a guard. I can do everything on the basketball court. You can name it - pass, post up, shoot the ball, bring the ball up, being a playmaker - so I'm excited to break that stereotype.

All truly great shooters - Dale Ellis, Larry Bird, Craig Hodges, Chris Mullin - we always believed that we were the best shooters in the world.

Shooting the ball is a part of the game. Everybody can shoot in their own way. Not everybody can make. But everybody can shoot.

What is most remarkable to me about Durant's game is what he does given his size. It's so unique to have a player who is 6-foot-9 with the ability to shoot and handle the ball so well. It allows him to stretch the opposing team's defense because he can do those things at such a high level. He's a load to deal with and an extremely tough matchup.

Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all

There aren't too many left-handed guys out there who can handle the ball and shoot it.

They really are bad shots.

I think I can bring to the NBA versatility. I feel like the league is going toward four men that can pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. I think I can do all that and bring that to the table at the highest level.