John Stockton Quotes

John Stockton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 26, 1962

I never consciously thought about going all the way through the 'Gonzaga farm system,' but that's the way it happened.

John Stockton

I didn't want to get caught up in the mind-set that, 'Wait a minute, I'm ahead of Magic. I better slow down.'

John Stockton

The key word is 'control.' I have to get to the point where I can do it like Magic does. That means penetrating, scoring more, taking over on offense once in a while, increasing my range on the outside shot to open things up for the drive.

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I just play. I'm not one to think about it. If I get one assist and we win, that's great. Otherwise, I could care less.

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You have a different personality in front of the world than you do in front of your pals at home. I like to keep them separate.

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I haven't played quarterback since eighth or ninth grade. I didn't see it get much attention when I completed a pass then.

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Depending on the point in the game and what's necessary, if you can deliver the play, whatever that is - heck, if it's a screen - and you get a guy open, and he scores a big basket for you, that gives me as much of a charge as anything.

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You never think about being wide open. I don't know if I can describe the feeling. Tremendous.

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I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

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I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much.

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I was thinking back when Karl Malone and I, when one of us would be in the weight room early in the morning, and the other one wasn't there, the first comment to the other person would be, 'It's mighty lonely up here.'

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I heal quickly, and I stay in good shape, and I will stay in good shape.

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You can find advantages to being small.

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I'm not a cerebral player. When I'm out on the floor, I try to play.

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I really don't think of myself as the best player on the team.

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I had been told I might be drafted in the fourth round. 'Great,' I said at the time.

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I don't judge my performance on how many assists I have or how many points I have.

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I've played games where I thought I played one of my better games, and statistically, there's nothing there, and vice versa. I've never based how I feel about my performance on stats.

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My impression is that the NBA always precluded anything else.

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It's great to win, regardless of how you did it.

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