Toni Kukoc Quotes

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Toni Kukoc

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 18, 1968

When I was drafted by Chicago, I said, 'Wow, it would be nice to play with those guys.' I knew I'd have an automatic chance to win a championship.

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There were games I would score five and games I would score 30, and sometimes the five points were way more important than the 30.

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Sometimes I haven't been happy, but it was never a problem with somebody around me. And winning, that helps a lot.

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I was one of the main guys on my team and you always want to check people that you're bringing in. Are they tough enough physically and mentally? Can they respond when you need them to respond?

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The ultimate sports figure. The ultimate competitor. Great person. I consider him my friend. I wouldn't be that good if I was Michael Jordan.

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I always thought about the NBA.

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I don't want to say which guard it was with the Bulls, but I would take the ball and he would come to me and say, 'You are taking my bread.' I didn't know the slang.

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I would watch San Antonio play and see plays I recognized from the Russian team, the Yugoslavian team.

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I had to change my game completely. I was what Scottie was. What he was doing here I was doing in Europe.

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Chicago is one of the greatest places when it comes to sports. It kind of reminds me of my hometown in Split. It doesn't matter how bad the soccer team is, everybody worships the soccer, the players and the games.

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I kind of expect that the people wouldn't know me. I know I'm tall and I cannot escape that.

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I shot millions and millions of shots, just wanted the ball and felt good every time I released the ball, especially in those last seconds of big games.

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I always felt comfortable looking at the court.

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It's a saying if coach likes and sees good stuff in you and wants you to play he'll pick on you, he'll make you work and do things right. Once he stops talking to you, you know you're done.

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I thought those three years when we won championships, I really was good enough to play in the All-Star game. I felt I deserved to be in the top whatever that would be, the top 20-some players in the league. Really felt that comfortable and confident on the basketball court.

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I know Steve Kerr well and his basketball IQ is really high. He knows everything about basketball.

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It feels great to have the chance to play with the Chicago Bulls.

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Maybe two or three years will be enough for me to grow into a good NBA player.

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I try to imagine what it will be like to play for the Bulls. I don't think I will be able to feel it before I step on the court at Chicago Stadium.

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I'm a sportsman, not a political man.

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