David Stern Quotes

• Desde que la NBA compró los New Orleans Hornets, la responsabilidad final de las decisiones de gestión importantes recae en la Oficina del Comisionado, en consulta con el presidente del equipo, Jac Sperling. Todas las decisiones se toman en función de lo que más conviene a los Hornets. En el caso de la propuesta de canje que se hizo a los Hornets por Chris Paul, decidimos, libres de la influencia de otros propietarios de la NBA, que el equipo estaba mejor con Chris en un uniforme de los Hornets que por el resultado de los términos de ese canje.

  David Stern

  Lying, Team, Responsibility

  "Chris Paul Trade Drama: Reactions, News On David Stern Veto, Lakers, Hornets Deal, Training Camp". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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• I'm not big on looking back beyond the moment in which decisions and events occur. I'm always pushing forward.

  David Stern

  Decision, Events, Pushing Forward

  "Q&A With David Stern: Part 1". Interview with Jason Friedman, www.nba.com. December 18, 2012.

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• Follow your dreams and make the most of every experience.

  David Stern

  Dream, Follow Your Dreams, Your Dreams

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• En última instancia, serás definido por la suma total de tus respuestas a circunstancias, situaciones y acontecimientos que probablemente no podrías anticipar y, de hecho, probablemente ni siquiera podrías imaginar. Así que no pierdas de vista el rumbo y prepárate para avanzar en distintas direcciones en función de las crisis y las oportunidades que se te presenten.

  David Stern

  Moving, Eye, Opportunity

  "Q&A With David Stern: Part 1". Interview with Jason Friedman, www.nba.com. December 18, 2012.

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• Everyone knows that if you can keep on making money, everyone's happy.

  David Stern

  Making Money, Knows, Ifs

  "Curious Guy: David Stern". Interview with Bill Simmons, www.espn.com. February 16, 2006.

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• Everyone said that the NBA could not possibly make it because it had too many black players.

  David Stern

  Player, Nba, Black

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• Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.

  David Stern

  Player, Government, Nba

  "Interview: NBA Commissioner David Stern discusses Dwight Howard, new CBA". Interview with Josh Robbins, www.orlandosentinel.com. January 21, 2012.

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• I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.

  David Stern

  Baloncesto, Años, Nba

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• I would say the league is viable as long as you have owners who want to continue funding losses. But it's not on the long term a sustainable business model that we're happy to be supporting. It needs to be reset.

  David Stern

  Loss, Long, League

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• I think that players play, and they compete, and it's not about incentives.

  David Stern

  Jugador, Pensar, Jugar

  "Curious Guy: David Stern". Interview with Bill Simmons, www.espn.com. February 16, 2006.

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• It`s not the NBA Finals, it's not even a regular-season game. It's the All-Star game, it's a celebration. A celebration of talent, speed, grace. Let`s put it on display and have some fun.

  David Stern

  Basketball, Stars, Fun

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• You walk into the playgrounds in Shanghai and Beijing, and you see youngsters who are shorter, shaking and baking and having attitude. And Jeremy Lin is going to inspire all of them.

  David Stern

  Attitude, Inspire, Baking

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• Our officials want nothing more than to be at the top of their professional game and make the correct call. That's what they do; that's their living, that's their pride, that's their joy. They don't achieve that because they happen to be human.

  David Stern

  Pride, Games, Joy

  Press conference, www.boston.com. June 12, 2008.

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• I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.

  David Stern

  Thinking, Games, Listening

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• I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally not been an inviting environment for gay men to identify themselves. But eventually... we will get to a place where it is not an issue in sports.

  David Stern

  Sports, Gay, Men

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• Smart drafting is a wonderful thing. A smart free-agent signing is a wonderful thing. Smart trades are a wonderful thing, and that's a function of management.

  David Stern

  Smart, Agents, Management

  "NBA Commissioner David Stern discusses Dwight Howard, new CBA". Interview with Josh Robbins, www.orlandosentinel.com. January 21, 2012.

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• With every day that goes by, there will be further reductions on what's left of the season.

  David Stern

  Reduction, Left, Seasons

  "First 2 weeks of NBA's regular season canceled" by K.C. Johnson, articles.chicagotribune.com. October 10, 2011.

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• We have a broad array of teams. And if somebody asked me whether a team is a good buy, my response is, Youd better hurry up, theyre going like hot cakes, and theyre going to be even more valuable when we get a system that is even more sustainable.

  David Stern

  Team, Cake, Hot

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