Isaiah Thomas Quotes

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.
Isaiah Thomas

Leadership, Today, Help

It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.
Isaiah Thomas

Selfish, Care, Hard

You have to develop your whole game to completion.
Isaiah Thomas

Game, Whole, Develop

All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that.
Isaiah Thomas

Manager, Member, Talked

Everybody wants to be perfect.
Isaiah Thomas

Perfect, Everybody, Wants

How can I tell the eighth or ninth man on the team that I want you to work hard every day and I want you to improve and get better, but while you're doing that you're not going to get any minutes?
Isaiah Thomas

Work, Hard, Team

I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
Isaiah Thomas

Work, Together, Put

I can't think of any NBA team over the last few years that lost three starters. And we replaced them basically with three guys who really haven't played in this league.
Isaiah Thomas

Lost, Team, Last

I love what I'm doing.
Isaiah Thomas

I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.
Isaiah Thomas

Remember, Another, Player

I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.
Isaiah Thomas

Game, Players, Cover

I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
Isaiah Thomas

Try, Team, Changes

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.
Isaiah Thomas

Matter, Next, Miss

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.
Isaiah Thomas

Life, Done, Before

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
Isaiah Thomas

Life, Good, Bad

Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.
Isaiah Thomas

Work, Wanted, Hear

It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?
Isaiah Thomas

Important, Expect

It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys focused and committed to a task. That group dynamic, and then helping them to grow as people and basketball players.
Isaiah Thomas

Basketball, Group, Grow

It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
Isaiah Thomas

Made, Leave, Playing

Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
Isaiah Thomas

Thought, Player, Francis

Most players in this league say they want consistency.
Isaiah Thomas

Players, League

My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.
Isaiah Thomas

Work, Him, Choice

My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
Isaiah Thomas

Life, Greatest, Basketball

My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free throws, handle the ball, defend better. You have to do all those things in the course of a game.
Isaiah Thomas

Game, Thought, Free

The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball.
Isaiah Thomas

Run, Side, Concerned

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Nationality: American

Born: April 30, 1961

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