A biography for Chris Mullinhasn’t been written yet.
“When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.”
“Life is so fragile.”
“I don't envy these kids these days. Between Instagram and Twitter... the easiest thing is just take your phone off the hook, and you're good.”
“I like to take the floor apart mentally. I like to visualize an opponent going for you.”
“In life, you always look at the total picture, not just a segment of it.”
“If you're going to preach dedication, work ethic, teamwork, unselfishness, and being part of a team to accomplish a common goal, you have to live it - you can't just talk about it.”
“The people I've been around who've been successful - be it players, executives, coaches - there's no substitute for a hard day's work.”
“The very first time I went to Madison Square Garden, I went to see the circus.”
“Talent always helps. Makes the coach look good.”
“I will always support St. John's University in keeping our basketball tradition alive!”
“A lot of things have happened that I wish I could have just walked away from. But you wind up saying, 'This is what it is - how does it get better, or how does it affect you, or how can you influence it in a positive way?'”
“I just want to be part of a team and get a chance to play a lot.”
“I feel good about the four years I coached at St. John's. It's a special place to me. My kids go there. I met my wife there.”
“If there's a good player in New York City, he needs to come to St. John's if he wants to play the best basketball.”
“I think it's really important to have a vision of teamwork, team play, and unselfishness.”
“So many things in sports are out of your control, so I really don't look too far ahead.”
“Ray Allen is one of the fittest guys in the league.”
“I'm in control of my life.”
“An opportunity to help a team to a championship would be very appealing.”
“I don't really differentiate from big-time college basketball to any other kind of basketball. It's basketball. It's fundamentals and defense and shooting - they're all the same.”