Kenny Smith

“I think it is inevitable that I'll be coaching or be a GM.”

“We all want to let fans behind the scenes. We just don't want them following us around.”

“I don't know about bullying and all of that stuff. That doesn't work in basketball.”

“My mother and father didn't treat my brothers and sisters the same, so to treat 12 players exactly the same, that's a great accomplishment.”

“I think, for me, one of the things I've been blessed with is the ability to speak with clarity.”

“When you're from New York, people take a second look at you. In Virginia, the other players always asked about the fast life we live. They want to know about the crime. As a player, they expect you to be able to do things that excite a crowd. And they always want to beat you. You're the New Yorker.”

“What made it so special was the city of Houston had never won a sports championship. I think the championship changed people's thinking about their own city. It made them feel like their city had some significance that it hadn't had before.”

“I'm always the neutral guy, man. I'm able to bring people together.”

“Games like 'Call of Duty' and 'NBA Baller Beats' have so much to them. I was more of the 'Pac-Man' generation where we were excited to play table tennis on the TV.”

“I was overwhelmed meeting him. I didn't know what to say, I didn't know whether to call him 'Coach Russell,' 'Bill,' or 'Mr. Russell.'”

“The 18 years on TNT has prepared me for a lot of opportunities, and coaching is one of them.”

“I always thought it's not that the greatest players in the world come from New York. It's just the guys who shouldn't have made it, they came from New York. That's what makes New York special.”

“There's hasn't been a day in my life since I was 9 years old that I haven't touched a basketball or done something connected with basketball.”

“Phil Jackson is a mastermind, and he knows how to keep his team from being complacent.”

“There are a lot more famous fathers out there than me with daughters who wouldn't mind singing careers... but the talent and the work ethic have to be on point. Kayla's blessed to have all that.”

“What it takes to win on the road, it's all mental focus. You have to believe that you can win.”

“I want to study law.”

“When someone is in 'the struggle,' which many of our black communities are in, they are living with a lack of educational facilities, high unemployment, and poor recreational facilities.”

“One thing about being a great ball handler is not looking at the basketball.”

“I make people pay their debts.”