A biography for Stephen Jacksonhasn’t been written yet.
“Anytime you want to take time off from a job that millions of brothers work so hard to get here, that's not being humble.”
“I am going to be happy regardless where I am at as long as I am playing basketball with some guys that have the same common goal that I have, and that is to win.”
“I had a hell of a career - didn't miss no games.”
“My rookie year, Byron Scott didn't really want to sign me. In New Jersey, the New Jersey Nets. I got there, and Byron Scott didn't really like me, but they let me come to camp and I was having a great camp. Stephon Marbury embraced me.”
“A team like Golden State makes you change your lineup a little bit.”
“God chose me for a reason. My momma tells me that every day. I know there's a million people who want to be in my shoes.”
“I would not advise a young player to even listen to Byron Scott, because he is the worst coach at communicating with young guys, and I'm living proof.”
“I went to Golden State and helped them get to the playoffs my first year there, and they haven't been to the playoffs in 13 years. I played in Charlotte... and I got them to the playoffs. So, every team I go to, I make them better.”
“In San Antonio when I was asked to say other players were better than me to help their confidence so they can play better, that was the most disrespectful thing that I've ever heard from any coach in my life.”
“Just because we make a lot of money we're supposed to be the bigger person? Fans tell us that our kids are ugly and that they should have thrown our mothers in jail for having us. That's not disrespectful?”
“I love wearing my jewelry.”
“I'm an assassin on the court. And at home, I'm a nun.”
“We all know LeBron's IQ is on another planet.”
“NBA or nothing, man. I don't need the money. I just want to give back to the game. Anything else is a step down, so I just want to give the NBA a shot.”
“But I'm going to play with the same passion and desire every night, and nobody's going to change that. Not referees. Nobody.”
“I think Don King has always been an idiot in my mind. He's always been about money. I don't think he cares about anything else but himself.”
“It's not too many people who play the game harder than me.”
“Being from the South, I was really into Southern rap, but I listened to a lot of stuff from all over.”
“I don't want to be fake.”
“I want it every game at the end. If you know anything about me, I want the ball at the end. I don't mind taking the shot.”