LOS ANGELES LAKERS QUOTESI have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.— Bill Walton
I’d like to think that the nature of the two teams – Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing – was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.
— Oscar Robertson
I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
— Magic Johnson
These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.
— Kobe Bryant
I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.
— Kobe Bryant
I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
— Kobe Bryant